-
Flaneuring – Exploring Cleveland’s Iconic Bridges Along the Cuyahoga River
“What I do is the opposite of building walls. I build bridges. A bridge is something that connects instead of separating.” – Santiago Calatrava Bridges have always facinated me. They’re engineering and art rolled up into one bare and essential structure meant to transport us from one place to another. And who knows more about… Read more
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
Writings
