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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 […]


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

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New and Improved AOU

Not only am I back from vacation and rejuvenated, but this blog has been refreshed with a makeover. You are now viewing the next generation of ‘agents of urbanism.’ For those old and new, I will explain some of the changes below.

[Image: Screenshot of the previous AOU format.]
If you are not interested in […]


Vacationing Architect’s Grab Bag

After a major deadline at work, I get the rare payoff of vacation. Before I take the week off, I wanted to leave you all with a few things to investigate while I am offline. Yes, I will be at sea, in the woods, at the peak of a mountain, and in a […]


Reflecting on ‘Agents of Urbanism’

This morning, while reading on the subway, I came across a quote that speaks to the ocean in which I am swimming, figuratively that is.
Theory is not written for entertainment, yet when it is a successful and succinct explanation of the inner workings of a formerly confusing phenomenon, it is by its nature absorbing to […]