Jane Jacobs (The New Yorker) Our songs and cities are the best things about us. Songs and cities are so indispensable. Even if we go into darkness, the time will come when people will want to know how these ruins were made—the essence of the life we made.
Will Oldham (The New Yorker) "I’m trying to run a tight ship,” Will Oldham said when he came to the door. By which he meant “Don’t be late again.”
Small changes for a greener city (City News) "Sydney could save $185 million in energy costs over five years by adding green roofs to city buildings. And it can be done with simple changes to planning guidelines, according to a report prepared for the City of Sydney Council."
The Long View (Metropolis) "By embracing the city’s industrial past—reclaiming landfills, remediating brownfields, developing neglected waterfronts—James Corner has helped reinvent the field of landscape architecture."