Alan WiiginParis of the EightiesCoronavirus cities: Advice on walkingPersonal strategies on safely navigating the sidewalks of a Coronavirus city.Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Alan WiiginParis of the EightiesJ’Adore WorcesterAfter five years in residence, I recently moved from Worcester to Boston, which has led me to reflect on the enigmas of Worcester in a way…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
Alan Wiiginglobal-infrastructuresIs urban theory changing big data?On 8 March 2018 I participated in Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s Cities and Technology Debates, on a panel discussing “Is…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
Alan WiiginParis of the EightiesThe Metropolitan InvasionBenton MacKaye’s classic work The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning (1928) uses New England as the main case study for…Jul 14, 2017Jul 14, 2017
Alan WiiginParis of the EightiesManchester-LowellPast industrial landscapes awaiting transformation across the North Atlantic.Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Alan Wiiginglobal-infrastructuresTheorizing Global InfrastructureInfrastructure has historically been the state-provided, universally-distributed services of a city-region: water and sewerage, energy…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Alan Wiiginglobal-infrastructuresPreliminary infra-lab fieldwork: ‘Smart’ utility planning in Dorchester, BostonOn a cold afternoon in mid-December, Ingrid Foss-Ballo and I conducted a first round of fieldwork exploring smart city/smart urbanism…Jan 7, 2017Jan 7, 2017
Alan WiiginParis of the EightiesChanging seasons in Acadia National ParkMaine’s Acadia National Park has wonderful hiking trails. On 15 October, toward the height of fall color in New England, I went up Cadillac…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
Alan Wiigincommunity developmentDiagramming how to report on South End Tech CenterOct 25, 2016Oct 25, 2016
Alan Wiigincommunity developmentSurveying Community Economic Development in the South EndCommunity Economic Development Organizations in the South EndOct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016