In Richard Florida’s new book The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited, he’s compiled a list of the top tech cities in the U.S.Seattle, home to Microsoft and Amazon, claims the top place from Silicon Valley, which ranked first in his last book. Silicon Valley, which consists of the San Jose metro area, ranks second followed by the greater San Francisco area. Portland, Oregon claims the fourth spot followed by Austin.
Creativity is now the main driver of America’s economy, and is more and more concentrated in and around cities. Richard Florida reports on the trend—and lists the nation’s most creative metro areas, from Boulder to metropolitan Austin to the Washington, D.C. region.
This newest installment of Creative Spaces not only highlights amazing pools at exclusive resorts that many of us can only dream of but also great pools to dip in at a neighborhood park.
This article was adapted from Richard Florida’s new book “The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited” from Basic Books. His nitial research over a decade ago identified the rise of the creative class as a key factor in America’s cities and economy overall. What has struck him since is that the effects of class are not just limited to cities, jobs and the economy. Class increasingly structures virtually every aspect of our society, culture and daily lives — from our politics and religion to where we live and how we get to work, from the kind of education we can provide for our children to our very health and happiness.
Rana Florida conversations with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders about how they manage their businesses, relationships, their careers and more. This week’s conversation is with Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland.
Richard Florida named a senior visiting fellow for the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The institute, with nearly 30,000 members worldwide, is a nonprofit education and research institute dedicated to responsible land use and the creation of thriving communities around the globe. As a ULI senior visiting fellow, Florida will speak at four of the institute’s major meetings, collaborate with ULI members and staff, and contribute content and thought leadership to ignite dialogue and discussion on city building. His first presentation in this role was on Wednesday, May 30, at ULI Europe’s “Creating a Legacy” real estate trends conference in London, which explored the long-term investment and development opportunities related to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Richard Florida speaks at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) real estate conference on the opportunities and legacies of global events. The conference focused on the London Olympics as a case study for the role of real estate and infrastructure within the post-Games landscape.
This newest installment of Creative Spaces celebrates the cities that have done the work and spent the money to make vibrant and dynamic waterfronts — great spots where tourists and locals alike can gather, play and reflect.
Thursdays at the Huffington Post, Rana Florida, CEO of The Creative Class Group, shares her conversations with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders about how they manage their businesses, personal lives, careers, and more. She also answers readers’ questions about how they can optimize their lives. This week’s question about designing the perfect office.
Rana Florida conversations with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders about how they manage their businesses, relationships, their careers and more. This week’s conversation is with world renowned architect and designer Zaha Hadid, one of Forbes magazine’s “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” and Time’s “100 People Who Most Affect Our World.”