Monthly Archives: October 2007

Architecture, Halifax and Urban Stagnation: The TexPark Site

October 13 07

Residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who believe in neighbourhood development and hope to see the city’s downtown core restored to its once vibrant state can breathe a sigh of relief this autumn. It was announced on October 12, 2007, that the vocal Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia has finally backed down on its opposition to [...]

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“Separate But Equal” is not equal.

October 10 07

In a brave about-face which alludes to race relations (as well as the rights of women) in America and abroad, Jerry Sanders, the Republican Mayor of San Diego, California, publicly announced his support for gay marriage on September 19, 2007. Mr. Sanders admitted that the love between two homosexual partners is not any different [...]

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Reading, writing, and responding

October 10 07

Regular readers will have noticed that the number of posts on derivative have dropped considerably in the past six weeks. This was an unfortunate, yet necessary consequence of the return to school – this time around in a graduate programme. Time and and effort was shifted from the digital tablet back to the [...]

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