by doug | Apr 8, 2008 | Commentary, Suburbia
I am a big hockey fan. That helps me “fit in” a little bit here in Brainerd. My oldest son has now been playing in the local amateur hockey association for the last 3 years. It has been really great for our family. We have made a lot of good friends and...
by paul | Oct 2, 2007 | Commentary, Suburbia
The residential bubble is burst. Gone are the days of making money from flipping, or just waiting a year or so. In fact, in some areas prices are coming down. This is probably a good thing. Housing prices were out of whack. When it makes much more sense to rent than...
by paul | Jul 27, 2007 | Commentary, Design, green, Residential, Suburbia
Those of us who desire residential architecture that better reflects our modern times have wondered what it will take to get there. A look through plan books, Better Homes and Gardens, and a number of places show that we’re not leaning modern, yet. The...
by paul | Nov 5, 2006 | Commentary, Critique, Daybreak, Plans, Residential, Suburbia
New urbanism (NU) is based on the idea that diversity is a value (rather than diversity being a fact). The more diverse the population base, the more diverse the uses, and the more public transportation, the healthier the community. At least that’s the theory....
by paul | Sep 13, 2006 | Commentary, Critique, Daybreak, Residential, Suburbia
Daybreak – Part I (New Urbanism Rant) I recently had the opportunity to visit some people in South Jordan, Utah. South Jordan is home to a new development in the “New Urbanist” style – Daybreak. New Urbanism is (my definition coming) the idea...
by paul | Sep 15, 2005 | Critique, Plans, Residential, Suburbia
One of the things that we wanted to do when we started this blog was to review house plans. The problem with that is it’s so easy to find bad ones, this would be an endless parade of bad plan after bad plan. We were also hoping to get some...
