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PanamArq in Architecture Boston “Change” Issue
PanamArq was recently mentioned in the Spring 2012 issue of Architecture Boston, the Boston Society of Architects’ publication. Myself and a group of emerging young architects joined for drinks and dinner to discuss the future of the profession. If you have the time, the entire publication is a good read. It talks about change in ...
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Why Build a Subway and Not Fix the Sidewalks?
My friend Ramon and I were having a conversation this past week about the new Panama Metro. He brought up a very good point about why this is a waste of resources. “Why build a metro, if I can’t walk on the sidewalks?”. Panama City is not a walkable city. He lives in the downtown ...
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Panatropolis: Panama’s Airport City
Panatropolis is a new planned development near Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. I just recently heard news of this development, so I do need some time to digest it before I post any analysis, but here is the video proposal as well as a few images from the Panatropolis website. [singlepic id=46 w=600 h=240 float=center] Airport ...
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Young Designers Feature: Giro Urbano
A new feature of panamArq will focus on young designers throughout the world, with an emphasis on Panama and the Americas. The catch-22 with the design community is that in order to get recognized, you have to build or create something amazing, but in order to have the ability to build something amazing, you must ...