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Annals of Transportation: At Least MARTA’s Lack of Cash Creates Opportunities for Architects and Designers
[The winning design from The Oasis Project, by SSA + D (Sarah Green and Daniel Echevarria), image courtesy of Open Architecture Network .] As anyone who has used MARTA this week is acutely aware, Atlanta’s lowly public transit system is perenially cash-strapped, resulting in the 40% fare hike that began on Monday. There are a variety of reasons for MARTA’s financial condition. We here at Curbed think a complete lack of operational funding from the State of Georgia for MARTA (in our capital city and primary economic engine, no less) is a pretty big culprit. But we digress. Among… >>
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Architecture of Note: A Progressive Addition to FDR’s Legacy in Warm Springs, Courtesy of Atlanta Architects
Click here to view the full photogallery. The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute is a legacy of our 32nd President and the 41 visits he made over 20 years to Warm Springs seeking relief from the rigors of polio in the area’s natural warm springs. The state-owned facility now offers a wide variety of treatments to some 5000 disabled patients a year. Atlanta architects Stanley Beaman & Sears got the commission for the redesign of the Blanchard Hall Outpatient Center, and their striking contemporary work here is notable, especially considering the red brick and white-colonnaded porticos that characterize the rest of the… >>
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Buckhead Chronicles: National Players Are Getting to Work on Buckhead Atlanta (aka Streets of Buckhead 2.0)
[A rendering of Buckhead Atlanta with Peachtree Road at lower left. Image courtesy of Oliver McMillan.] The end of the saga that was the Streets of Buckhead and is now Buckhead Atlanta will be written by heavy-hitters largely based outside of Atlanta. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. For those that have not followed the recent history of the giant mixed-use project in the heart of Buckhead , after Ben Carter Properties lost the project, San Diego-based developer Oliver McMillan bought it with financial partner The Baupost Group, a Boston-based hedge fund. The new owners… >>
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Curbed-y Events Happening This Weekend: The first crisp air of fall…
The first crisp air of fall is on its way and the timing couldn’t be better, as excellent two outdoor events are upon us this weekend. Friday night, the one-night-only arts festival FLUX 2011 will take over the streets of Castleberry Hill. This is reputed to be among the coolest events that happens in Atlanta and it’s only 4 hours long, so plan accordingly. On Saturday night the Vinings Jubilee (in, you guessed it, Vinings) is throwing itself a 25th birthday party , replete with food, drink and a free concert from Yacht Rock Schooner . Get out and enjoy fall while… >>
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Annals of Transportation: An Atlanta Company is Bringing Its Bike-Sharing Technology to the Market, Starting at Georgia Tech
[A viaCycle bike on the rack. Note the on-board computer contained in the black box on the rear fork. Photo courtesy of viaCycle .] Ask urbanists and city planners to conjure cities they associate with places like Dublin, Paris, Montreal and Portland. We’re willing to bet Atlanta is not in their Top 20. But thanks to a group of Georgia Tech grads and their nascent business, Atlanta is ascending to the ranks of cities with a bike-sharing program. Though viaCycle will initially be available only to Tech students as part of a kind of pilot program, the technology behind… >>
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The Dragon House: Over on Curbed National, they’re taking…
Over on Curbed National, they’re taking a look at the Dragon House, perched high above California’s dramatic Big Sur coastline. The 10-acre property, listed for $3.995M, has both its built-in dragon carvings and its arresting view of the Pacific to thank for its legendary status. Click over for the photos. [Curbed National] >>
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A.M. Linkage: Atlanta Home Prices Creeping Up?; Filling Up an Empty Borders Books; Soon We’ll Choose on Sunday Booze
[M West II on the Westside, photo credit brookenovak via Curbed Atlanta Flickr Pool .] · Atlanta home prices creep up [AJC] · U.S. Real Estate Deals Hindered by Financing, Investors Say [Bloomberg] · Perot Rolls the Dice on Las Vegas Rebound [WSJ] · Filling the Void Left by Borders [NYT] · Blake Road Development Hits Snag With Neighbors [Alpharetta Patch] · 97 localities to vote on Sunday sales Nov. 8 [11 Alive] >>
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New Business Ideas: Woman Devises Genius New Real Estate Business, Collects Rent on Homes She Does Not Own
Working with a limited understanding of common law and substantial chutzpah, an enterprising Georgia woman is building a rental property portfolio by squatting in foreclosed homes owned by banks. The principle of adverse possession is a highlight of first-year law student trivia, inspiring both daydreams (and some nightmares) in many a gobsmacked law student. Apparently Susan Weidman learned about adverse possession from the internets, and upon identifying foreclosed homes with title issues, simply moved furniture into them and declared them her own, even renting one out to a tenant. One problem: the title issues on the homes were unknown… >>
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Random Acts of Architecture: The Passion City Church Has Quite An Attractive Home
[The Passion City Church on Garson Drive in Buckhead, image courtesy of rickwsmith.com ] After the PGA Superstore closed down, its enormous big box and parking lot on Garson Drive near the Lindbergh MARTA station sat idle, flotsam of the retail crash that hit Atlanta with particular fury. Well, the site sits idle no longer (especially on Sunday evenings). We don’t usually associate all-white quasi-modernist exterior remodels with “The Lifestyle of Extravagant Worship.” But what do we know? Ladies and gentleman, the Passion City Church. · Passion City Church [official site] >>
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Architecture of Note: An Ode to a Philip Shutze Gate and Traffic Engineering
[The Haywood-Hopkins gate at Emory University photo via Architecture Tourist .] Our friends at Architecture Tourist are singing the praises of recent improvements in traffic engineering over in the Emory Village. Among the positive effects: new found life for Emory University’s Haygood-Hopkins Gate (full history here ), designed by legendary Atlanta architect Philip Shutze. Originally constructed in 1937 to straddle what is now Mizell Drive, the gate suffered three decades of abuse from high-topped trucks before being moved to its current and more “ceremonial” location. The gate is one small piece of a large collection of notable architecture… >>
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