Placemaking
Keely Adler and
Placemaking
I used to romanticize a nomadic existence. I used to think it was a requisite for “finding myself”—to travel around untethered until I stumbled upon a realness in me. It makes me wince to think that I thought I could learn myself by untethering.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
when we find the convergence of where we belong and where we are encouraged or at least allowed to make a contribution, the magic happens.
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
I am very affected by place. Actually I think everyone is. Probably more than they realize.
Our surroundings act on us. Some foster chaos, others encourage enchantment. Broad landscapes, beautiful artwork, and ancient architecture fill people with awe. Office buildings with drop ceilings and an unimaginative palette of gray, screeching subways, and... See more
Our surroundings act on us. Some foster chaos, others encourage enchantment. Broad landscapes, beautiful artwork, and ancient architecture fill people with awe. Office buildings with drop ceilings and an unimaginative palette of gray, screeching subways, and... See more
Tommy Dixon • surroundings that speak of enchantment
We [also] build our sense of civic identity and opinions about government through social interactions. […] Our social capital — which Putnam defines as the overarching belief about society that facilitates co-operation — diminishes when we lose opportunities to engage with people outside of our regular social networks.
Creative Destruction • Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #38
thank you @apbenven @nytimes for chatting with us! grateful to be part of the creative renaissance happening in new york and all around the world 🥹 ✨
living by our motto ‘move slow & make things,’ our build out took a long time 😅… we built every table, bench, shelf, and bar surface with hand tools and a whole lot of... See more
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