Jane's Walk - The Future Sea Level in Lower Manhattan
Photo by siralbertus/Flickr CC Have you ever heard about Jane Jacobs? I recently learned that her efforts as an activist were key in...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Apr 4, 2016
- 2 min
Sea Level Rise
I went back and forth with my thesis theme, but finally I had found it. Most importantly I found my teammates Andrea and Karina! We are...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Mar 14, 2016
- 2 min
Break Dancing Aboveground
I submitted the following essay as part of my application for Boston's New Urban Mechanics Summer Internship. I mentioned this idea to a...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Feb 15, 2016
- 3 min
Industrial Design In Puerto Rico
Localista,shown above, is the first store dedicated to showcase and sell products designed by Puerto Ricans. I recently spoke to Vladimir...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Feb 14, 2016
- 2 min
"If It Was Made In Puerto Rico I Would Buy It."
I was riding the subway on my way to school when a middle age man came into the car. He was trying to make a few bucks by selling a set...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Feb 14, 2016
- 2 min
An Ode To Lake Norman
Cornelius, North Carolina was the last place I called home. I was lucky to live by the shore of one of the biggest lakes in the state,...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Feb 8, 2016
- 2 min
The Illustrated Man, Rocket Man and Elton John
Science fiction is not my preferred type of reading. But when asked what book and movie I would take with me on a one way trip to space,...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Feb 1, 2016
- 2 min
Blackish: The Word
“Thank you to all the straight white guys who dominated movies and TV so hard and for so long that stories about anyone else seem kind of...
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Marlyn S. Martínez
- Jan 18, 2016
- 4 min
5 Interventions I Wish I Had Brought To The World
I just started the second semester of the Design for Social Innovation master's program at the School of Visual Arts. That means thesis...
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