July 2011
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“*This exegesis advances the field. A must-read if the topic interests you.”
– Architecture Fiction: Implausible Futures for Unpopular Places | Beyond The Beyond
That is, Bruce Sterling, referring to: http://places.designobserver.com/feature/implausible-futures-for-unpopular-places/28738/
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Don't Mess With Texas Bespoke - WSJ.com →
As a storied Houston shirtmaker charges forward, a look back at the wild world of Lone Star tailoring
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oakland, ca city guide | Design*Sponge →
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Dear Yankee : Texas Monthly's Paul Burka offers... →
This one is the most interesting to me (having been out of Texas for 20 years now):
4. Texas is not a “weak governor” state. A common misconception. It used to be true, but during his historic governorship, Perry has reinvented the office as a power center. This may be his greatest accomplishment. Yes, our state constitution, written the year before Reconstruction ended, created a weak...
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The Surprising Architectural Legacy of Buffalo,... →
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Artists Announce They've Found All The Beauty They... →
DETROIT—After spending more than a century exploiting urban decay to create deeply moving, socially conscious works of art, the art world announced Tuesday that it had captured all the beauty it was going to find in rusted-out cars, abandoned houses, and condemned industrial sites. “These modern ruins speak to the very heart of the human condition, but at this point every last inch of...
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Savannah officials vow tougher stance on blight -... →
Something of a philosophical shift also has happened.
In working with Historic Savannah and the Metropolitan Planning Organization, city inspectors and administrators also are recognizing that calling for demolition isn’t the end-all solution.
Instead of an abandoned home, the city ends up dealing with a vacant lot. It becomes quickly overgrown, attracts loiterers and isn’t as marketable as a...
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Top City for Millionaire Growth: Houston - The... →
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Watch(via 110 Stories: Augmented Reality Twin Towers iPhone App by Brian August — Kickstarter)
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TEEX Disaster City® →
Welcome to Disaster City®, a place where tragedy and training meet – a place where anything is possible. Located in College Station, Texas, this 52-acre training facility, located adjacent to the world-renowned Brayton Fire Training Field, delivers the full array of skills and techniques needed by today’s emergency response professionals.
I’d go.
Thx for the tip, Amy!
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Should Cities Drive Food Trucks Off the Streets? -... →
Food trucks a big talking point in Savannah these days.
