THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES
by Wm. H. Whyte

I LOVE this video.  It is dated, but so worth checking out.  While some of the places may have changed, I am not sure the behavior has changed.

http://vimeo.com/21556697

Dredging for PCBs in Hudson River

Saw this in my local paper this morning and thought I would share!

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20111116/NEWS01/311160027/Heart-disease-tie-PCBs-feared?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|PoughkeepsieJournal.com

Pro Bicycle

Saw this on a Friend's Facebook Page...

QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDENS

A TASTE OF THE PICS...

From the Green Roof...

Auditorium Space

Overlooking the Garden

Hmm...

Lucky that we had a Rainy Day so we can see how they
Capture the Rainwater!

A Handsome Group of People Just Trying to Save the Planet!

AND...
CHECK OUT THIS LINK TO MY WEB ALBUM CONTAINING MORE PHOTOS FROM OUR SEMINAR FIELD TRIP TO THE QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDENS...

https://picasaweb.google.com/114817259749697586086/FITSIE1011FieldTripQBG?authkey=Gv1sRgCP-3jLOxhIuJ5gE

Celebration, Florida

I came across this info a few years back which talks of the evolution of Celebration from Walt Disney's own mind, and its interesting connection to EPCOT.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma98/hogan/celebration/epcot.htm

Here is Celebrations official website...

http://www.celebration.fl.us/

(Note the designers of some of Downtown Celebrations buildings!)

What the Mortgage Brokers say...
http://www.floridamortgageblogger.com/orange-county-mortgage/celebration-florida-mortgage/

Here are some photos of mine from the 4+ years my brother and his family spent living in Celebration...

My Brother's First House in Celebration

The House on Indigo Drive decorated for Christmas

On the Front Porch

The Celebration Pumpkin Patch

Downtown Celebration...They make it "Snow" at Christmas Time!"

The Lake at Celebration

Swimming in one of Celebration's MANY Pools

MORE TO FOLLOW....

Guernica / Michael Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros: The Architect Has No Clothes

This is an interesting article that Nora sent me to look at with regards to my Term Paper...I thought it was cool enough to share...


Guernica / Michael Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros: The Architect Has No Clothes