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15 February 2012 ~ 4 Comments

[TED] James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia

“In James Howard Kunstler’s view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.” Tweet

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16 November 2009 ~ 2 Comments

The Design of Place

by Christi Elflein Why do you prefer to shop and eat at certain places more than others?  Why do people in one neighborhood seem to all know each other while people in another neighborhood keep to themselves?  Why will you walk down main street, but drive from one end of the strip mall to the [...]

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