Sustaining Place

Man and Shadow on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Adaptation and the Pub Lives On

A 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…

The Bench

Challenge 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…

A Pandemic View

Remember, the second meaning of “pandemic” is “universal.”

Today in the City, Survival Means Transition

Pandemic or not, we tend to talk only about what we see, even though we instinctively know that things are not always what they seem.…

Place-Return, Evolving

Here in the United Kingdom, things are waking up again, with many pandemic-based recalibrations advancing to new venues. Things are much the same as before,…

The Recalibration Paradox: ‘Nevermore’?

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Edgar Allen Poe, “The Raven,” 1845 Here, during London’s lockdown, we’ve seen many ravens.…

On LEARNing the City

In the latest issue of The Journal of Public Space, I had the fortunate opportunity to summarize Fulbright work in Australia almost two years ago…