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The Beaten Path: Connecting Towns and Identity through Appalachian Trail Networks

Olivia Poston — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Every year, over a thousand people complete the 2,192-mile (3528-kilometer) Appalachian Trail between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. Millions more follow the trail for a shorter stretch by spending time at the countless overlooks, walking along the wooded ridges, or meandering through the small town centers, making this network one of the world's most visited and widely recognized trail corridors. However, the proposal for this expansive trail corridor, originally entered in a 1921 Journal of the American Institute of Architects article by Benton MacKaye, was far from a mere recreational outdoor amenity. This "project in regional planning" was a radical critique of the industrializing modernity that sharpened the divide between expanding cities of the Eastern coast and waning towns of the Appalachian mountains.

Future Expansion's "Flatiron Reflections" to Transform Flatiron Public Plaza For The Winter

Samantha Buckley — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000

The fourth annual Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition winner has been announced--Flatiron Reflection by Future Expansion. In June 2017 non-profit groups Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership and Van Alen Institute invited ten design and architecture firms to submit proposals. “The initiative has become a valuable platform for launching new practices, a visible celebration of inventive, temporary designs that enliven public space during a chillier season, and an opportunity to understand how these spaces impact our minds and bodies” states David van der Leer, Executive Director of Van Alen Institute.

5 Firms Shortlisted for 2017 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:20:00 +0000

MoMA P.S.1 has named five finalists competing in the 2017 Young Architects Program (YAP).

6 Firms Highlighted as New York's "Promising" New Practices

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:30:00 +0000

The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter has named six firms as the recipients of its New Practices New York 2016 award. Under this year's theme of "Prospect," the winners were selected for having "leveraged multiple aspects of the architecture profession, utilizing unique and innovative strategies, both in the projects and the practices they have started."