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Development and population
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Development and population

December 21, 2017. It appears that Oklahoma City is beginning to address the increasing economic realities of maintaining its sprawling miles of infrastructure and attempting to increase density.

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Going dark?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Going dark?

December 14, 2017. There is a little-talked-about clause in most retail leases called “going dark.”

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A call in the night
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

A call in the night

May 24, 2017. The call came into my London hotel room after midnight. My colleague and co-author on an international research project on terrorism in the built environment was calling.

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UCO London/Belfast/Dublin study tour
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

UCO London/Belfast/Dublin study tour

May 18, 2017. I am writing this from the Grand Rotunda in the British Museum. We are wrapping up our research extension and awaiting another 25 students eager to start the 2017 UCO London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour.

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UCO’s London research tour
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

UCO’s London research tour

May 11, 2017. Student researchers from the University of Central Oklahoma set out to collect and analyze data in an area of London that was once a desolate environmental wasteland, full of derelict buildings and home to public housing, prostitution, drugs and other criminal activities.

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The third place
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The third place

May 4, 2017. While we have been busy trying to make accommodations for millennials and their desire for “third place,” I think many of us in the built environment, such as architects, developers, and builders, have failed to realize the importance to other generations.

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AIA architecture tour
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

AIA architecture tour

April 27, 2017. Architecture Week is an opportunity to celebrate architecture and to promote the importance of our built environment.

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The lost twin
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The lost twin

April 20, 2017. Recently I gave a tour of Tulsa to some European visitors and they immediately noticed what even some longtime Okies might miss.

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Making a difference
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Making a difference

April 13, 2017. Placemaking, as an activity, strengthens communities by actively engaging and exploring resilience and sustainability.

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Transit-oriented development and housing prices
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Transit-oriented development and housing prices

April 6, 2017. Results from an important research project on the influence of public transportation on housing values were released at the same time construction began on the MAPS 3 streetcar line.

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Pivot Awards
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Pivot Awards

March 30, 2017. This week at the annual Commercial Real Estate Summit hosted at the University of Central Oklahoma, the Central Oklahoma Commercial Association of Realtors and the UCO Real Estate Program presented four awards to deserving real estate professionals.

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Building a better burb
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Building a better burb

March 16, 2017. The redrawing of America’s poverty map should cause Oklahomans to question long-held myopic views of the people and communities that typically see poverty’s effects.

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