Andrew Schroeder

A great site that is holding my attention hostage this morning. Check it out for a variety of fresh perspectives on one of the most important issues in the contemporary city. Few sites I have come across investigate what makes public spaces successful, desirable, and heavily used in the same way that Project for Public Spaces does. Joy.

And bit more of failed public space from my own travel experiences.

My friend and librarian Steve Liska sent me the link to Rosenof/Lucas Landscape Design. There is some incredibly impressive and local work there… I especially like the work they did for Andrew Blauvelt.

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It has been a great but long weekend. I’m still waiting to pay my rent (life in a digital age, when a landlord’s website crashes and I’m up a creek)… and I have a distinct feeling that it is FINALLY time for things to begin growing again. But, to get to the point… a couple of noteworthy tidbits from this weekend: (more…)