“The Real Question isn’t whether Policy X or Trend Y will happen. Stuff will happen. The real question is, how do we set our communities up to thrive in a world of Macro Uncertainty.” -D.G. Rucker I’m a sucker for those big picture, MegaTrends-that-are-going-to-Rock-Your-World, blog-magazine-TEDx thingys that float all over the interwebs these days. I […]
Twenty-five Trends for Architecture & Design
[v=qktrNImgUfI] Oh, Twitter, how did we distract ourselves before you fueled our ADD-addicted, mass media-addled psyches? The Urban Land Institute tweeted about this article, New Opportunities But Little Recovery, but their short url went 404. So clickety googledy, and I happened upon Design Intelligence, a periodic publication of the Design Futures Council on trends in architecture, […]
International Symposium on Rural Design
This sounds like an interesting conference coming up next month in St. Paul. I like the folks up at the Center for Rural Design at the University of Minnesota. They’re thinking about old problems in new ways. We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the First International Symposium on Rural Design. […]
Great Places Finds Fargo (and more)
Places with a true sense of place, cultural and historical interest, community involvement, and a vision for tomorrow.
A 'Love-it-to-death' Kind of Place
Hyalite Pavilion project unveiled
Places That Matter: National Trust Photo Contest
This just in from the National Trust for Historic Preservation: Dear John: More than 1,900 photos have been submitted to our This Place Matters campaign, sponsored by Fireman’s Fund Insurance. What an amazing display of support for places that matter all across the country! We’ve reviewed all the contest submissions and narrowed them down to twelve finalists […]
Main Street Spearfish
Historic Commercial District Architecture
Little (Lego) House on the Prairie (Style)
This is so cool. Lego Frank Lloyd Wright. You know what’s on my Christmas list! That’s Fallingwater on top, Guggenheim on the bottom. Saw this on Planetizen, linking to this architecture blog. Clicking thru back to LEGO.com, the Press Release is suitibly fuzzy: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW LICENSEE The LEGO Group and Brickstructures, […]
Prince Charles Makes Nice with Architects
Tradition, wisdom and organic urbanism.
Kiwi Architecture
Shoutout on architect’s blog.