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Photoinspiration: Down on the Farm (and a Little Piece of the City Too…)

ShareFor those of you who were wondering what the land is like down at my grandparents, here are a few pictures from this past  Easter Sunday. I missed you guys last week, but trust me, there’s a good reason coming up on why I was absent. I’m looking forward to some great discussion on the [...]

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Photospiration: Find Your Cool In Durham

Share  What is cool? There’s a new book about that, but it’s focused primarly on African-Americans. What about everyone else? What makes something cool? Why are people coming back downtown? This sign on the back of a building in Durham invites people to come to their main street and find it. I just look at [...]

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Photospiration: Foust Building on the Campus of UNC-Greensboro

Share The academy. That place where scholars go to learn and grow and thrive. This picture reflects an image that represents  my second round in the academy. Many people believe that state universities only have mid-century modern, ill-designed buildings. Yet, they’ve never visited either of my alma maters, among a number of the other 16 [...]

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GUEST POST–Rethinking Community Development Efforts: Creating Incentive to Stay or Building Reason to Flee?

Guest blogger Allison Guess uses her personal history and observations of the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh to illustrate the need for more inclusive planning and development.

Reconciling Design and Social Justice in the Place

Design is not just for the developer. Social justice is not just for the downtrodden. Place needs both to be.

Statement of Support for the Renaissance Co-Op

ShareThis evening (May 7, 2013) the Greensboro City Council will vote on the future of their stake of ownership of [...]

Reflections on Downtown Greensboro, As The Community Addresses Its Future

ShareOn Tuesday April 30, I spent a good bit of time thinking about downtown with a bunch of dignitaries and [...]

Coming Back to the Streets, Coming Back to Action

Doing my part to create better blocks in my two hometowns.

Reconciling Education Reform and New Urbanism

ShareI once read an article in the News and Observer that illustrates the true effect of the modern neighborhood school. [...]

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