Elizabeth Razzi

Elizabeth Razzi served as editor in chief of Urban Land from 2011-2021. She has been a writer and an editor for The Washington Post, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and other publications.

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Public Spaces
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Economy, Market & Trends
Bringing Human Scale to China’s Cities
Peter Calthorpe, a ULI J.C. Nichols Award laureate, promotes breaking down the Asian phenomenon of superblocks—massive residential complexes that leave long stretches between intersections, isolating people and frustrating pedestrians.
June 13, 2012
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Development and Construction
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Capital Markets and Finance
Investment, Development Potential of China’s Inland Cities Is Rising
China’s emerging inland cities such as Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi’an, and Changsha are gaining attention for real estate investment and development opportunities, a trend that suggests a pullback from some of China’s mature coastal markets that are perceived as overbuilt, according to a report released by ULI at its inaugural Asia Pacific Summit in Beijing in May.
June 3, 2012
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Industry Sectors
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Office
High-Performance Workplaces
On any given morning, will your workplace be unreachable because a power failure rendered the doorway security system inoperable?
June 1, 2012
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Spring Meeting
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Infrastructure
Living Cities
April 16, 2012
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Development and Construction
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Economy, Market & Trends
ULI Trustee C.Y. Leung chosen to lead Hong Kong
ULI Trustee and Founding Chairman of ULI Asia-Pacific, C. Y. Leung, has been selected as Hong Kong’s next chief executive.
March 26, 2012
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Design and Planning
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Development and Construction
A Merger of Cultures
A “coincidence of destiny” links His Highness the Aga Khan with J.C. Nichols, one of ULI’s founders. An unexpected connection was discovered recently among a cathedral in Seville, Spain; a tower in Kansas City; and an etching in the glass award bestowed with the ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
March 23, 2012
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Development and Construction
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Economy, Market & Trends
ULI Panel Analyzes Scenarios for the Only Washington, D.C., Building Designed by Mies van der Rohe
A ULI panel assessed options for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., including adding stories and leasing space to generate money for repairs, and selling the historic landmark.
March 16, 2012
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Design and Planning
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Resilience and Sustainability
Solar Decathlon Showcases Urbanism and Density
“Overall, it’s interesting to see that a number of the student-designed houses are consciously transcending DOE’s constraints for the competition...[which] indicates that these students are interested in pursuing a deeper strategy of sustainability,” noted Uwe Brandes, an architect and urban planner who is ULI senior vice president of initiatives.
February 15, 2012
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Economy, Market & Trends
Change Agents
When a new editor takes the helm of a publication, it is reasonable for readers to wonder what changes are in store.
February 15, 2012
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ULI Day, December 14, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
Leadership: Q&A with Smedes York
ULI trustee Smedes York served as chairman from 1989 to 1991. He is chairman of York Properties Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was mayor of that city from 1979 to 1983. Smedes is a second-generation ULI leader from the York family and here discusses the current economic and real estate markets, his experience, and his views for the future.
December 13, 2011
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ULI Day, December 14, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
Changing Partnerships: ULI Goes Global
“You have to look globally because the world has been globalizing over the last 20 years,” says Richard M. Rosan, president of the ULI Foundation, which supports ULI through philanthropy. He also served as ULI’s chief executive for 17 years, during which he led the expansion abroad.
December 13, 2011
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Development and Construction
ULI’s Rose Center Addresses Fiscal Distress
Local governments need to reevaluate their services—and identify other sources that could help provide them—in order to cope with ongoing fiscal distress, speakers at a recent roundtable say.
December 2, 2011
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