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Retropolitan – The New American City: Mission San Jose and Quintana Road Pilot Project

Posted on October 9, 2018October 18, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, Projects
Urban Future Lab and Witte Museum discuss future of water April 9 in Tricentennial speaker series

Urban Future Lab and Witte Museum discuss future of water April 9 in Tricentennial speaker series

Posted on April 2, 2018October 9, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca

On the Edge of Future: Narratives of the Making of a City

Posted on January 10, 2018March 17, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca

New Geographies 5

Posted on January 6, 2018November 6, 2019

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, Featured, Geographic, Publications, Research
Antonio Petrov discusses Citizen Jane with producer and Highline founder Robert Hammond

Antonio Petrov discusses Citizen Jane with producer and Highline founder Robert Hammond

Posted on September 16, 2017November 9, 2023

“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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca
Puro |ˈpo͝orō|

Puro |ˈpo͝orō|

Posted on February 21, 2017September 21, 2022

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, …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, Featured, Projects

Texas Public Radio’s The Source: Is ‘Puro’ San Antonio’s Cultural Trademark?

Posted on February 21, 2017March 4, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, News
UTSA architects, panelists to explore meaning of Puro at Feb. 21 symposium

UTSA architects, panelists to explore meaning of Puro at Feb. 21 symposium

Posted on February 20, 2017November 7, 2023

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, …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, Projects

Texas Public Radio’s The Source: What Will the San Antonio of the Future Look Like?

Posted on October 17, 2016March 4, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, News

Texas Public Radio’s The Source: New Vision Of Broadway

Posted on April 28, 2016March 4, 2018

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 …

Posted in: Dialogue / Lingua Franca, News

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