Davey G. Johnson is right, the dirty secret of Portland is it's not really as non-car oriented as they'd like you to think. It's not much better than LA
- Christopher Edwards
Thomas Sugrue on accepting that home ownership is not always a good goal and curtailing the enormous programs fueling that ambition.
- Christopher Edwards
From project author David Barrie: A key output of the project has been and remains engagement of key stakeholder organisations locally, regionally and nationally in the idea of enabling digital participation in Butetown and developing it as part of a larger public service programme linked to social inclusion and the development broadband.
- Christopher Edwards
Love the quotes about the foundational elements where each element remains it's own, but comes together to form something bigger and greater.
- Christopher Edwards
The idea was to lower drunk driving. And unless we have a system in the U.S. where we make much harder to get driver licenses -- much more expensive at a much later age -- then this is a horrible idea.
- Christopher Edwards
CHA architecture gets it right with Dearborn Homes; new limestone decorations transform the buildings from hulking to inviting, and the update has improved the interior, too - http://featuresblogs.chicagotr...
As the bigger is better starchitects go the way of the backlash and global depression... a return to scale and moderation is perhaps returning.
- Christopher Edwards
For some reason, I'm drawn to architects like Corb and Frank Llyod Wright -- artists and dreamers and designers of beautiful buildings but also megalomaniacs that were convinced of their vision to the exclusion of others. Metaphor much?
- Christopher Edwards
Absolutely brilliant advise here. Wish I had it before trying to be a manager. Don't be fooled by the "non-hierarchical" part -- there's a lot more going on in this post than suggesting a new org chart.
- Christopher Edwards
Gibson is publishing the follow up to his last novel or at least a teaser on his blog. This passage. Oh this wonderful passage. Is just a keeper.
- Christopher Edwards