Archive for June, 2008

Image of the City: Google, Flickr, and Wikipedia Appear To Be in Consensus

[Image: San Francisco at night, from the list of top 10 cities for design in America. Courtesy of Business Week.]
Business Week has released their list of Top 10 Cities for Design in America, and I’m sure everyone has seen it here. However, considering a visual standard of measure, I began thinking about the image […]


Pattern Recognition 4

This week, I wanted to start off with the an installment of Pattern Recognition.  Enjoy.


AOU Update - Fixed/Broken Links

I just realized today that as a result of the site’s redesign, there are a couple glitches as anticipated. So far, I have discovered problems with the pattern gallery and the glossary. I have fixed the link to the glossary, so all is normal there.
However, there are bigger code issues related to the […]


Friends of the American Supertall

The Middle East and Asia are getting all the attention these days. Supertall tower this, sustainable city that. This makes me feel bad for the U.S. — they’re used to getting all the attention! It must be hard to be deprived of the architectural spotlight. Afterall, we are designing half of […]


Urban Diversion 1.0

We all take ourselves too seriously.

[Image: Child sitting in a green cooler, found on flickr. Courtesy of jwlphotography.]
As such, I am guilty of the following…

Viewing the world in a state of decay
Suggesting grand gestures necessary to influence humanity
Asking abstract, theoretical questions
Countless other acts of a mature adult with a critical eye