With the transition of seasons, the evolution of renewal in Seattle’s Madrona Woods moves on, with continuing reconstruction images of the “Thoreau-like cottage,” expanded.
This supplement to prior entries, here, here and here, shows a second story now rising from the original footprint. The bottom line: While not remaking a neighborhood in one fell swoop, such small-scale projects may represent the true indicators of the changing American city.
In Old Jerusalem, young eyes transcend their surroundings, and look across the world.
In a late afternoon, soft-focused moment, a man stakes his claim to the city, flanked by urban green.
Buildings greet a cloudy dusk with angular frowns and smiles of light.
In the recent essay, “Reading the Evolution of Places“, Ana Maria Manzo and I argued for a collaborative, multicultural and multidimensional awareness of place as we move forward with urban reinvention.
Noting the universal interaction of human settlement with light, we asked “How to live amid the sunset?”.
Here are two postcards of Seattle on August 24, which embellish the magic of city and sun. How can we best design and regulate to enhance this blending of natural and built environments?
