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Books to Inspire Young Designers
Now that the holiday shopping season is officially open, I’ve started thinking again about great children’s books to give as gifts. There are so many out there to help instill an appreciation for art, architecture, design and planning, and that are intelligent enough that adults don’t usually mind reading them over and over again (in fact, I have given these “children’s ” books as gifts to adults too!).
By engaging children at a young age and instilling in them an appreciation for the aesthetics of the built environment, our future might have fewer mass marketed big box buildings and more unique structures with character that contribute to a sense of place.
What Good Urban Places Teach Us: Civility
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All of the discussion of Medicare, insurance companies and public options aside, it is truly a sad indicator of our community wellness when people use their freedom of speech to ensure that others cannot speak freely. There is no law, nor should there be, that prevents such things. None-the-less, we all proceed with the unstated accord that everyone involved will act in a civilized manner. › Continue reading
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