Weekend 345.0

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) A quote from In Unfamiliar England by Thos D. Murphy: “There is not much left of the abbey. Henry VIII., with characteristic thrift, floated the stone down the river Continue Reading →

Swope Redux

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) Checkmate: The Economic Chess Masters Play a Losing Game (National Review) “The nature of our technologically enabled present global connectedness means that for the first time in human history Continue Reading →

Weekend 344.0 (If I only had one helmet I would give it you)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Winston Smith

“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” – J.R.R. Continue Reading →

Terrain Vague

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Winston Smith

“Whether it was ever Arcadian, or even faux-rural, is debatable. But it has obstinately survived, and is a candidate for that fashionable new category of landscape, ‘edge-land’. Victor Hugo in Continue Reading →

Weekend 343.1

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) On September 13, You Can Ride the 7 Train to Hudson Yards (2) ÖBB Headquarters / INNOCAD Architecture (ArchDaily) (3) More quotes from The Heart of our Cities by Continue Reading →

Brompton Urban Challenge NYC 2015

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Winston Smith

This summer (pronoun alert) I Participated in the 2015 Brompton Urban Challenge in NYC on Sunday, August 15 to complete my own personal treble (Brompton US Championship 2013, Brompton World Continue Reading →

Weekend 343.0

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) Tokyo’s abandoned homes (Domain) (2) A quote from The Heart of our Cities by Victor Gruen: “A healthy city heart attracts and holds creative people–painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, actors Continue Reading →

Weekend 342.0

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Winston Smith

“A real city is full of life, with ever-changing moods and patterns: the morning mood, the bustling day, the softness of evening and the mysteries of night, the city on Continue Reading →

Weekend 341.0 (Project X)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Winston Smith

What do you do with several gigs of photos from various trips to Walt Disney World and a bevy of books on the same subject? How about a project that Continue Reading →

Subcityscape

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Winston Smith

A Gruen inspired renaissance? (1) The Mall Rises Again: How to breathe new life into America’s much-maligned indoor shopping centers. (City-Journal) (2) A related quote from Walt Disney: The Triumph Continue Reading →