
My favorite architecture blog, Tropolism, has posted the Best of 2005, determined by the number of clicks each blog item received. Numero Uno: 55 Water Street's newly refurbished elevated public plaza, which Tropolism himself was involved in creating. I used this site as an example in a Times article of a private developer doing the right thing by creating real public space in exchange for a density bonus. For the rest of Tropolisms's top ten, click here.