Tag Archives: urbanism

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Today’s quote comes from the great American urbanist William H. Whyte: It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people – what is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished. Why do we … Continue reading →

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Placerville, California

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I had to make a quick business trip to the city of Placerville recently, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The town, a California Historical Landmark, was one of the central locations of the Gold Rush. Here … Continue reading →

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Village Du Jour

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Portorož, Slovenia

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Narrow Streets

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Enjoy a beautiful collection of photos of narrow streets — and wonder, as I often do, why the U.S. doesn’t have many more attractive streets than it does. Crazy, utopian concept: A street shouldn’t be just a … Continue reading →

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Village Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Fredrikstad, Norway Related Sir Barken Hyena points out that this design, shaped to deflect artillery, is basically what the medieval castle evolved into in response to the development of the canon.

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Linkage

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A photo gallery of airships. Which country do you really belong in? Take this 31-question yes/no quiz to find out. I got Croatia. Christine Franck recommends a book or two on architecture and urbanism. It would be … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: “Whether we like buildings as pure formal objects is another matter, and not of primary significance. What is truly significant is whether architecture creates a place.” Link.

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Nevada City and Architectural Theory

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the biggest cons in the world of aesthetics is the central notion that the architecture establishment peddles: the idea that architecture-and-urbanism is, and should be, a complicated, intellectual, theory-driven, abstraction-and-cogitation-heavy field. (Also that architects are, … Continue reading →

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Urbanism: It Ain’t Rocket Science

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The City of Los Angeles has been holding listening sessions the past few weeks on the revision of its zoning code. I haven’t been able to attend any of them, but if I did it would be … Continue reading →

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“Urbanized” (2011)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The third volume in Gary Hustwit’s super SWPLy design series for the TED crowd — following his previous HELVETICA and OBJECTIFIED — I found this documentary only intermittently engaging. I enjoyed HELVETICA, which looked at 20th century … Continue reading →

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