Mixed Signals: the Evolution of Confusing City Mobility

I am going to wax nostalgic for a minute over an existence I am too young to know: the small town, with a town center, […]

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Being WELL

I capitalized “WELL” in the title for the rating system that focuses on the health and well-being of people within the spaces we create. I […]

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Our Need for Nature

I realized as my son and I were hiking in the Adirondacks this last Friday that we spent a week planning, drove 2.5 hours each […]

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Vacations

We just got back from a week in Southeastern CT, where I grew up.  It’s not a vacation mecca, and the purpose of this post […]

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It’s So Beautiful, It Almost Looks Fake.

My mom was not a good cook, having been brought up in the time of “Mock Apple Pie” made with Ritz crackers and without apples […]

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Is it Sustainable: Meal Delivery

Another choice for discussion regarding sustainability is food delivery services. I’m talking about meal delivery for at home preparation. Services such as Blue Apron and […]

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Questions and Answers

I have had a few songs in my head over the last days, battling for attention. The first is from Moody Blues – the Question […]

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Tetris for Adults: a purposeful decision

Yesterday I stacked two cords of wood in our wood racks in the backyard. I stacked, my son “chucked” and it took only a few […]

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Nature of the Space

I am currently fascinated by the “Nature of the Space”. This title captures four of the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design as defined by Terrapin Bright […]

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“We abused the hell out of that dorm…”

A month or so ago I had the privilege of touring a new residence hall at SUNY New Paltz. The mindful design of this building […]

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