added by sari · updated 5mo ago
Revenge of the Suburbs
- Suburbia is not for the most part a naturally occurring settlement pattern, and the suppression of density and traditional urban forms, in most places for coming on a century now, has made it impossible to divine public opinion. Our opinions are shaped by our surroundings and possibilities. In different circumstances, we can be different people. Of... See more
from You Can Take It With You
Brian Wiesner added
Suburbs are about the leisurely conquest of space, an alternative to the uncomfortable density of the city. They seem to run free from history itself, offering a sense that nothing was there before. But the illusion of tranquility frays at the edges: the neurosis required to maintain so neatly manicured a lawn, the pristine sidewalks that nobody wa
... See morefrom Stay True: A Memoir (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Hua Hsu
Harshith Iyer added