"Architectural Soul of the City at Stake"
A fantastic article @ NOLA.com about the preservation of homes and the slow, confused reconstruction of the city. Campanella believes that at the two-year mark, the struggle to preserve Crescent City architecture is most pitched not in the historic sliver by the river or in the ghostly post-war neighborhoods that bore the brunt of the [...]
Katrina Memories
Yesterday was the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was going through some old notes and photos I had at the time and thought I might reproduce a couple excerpts. Most of these scratchings were written in the back of a Honda Accord, so it’s not exactly Hemmingway: 300 miles in 12 hours (and [...]
PARK(ing) Day 2007: A Call To Action!
THE MISSION: To rethink the way streets are used, call attention to the need for urban parks, and improve the quality of urban human habitat….at least until the meter runs out! original photo from last year’s event. PARK by David Baker + PartnersSeptember 21st marks this year’s PARK(ing) Day, the “one-day, global event centered in [...]
The God of Thunder visits The Big Easy
An excerpt from Thor #3, written by J. Michael Straczynski and due out in September: …but the god of storms was not here when the hurricane came, and the knowledge that he could have tamed the winds and turned back the sea burns him to the core. That, and the questions.If he was not here…then [...]
The Swipe File
On the left, this week’s New York Times Magazine cover. On the right, Lead Pencil Studio’s Stairway. Elsewhere in this week’s magazine, an article on urban revenge thrillers reminded me of an old LWB review of Death Wish 2, the tale of a vigilante architect. An excerpt from that post: Shortly into the film, after his [...]
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