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In defense of Generation Y, and a new standard?

I’ve dabbled in so many pieces of information in so many fields in the past week–even in the past day. I realized that the contemporary knee-jerk term “instant gratification” is not what is really at the heart of the common generation-Y (?) mindset. Let’s curb our cynicism for a moment and consider a more optimistic…Continue readingIn defense of Generation Y, and a new standard?

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Louis Sullivan’s Horoscope

A Virgo Architect par excellence ! RepresentContinue readingLouis Sullivan’s Horoscope

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Lutyens’ Page Street Flats

While weaving through the armory show’s booths (with sights like that), a lubricated Charlotte and I got to talking about the past. We eventually arrived at London, 2007. As I spoke of the neighborhoods and the walks I took, I noticed my recollection of the place was very idyllic. It dawned on me that my…Continue readingLutyens’ Page Street Flats

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Workers of the world— stop working

A brief (but good) review of Kathi Weeks’ “The Problem With Work.” Channeling Paul Lafargue. I am incrementally beginning to appreciate society’s need for reviews– it is in fact a very real need, and just one example of how we, the social and societal species, rely on language and conveyance for understanding. In fact, I…Continue readingWorkers of the world— stop working