Over the course of many decades, artists, creatives, hipsters or bohemians in the city have turned to the service industry for employment. These jobs are…
Continue reading Student Author: Erin Sweeney: On “Making The Scene”
The most innovative contemporary cities are becoming “smart” and “open” through the increasing availability and application of “big data” in order to make them more…
This week we will be looking at how people are working to act locally to reclaim public space to address community needs and bring light…
The way we think about, engage with and plan cities is changing dramatically through the use of data and visualization. This week, we look at…
This week, we will look at the increasing importance of lifestyles and the rise of the so-called “creative class” for urban economies. We have already…
Richard Lloyd’s book, Neo-Bohemia: Art and Commerce in the Post-Industrial City looks at the development of the indie music scene in Chicago’s Wicker Park Neighborhood in…
On August 6th, 1988, Tomkins Square Park erupted in clashes between the police and a “diverse mix of anti-gentrification protesters, punks, housing activists, park inhabitants,…
Continue reading Artist, Gentrification & Revitalization: The East Village
We will start class by discussing the three part Bushwick Daily article “Are “White Bodies” Gentrifying Bushwick? A Look at Census Data” in order to…
How did once dilapidated industrial era textile factory spaces go from symbols of urban decay to becoming expensive lofts and symbols of an alternative “chic”…
In this segment we discuss the cultural trends bringing white middle and upper class people back to the city and how this gentrification process is…
Continue reading The Cultural logic of “Authentic” Urban Neighborhoods and Gentrification
