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Crosswalk Culture

As virtual bridges crossing the overwhelming number of black rivers, crosswalks may someday be an anthropological resource. Within the accompanying urban signage exists a multitude of behavioral indicators. [Image: The crosswalk in the famous album cover for the Beatles Abbey Road. Courtesy of The Beatles MMT.] This morning, witnessing suicidal pedestrians, I was reminded of [...]


Sustainable Architecture and Sustainable Cities

It wasn’t necessarily my intention to immediately continue the discussion of sustainable cities and how we define them, because I wanted to spend some time on my other interests. However, considering this issue has some urgency for many people, I keep finding great articles. Today, I came across two fantastic pieces that I must pass [...]


Busy Architect’s Grab Bag

Do not worry. This blog has not suffered a premature death. [Image: Courtesy of Corbis.] It’s a bit busy around here. Work. Family. Work. Mostly work. Here’s a grab bag of sorts.