Sublime

making distinctive places that bridged the gap between high architectural culture and the general public.

In March 2008, Stewart Brand, the famous Merry Prankster and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, stepped out of the Hawaiian jungle and gave me a cryptic recommendation before fading back into the shadows:

New Urbanism movement.

Small Steps

Industry Icons

finding new ways to experiment with an ancient art.

Never underestimate the power to make an impression—and to entertain—with normally neglected spaces.

stimulate development

Aldo Lorenzi, That Shop in Via Montenapoleone (Ulrico Hoepli Editore, 2008).