Sustaining Place

Place Parts, Episode 14: Towards Hints of Resilience in Pandemica

When Sustaining Place began late last Spring, I wrote several pieces about the emergence phases from the first English lockdown. There are parallels today, as…

Place Parts, Episode 13: Will the Technology Campus Sustain?

Today, we pose questions based on Vodaphone’s world headquarters in Newbury (and the “Shaw Valley” housing development next door). Post-pandemic, will what is now empty–or…

Place Parts, Episode 10: Choreographing Place, with Sherry Dobbin

As we emerge from the pandemic, why center only on architectural compatibility or placemaking listicles? Why not admit the common adage, that the city–and its…

Place Parts, Episode 8: About the Lady Well and a Cure

Today, in Episode 8, I depart from recent episodes built around interviews. Rather, I offer a contemplative walk to a local setting that seems even…

Sustaining Community in Pandemica

Let’s talk about the hyperlocal places of Pandemica, where the successes of sustaining community may live or die. They are on my mind this New…

Photo of the Year: We Are Still Open

I took a photo yesterday that explains the year. It’s about adaptation, and, ultimately, survival. It also addresses another dilemma: depending on the context of…