Kevin Brass

KEVIN BRASS writes regularly about property and development for the New York Times International Edition and the Financial Times.

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Design and Planning
San Diego Wrestles with Densification
A six-year-old attempt to build a $650 million high-density, mixed-use development in northern San Diego continues to stir debate about the role of new urbanism in a city known for suburban sprawl.
May 4, 2015
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Kevin Brass
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Design and Planning
Rising Towers Escalate Need for Faster Lifts
When Shanghai Tower opens as China’s tallest building next year, the 2,073-foot (632 m) tower will feature elevators capable of traveling 40.3 miles (64.8 km) per hour. But how fast can modern elevators go without sacrificing comfort?
December 1, 2014
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Kevin Brass
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Development and Construction
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Hotels and Resorts
A Hong Kong Developer’s Vision for Miami
Built on land acquired during the Great Recession, Swire’s Brickell City Centre could transform downtown Miami.
September 8, 2014
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Kevin Brass
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Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
Transit Planners Look to the Sky with Cable Cars, Gondolas
In a mountainous suburb of La Paz, Bolivia, crews are finishing the first leg of a network of gondolas, which may be the largest mass transit cable-car system in the world.
March 19, 2014
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Kevin Brass
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Design and Planning
“London Eye” Leads New Wave of Big Wheels Across the Globe
One hundred twenty years after George Ferris’s invention first wowed crowds at the Chicago World’s Fair, the Ferris wheel has reappeared as part of several new projects.
January 16, 2014
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