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Nighthawks, Takeout Style


Another Day in an English Place


Today in an English Place


Illuminated Pub


Observing Pandemic Patterns


If anyone doubted how concerns for public safety and associated protective rules guide human behavior, take a look at the seating configurations depicted above.  In my mind, I hear Fred Kent, Kathy Madden, and other inheritors of William H. Whyte’s legacy.  “I told you so,” they say, as public spaces contextually […]

Life on the Lambourn


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 both the value of empirical research, personal stories, and the need to balance them carefully. While we completed our pending book, Sustaining a City’s Culture […]

Adaptation and the Pub Lives On


The Bench