Defining boundaries is useful, but they poorly reflect the real world.
Category: Writing
making things vs making life
A simple, eye-opening way to consider value-creation in society.
dense nature = dense city
What does it take to create Nature that is close, contiguous, and connected to cities?
the patina of place.
The importance of allowing a place to age gracefully through human use.
great cities are additive (+).
A simple rule of thumb to measure whether a city is good to its residents… or not.
culture is trust
it’s the magic glue that keeps civilization from falling apart
single-tier fares do not work for expansive transit networks
and why I changed my mind about this
ISO: the timeless tradition of city building
mending a broken lineage of urban knowledge
the things I do to avoid waste.
Three phases of product ownership overlaid with post-waste mentalities
on the necessity of subjectivity
there is no such thing as neutrality in planning