Sustaining Place

Place Parts, Episode 15: River, City, and Town

Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character begins with the notion that communities reflect the fusion of everyday life with the various forces and environments common…

Not Quite the Oldest Profession

Revisiting the Urbanism of Experience

For many years, I’ve stressed the importance of the urbanism of experience, finding layered examples that show how people relate to the built and sociocultural…

Focal Point: People, Place, and Profit

I suggest a patient and mindful perception about what we sense, particularly for those of us fortunate enough to see. Which is the focal point…

New Friends Abound

Back to Two Rivers in Transcendental Times

Soon, after almost three years, we’ll be less Thames-side on a daily basis, replacing its ever-evolving majesty with the scaled-down realities of the Rivers Lambourn…

His Place at Dusk

Across the Thames

Sampling the Richmond Park Experience

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…

Revisiting 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,…