(Jon) Neal makes a valid point regarding my post, “New Urbanism blooming in Bloomington”: A neat development in a neat town, but the main problem is that the new houses are old-fashioned looking. What part of “New Urbanism” says it has to look like the thirties? I know the looks are a response to what [...]
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Must New Urbanism look old?
by Jon Swerens on January 22, 2008, in Architecture, Neighborhoods, Urbanism
41 books to read in 2008
by Jon Swerens on January 1, 2008, in City culture, Culture
(Jon) My first New Year’s resolution is: Stop buying books. I have enough books on church, culture, cities and community on my shelves to last me at least through December. And they all came highly recommended by those who have a love for the city. Take a look: Home From Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler [...]
Tearing apart the patchwork quilt of society
by Jon Swerens on October 19, 2007, in Culture, Philosophy
In their latest newsletter (PDF), my friends at AB417 lay a smackdown on the Internet: There is no such thing as a cyber community. At best, there already exists a community that perhaps can be enhanced through an online connection. The problem is not the intranet (sic), but a society that sees it fit to [...]
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