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Catalyzing Change

Friday Photo

Renovation sparks new life for building

This iconic mid century building underwent a major renovation to give it a new life. The evocative brise soleil¹ pattern is derived from the original tenant's core business. The exterior LED lighting scheme is a temporary nod to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Where am I and what is the building? For extra credit name the architect!

Last Week's Photo: Singapore. South Beach

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    Sasaki’s new report on ‘What Makes a Great City’ supports some of the same conclusions, in a different way, as my UrbanGreen Index 14.1 and Preservation Green Lab’s ‘Older, Smaller, Better’.  Its a quick read with great info graphics.  Nice work!
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    Groundbreaking research that begins to provide real data for what we knew intuitively – fine grained, diverse neighborhoods are better.

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    Learning ‘Street’ in Spanish Read Post
    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change, Settlement + Urbanism

    Learning ‘Street’ in Spanish

    Complete Streets – Spanish Style  – families bike riding, kids playing, elders sitting and talking, bike share, strollers and yes...

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    The good, bad and ugly of social media Read Post
    Catalyzing Change

    The good, bad and ugly of social media

    I’m a big fan of the power of disruptive technologies like Uber and AirBnB. I marvel daily at how the...

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    3 programs, 12 months, 24 mixed use projects Read Post
    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change

    3 programs, 12 months, 24 mixed use projects

    Last month I completed my ULI ‘trifecta’, leading the third Mixed Use Development Course in 12 months.  Over the past...

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    The Changing Face of Regional Planning Read Post
    Catalyzing Change

    The Changing Face of Regional Planning

    On a recent Seattle trip, I went to MOHAI –Seattle’s new Museum of History and Industry.  While exploring a temporary...

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    Fighting the Good Fight Read Post
    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change, Strategy of Sustainability

    Fighting the Good Fight

    For years I’ve been asked by clients and conference attendees ‘what’s the one thing we can do to create a...

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    Mixing it up in Los Angeles: Part I Read Post
    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change

    Mixing it up in Los Angeles: Part I

    After ten years of teaching the Urban Land Institute’s ‘Advanced Residential Development’ Course, 2013 ushered in a new era as...

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    6 years ago No Comments
    Virtual is Reality Read Post
    Catalyzing Change, Settlement + Urbanism

    Virtual is Reality

    More by default than by grand design, I woke up one day with the realization that I had made the...

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    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change

    Creating Connections vs. Leasing Real Estate Square Footage

    Two weeks ago I returned from the Spring ULI Forum where the tone was much more upbeat than in recent...

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    Built Environment, Catalyzing Change

    Phixing Phoenix

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    I made my semi-annual trek to Phoenix over Spring Break to see family and friends.  Phoenix is one of those...

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    6 years ago 1 Comment
    Catalyzing Change, Measuring Value

    Urban Acupuncture and Other Lessons from New Orleans

    I was in Louisiana last week to lead instruction of a new program I’m doing with ULI for Entrepreneurial Developers,...

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