When planners began redesigning cities as machines, the logic seemed obvious. Efficiency, order, optimization: housing here, work there, traffic moving cleanly between them. It was the vision of architects like Le Corbusier, a city engineered…
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On standing out
One of the fastest growing neighborhood’s in Washington, DC is in the Navy Yard area. It’s known locally as Yards Park and is close to the stadiums for the Nationals and DC United. The restaurants…
The people you serve
Take a look at the image in this post. This light fixture was designed. So was the wall, window, and building in the background. There’s not a lot in the man-made world that wasn’t given…
Create a context for change
The positioning of a person, place, or thing for maximum impact or effect—that’s the secret to good design. Whether you are finalizing a deal, creating a new product, or shepherding change, how you go about creating…
The importance of traditions
Traditions come in many forms and they vary by culture, organization, family, and individual. They can mark the passage of time (Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter) or refer to the way something is done (exchange of…
Making your own rules
As a child, I was exposed to a wide variety of music by my mother and father. I have particularly clear memories of listening to the soundtrack of Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940). The album was…