Dr. Reis

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Has the Northwest resisted 'Architecture of the Absurd'?

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 1:11 a.m.

cough, cough: Seattle had some narrow escapes, though, when it rejected proposals by Venturi for the art museum and Koolhaas for the central library, and gave the commissions to others.

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As it grows up, Seattle boughs down

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 12:56 a.m.

Apples and oranges: At City Comforts, Mr. Sucher says: And that's consistent with my own observations. For anyone who has lived in Seattle for the past 40 years and has been watching the physical environment, it's not credible that "Thirty-five years ago, tree canopy covered 40 percent of the city. ...

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As it grows up, Seattle boughs down

Posted Thu, Nov 29, 12:24 a.m.

Mr. Sucher, you seem to be attacking the wrong study.: The Seattle Urban Forest Assessment Sustainability Matrix (Cascade Consulting Group, 2000) states that there was 48% tree cover loss in the city from 1972 to 1996, citing American Forests (1999) Urban Ecosystem Analysis of Seattle, Washington: Calculating Tree Cover Loss ...

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