Monthly Archives: January 2009

More Walkability = Healthier Residents

I discovered this article in the NY times recently about research that shows a link between obesity and the age (and walkability) of various neighborhoods in Salt Lake City.
The real challenge will be figuring out how to make the car-centered cities of the last 50 years more dense without tearing everything down and starting over. [...]

Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award

DATELINE LAS VEGAS: I’m attending the award gala here in Sin City (the National Home Builder Convention is being held here concurrently) as an honoree of the 2009 Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award program. Celebrating their 30th year in existence, they’ve named the 30 people they consider the most innovative in the housing world over the [...]

The ABC’s of Modern Design

 
The ABC’s of modern design, as proposed and illustrated by artist Jen Renninger, who sells prints of this image on Etsy under the name pleasebestill.