Intro/Outro: “Kaze Wo Atsumete,” by Happy End

Discussed:

• Pittsburgh
  • Mark Houser
  • Unfrozen 81: Houser + Hytha = Highrises
  • Cathedral of Learning
  • The Pittsburgh Agreement
  • Richard Florida’s “Eds and Meds” theories
  • Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s former interurban trolley lines
  • The Inclines
• Tokyo
  • Thanks, Points Guy!
  • Shinjuku Park Tower / Park Hyatt (Kenzo Tange, 1994)
  • Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola, 2003
  • Midtown Tower (SOM, 2007)
  • Roppongi Hills (KPF, 2003)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Kenzo Tange, 1991)
  • Imperial Hotel – Frank Lloyd Wright, 1922-1967; Mitsui Fudosan, 1970-present; next edition coming soon-ish
  • Hotel Okura (Yoshiro Tanaguchi, 1962-2019; Taisei Corp. 2019-present)
• Hong Kong
  • M+ (Herzog & De Meuron, 2XXX)
  • Eric Chen
  • Shirley Surya
  • Archigram Archives
  • Nakagin Capsule Tower
  • Eric Ho, via Greg’s “Hacking the City: A New Model for Urban Renewal,” The New Republic, 10 December 2015
• Sao Paulo
  • Dan’s Vertical Urbanism article on his trip
  • Cracolandia
  • Japan <> Brazil polestar
  • Fasano Hotel Sao Paulo (Isay Weinfeld)
  • Hotel Unique (Ruy Ohtake)
  • SESC Pompeia (Lina Bo Bardi, 1986)
• KPF Tech Week
• Upcoming Greg Lindsay / Brian Boyer White Paper for University of Michigan on “Chain Drain”
• Autodesk: time wasted communicating about construction
• Navigant survey on RFIs
• McKinsey survey on construction costs
• Argues for the need for a standard of governance and/or quality 
• Can/should we Wal-martize our A/E/C supply chain?
• Pokemon Go’s 10th anniversary: 6 July 2026
• EU Digital Product Passports
• Local Law 97
• 270 Park Avenue
• NYRA 50th Edition: Goldberger vs Krotov
• Jamie Dimon’s back to office call – is any data being collected?
• Brian Potter, Construction Physics: “Welcome to Another Day in Katerra-dise” 9 June 2021
• Anori (born from Google X, The Moonshot Factory) and BIM 2.0
• The Lacaton & Vassal Model: Just Don’t Build It
• Google repurposing lumber from the Moffett Field blimp hangars for its building in The Dalles, Oregon
• Florida + BCG: Rise of the Urban Knowledge Campus
• Mass Design: Alan Ricks
• Ha/f Climate Design: Kelly Alvarez Doran
• Bobby Fijan, American Housing Corp.
• WeWork
• Phil Kirschner : The Workline
• Canoa
• Sidewalk Toronto
• The Baumol Cost Disease Effect
• Niantic Spatial
• Keyhole (In-Q-Tel)

Greg’s next appearance: 

FWD50 7 July 2026