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Readings – Transforming Places with Adaptive Use
The discussion on adaptive use in the mainstream media has been gaining ground in recent years. There is not a week that goes by when there is a report on a signature building somewhere being resurrected from the doldrums of vacancy and neglect into something dramatically new and regenerative. A case in point – the… Read more
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Flaneuring – MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
I promised in my 2023 end-of-the-year post that I would write more about my recent travels to the MacArthur Park neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas. As with my recent post on Van Buren, Arkansas – where a well-worn but well-cared-for downtown exudes a high level of meaning and character – MacArthur Park is another example… Read more
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A Year in Pictures and Travels – 2023
It has been a busy year indeed. Travels for work assignments in 2023 took me to many different communities and destinations. Read more
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Van Buren, Arkansas, and the Crawford County Bank Building
A new assignment with a work colleague to prepare a set of design guidelines for a National Register-listed downtown district led me to Van Buren, Arkansas this past week. Van Buren, a community of just over 23,000 people, is the seat of Crawford County and features a linear but compact and walkable downtown lined with… Read more
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Cumberland, Maryland, and a Curious Case of Morris Lapidus
Recently, I had the privilege of working in Cumberland, Maryland this past year. Cumberland is not just any place – it has a history extending to the French and Indian War, where a young George Washington made a name for himself as an officer in the British army. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains in the… Read more
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Readings – Killing Greektown
A month ago, or so, I missed out on participating in a work-related book club discussion session organized by one of my colleagues – as usual, I had a project deadline to meet. I hated to miss it since the subject of discussion was the book, How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the… Read more
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The Places of Sense Chronicles 