Welcome to Place Parts, Episode 1, a short video feature in anticipation of the release of my third book, Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character: Principles…
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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…
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Almost Here for the Holidays: A Book to Sustain Places
Welcome back after my recent writing hiatus. For the last two months, I’ve been finalizing the proofs for Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character with…
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Watering Can as Symbol: Sustenance in a Sustainable Place
In these times, is it an outright elitist thing to run around with a Leica M-10P waxing poetic about how how to sustain the culture…
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A Book Cover and Pride of Place
Throughout the past few months, it has been harder than ever to understand ideas and experiences of place, and the forces that contribute to their…
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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…
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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…
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