Since we began posting here at A Town Square, in November of 2007, it has always been with an eye to using the blog as a research and development platform for a book, or something like a book. Who knows – maybe an HBO mini-series.
The book, with a working title of The Next City: Shaping [...]
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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
Welcome. We have embarked on a journey of exploration, a journey with many destinations. We invite you to join us: these pages will provide a time and place for us to share our discoveries, and for you to share your thoughts. Onward!-
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