Citizen Architect and fan of Cities, Charlotte, London, Auburn, Eating, and good Gin.
Charlotte, NC
Joined February 2009
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Paul Kardous retweeted
Do it for the Vine ᴵ ᵃᶦⁿ’ᵗ ᵍᵒⁿⁿᵃ ᵈᵒ ᶦᵗ
Do it for the Vine ᴵ ᵃᶦⁿ’ᵗ ᵍᵒⁿⁿᵃ ᵈᵒ ᶦᵗ
Do it for the Vine ᴵ ᵃᶦⁿ’ᵗ ᵍᵒⁿⁿᵃ ᵈᵒ ᶦᵗ
There was only one way to introduce our 2025 schedule 😏
Paul Kardous retweeted
This outstanding map shows the different ages of the skylines across North America. Austin vs Fort Worth is fun. What urban histories do you see reflected here? Source: buff.ly/4cQpwjK
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If Charlotte's transit plans from the 1990s had gone accordingly, today the city could've had five light rails traveling from Uptown to the suburbs.
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Today architect Rafael Viñoly passed away at the age 78. During his illustrious career Viñoly amassed a robust and diverse portfolio of buildings, including 432 Park Avenue in New York and 20 Fenchurch Street in London.
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Alternatively: "the days of a vertical office park are gone."
So let's stop treating downtown streets like extended highway onramps to flush vehicles in and out everyday, and rethink them as PLACES that can support downtown families, local businesses, arts, music, etc.
ALT image of Paseo Bandera in Santiago Chile. Street is closed to cars and open to people. Painted with a mural that is said to relate to indigenous heritage, which looks like bold rainbow color gradients in different shape. Places to sit. Public restroom. Retail along the side. trees. people enjoying the space
Trending: ‘The good old days are gone’: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on reimagining downtown geekwire.com/2023/the-good-o…
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Organize groups and persistently make it clear that ending parking minimums is a community priority.
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A new project offers a proven playbook to fast-track bike lane networks.
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Re-upping this. Anti-urban states are inflicting considerably more damage on their cities, today ...
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No really though. @ViLyles @JulieEiselt, somebody, anybody. Please don’t name it Brooklyn Village Ave. It wasn’t a village, it was a neighborhood. And the 20 year long debacle to redevelop the neighborhood certainly isn’t worth celebrating.
It’s Brooklyn Ave. Fix it.
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Must read. “Good design is a basic matter of a sufficiently enabling foundation, and thoughtfulness. It doesn’t take much … It’s a matter believing that it’s possible to do better.”
Good design isn't expensive. It's just a rationale used to try to understand why much of our built environment is so bad.
There are many factors that explain why our places look like they do, but the main one may surprise you; laziness.
My latest @Medium
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