Richmond Park is to many the most significant urban natural space in the United Kingdom. Yet, London visitors from overseas (when visits are possible) make…
View More Sampling the Richmond Park ExperienceRevisiting the Lenses and Landscapes of Place
We all feel the remarkable lack of control over the day-to-day, many of us for the first time. Today effortlessly merges with yesterday; washing hands,…
View More Revisiting the Lenses and Landscapes of PlaceSustaining a City’s Culture and Character–A Visual Sampler
The essays and photographs exhibited on this website are a serialized prequel to Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character: Principles and Best Practices (Rowman and…
View More Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character–A Visual SamplerIn Search of Context in ‘Alfresco Twickenham’
During the relative calm of July in the United Kingdom, when the COVID curve is flattened (for now), it is time to explore. I discussed…
View More In Search of Context in ‘Alfresco Twickenham’A Deeper Dive on Structuring Post-COVID Cities
There is no shortage of punditry about the pandemic and its impact on cities, their density, form, and structure. The last several months have demonstrated…
View More A Deeper Dive on Structuring Post-COVID CitiesA Needed Primer on Urban Perspective
I keep writing about cities and towns and the need to fully understand urban perspective, and tell a tale below to explain why. I use…
View More A Needed Primer on Urban PerspectiveAcross the Air Bridge: How to See Cities in Emergence
In European countries emerging from lockdown, life in quarantine has mostly passed. We have moved to lives in emergence, a daily diary of risk assessment,…
View More Across the Air Bridge: How to See Cities in EmergenceChallenge Ahead: Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character
From the outset, defining the culture and character of a city is a daunting task. It involves storytelling and study, from within and without; it…
View More Challenge Ahead: Sustaining a City’s Culture and CharacterAbout the Gathering Spaces of Malls in Pandemica
I’m not sure whether malls are places where viruses thrive, but they seem like they could be the cruise ships of retail for all of…
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