The difference between a “problem” and a “mystery” is that we may be able to solve a problem, but the mystery is something we have to live with. — Harvey …
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Urban Future Lab and Witte Museum discuss future of water April 9 in Tricentennial speaker series
In a recent Tricentennial speaking engagement for the Masters Leadership Program Alumni Association (MLPAA) of Greater San Antonio, UTSA assistant professor Antonio Petrov was asked to look 300 years into …
On the Edge of Future: Narratives of the Making of a City
As San Antonio celebrates its 300th birthday, the city is sitting (literally and figuratively) “On the Edge of Future.” In the next 25 years, the city expects its population to …
New Geographies 5
Petrov, Antonio. The Mediterranean. New Geographies Vol. 5, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. The Mediterranean: Worlds, Regions, Cities, and Architectures The central role of the Mediterranean in the development …
Antonio Petrov discusses Citizen Jane with producer and Highline founder Robert Hammond
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities …
Puro |ˈpo͝orō|
The statement San Antonio is “Puro” is possibly a provocation. A city the size of San Antonio with all itscultural layers is so much more than one term could describe, …
Texas Public Radio’s The Source: Is ‘Puro’ San Antonio’s Cultural Trademark?
What images come to mind when you think of the words “puro ” and “San Antonio”? There are layers of meaning and understanding that get to the heart of the …
UTSA architects, panelists to explore meaning of Puro at Feb. 21 symposium
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Architecture, Construction and Planning (CACP) invites the community to a symposium to explore the many meanings of Puro. The event, …
Texas Public Radio’s The Source: What Will the San Antonio of the Future Look Like?
San Antonio isn’t known for its architecture scene, outside of the historic missions that is. San Antonio’s skyline has often been targeted as lacking. The downtown’s buildings have historically reflected …
Texas Public Radio’s The Source: New Vision Of Broadway
There’s a lot of construction and activity on Broadway these days. Apartments are shooting up and down the corridor, and the nearly completed Pearl, it isn’t likely to stop anytime …