Updates: Jan. 6 - 12, 2013

This week we've been thinking about how tragedy often leads to renewal. In the early 1900s in New York City, Grand Central Terminal City grew out of a tragic steam locomotive accident. Although we never wish for disaster, we celebrate the brave and brilliant re-invention of stricken cities.

January 12 is the third anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, and we wondered how they're doing. From all reports, progress is not being made quickly—or at all. Jonathan M. Katz's new book, The Big Truck That Went By: How The World Came To Save Haiti And Left Behind A Disaster (Macmillan, 2013, compare prices), paints a bleak picture of missed opportunities for renewal.

This Week's Updated Architecture Pages on About.com:

• Grand Central Terminal in New York
• Top 10 Buildings of the Modern Era
• The London Underground
• William Morris, Pioneer of the Arts & Crafts Movement
• Philip Webb: Arts & Crafts Architect and Designer
• Sir Christopher Wren: The Architect Who Rebuilt London
• Architecture in the Life of Elvis Presley
• Graceland Mansion
• Long Branch Estate

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