03.11.2020
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
05.14.2019
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
11.12.2018
When I woke up Sunday morning, I breathed in the homes of my neighbors.
When I woke up Sunday morning, I breathed in the homes of my neighbors.
05.09.2018
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
02.28.2018
Are authentic places even possible today?
Are authentic places even possible today?
01.03.2018
If pot stores are opposed on moral grounds, what about other legal but dubious establishments?
If pot stores are opposed on moral grounds, what about other legal but dubious establishments?
11.09.2017
Walking the Old Town and pondering the church’s role in the rise of the city.
Walking the Old Town and pondering the church’s role in the rise of the city.
08.02.2017
Some thoughts on Walter Benjamin, sprawl watching in the desert, and the primacy of the land.
Some thoughts on Walter Benjamin, sprawl watching in the desert, and the primacy of the land.
05.29.2017
The medium’s influence on urban life was nearly as impactful as the automobile.
The medium’s influence on urban life was nearly as impactful as the automobile.
03.13.2017
Why are democracies so incapable today of creating great urban places?
Why are democracies so incapable today of creating great urban places?
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