What? In the Nation’s Capital, in a region that the Federal Government has scolded and threatened because of its car generated air pollution (remember, government is our industry here in Washington…) at a time of record congestion coupled with rapidly rising fuel costs and climate change, the Federal Government is refusing to fund a desperately needed extension [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Connecting to Dulles – or Not
Posted in The next city: mobility on January 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Architects Seek Irrelevance
Posted in A Town Square on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today in the press there is a good example of what the world is up against in the struggle to make places that make sense. First, on his website at www.hughpearman.com, the critic Hugh Pearman (I guess you could figure that out…), a Brit, writes a recap on the status of making sustainable buildings and cities [...]
Let’s Unplug Everything
Posted in The next city: infrastructure, tagged The next city on January 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Let’s unplug all of our buildings. Think of it! Right now, we’re plugged in to water, sewer, electricity, gas, telephone (though fewer and fewer of us), cable. The technology exists to care for each of these systems unplugged – photovolatics for power and heat, wireless, water systems that can collect and recycle. Imagine your neighborhood [...]
Best and Worst
Posted in The next city: mobility, tagged The next city on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Richmond, Virginia
There is a group you can find on the internet, at www.sustainlane.com. They rank cities every year for levels of sustainability and environmental friendliness. I was taking a look the other day at the top ten most sustainable cities on their list (sustainlane is now cited by all the media as the experts in [...]
The Next City – An Inquiry Begins
Posted in The next city: introduction, tagged Architecture, climate change, The next city, Urban design on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lisbon, Portugal
In recent months we have had the extraordinary opportunity to visit many cities around the world, from Istanbul to Cairo, Lisbon to Rochester, New York to Portland. Some we have visited many times, some for only a fleeting moment. But we have tried to think about each place, tried to get to know a [...]
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A Motto for the Next City
"We stand here confronted by insurmountable opportunity." PogoA Working Definition
A sustainable city is one that finds the means (forms, shapes, structures and activities) to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.The Shock of the New…
"But an architect intent on being different may in the end prove as troubling as an over-imaginative pilot or doctor." Alain de BottonHow to Make the Right Choice
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." Aldo LeopoldComplications
"There is always an easy solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong." H. L. MenckenA New Chapter Begins
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