Like the landscape on this renovated mid-century.
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fritzriggs: New hair cut, new shoes; being 1 is good! My little man and his new kicks. Thanks mom!
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Beautiful Day to Work on a Beautiful Campus John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
How will the Suburbs Cope with Poverty? | Planetizen
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Real time polling for public input at Alameda County Transportation Plan public meeting – participatory planning and e-gov in action.
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What a riot! Either product design gone completely mad or some futurist trend I am not Getting; and isn’t the beauty (and true sustainability) of plumbing that you don’t have to plug it in? (Amazing what water pressure can do!) Will it really come to having to to reboot the toilet?
Streets Alive! Project – Call for Artists
Streets Alive! Project – Call for Artists
The Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund recently funded artistic treatments ‘on 7 of utility boxes on the campus edge that reflect UC Berkeley’s actions and visions of sustainability.’ The project is a partnership with the Earth Island Institute to make 60 utility boxes in downtown Berkeley works of art. UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to submit design concepts for the 7 boxes on the campus edge by November 1. See the artist call at link provided for more details.
Land Banking & Shrinking Cities
Land Banking & Shrinking Cities
Have been very intrigued by this concept recently and look forward to opportunities to research it further in the future – including opportunities created for urban green space and agriculture.
Affordable Housing Examples
Thoughtful article by John King from the SF Chronicle today about how SF designers focus on architecture makes a dramatic difference in affordable housing projects. The projects incorporate many of the features discussed in the literature and my own research.
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fritzriggs: not just cruising anymore (Source: http://www.fritzriggs.com/)