Blogs about: Kevin Lynch
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The river and its bridges
When I was in New York, working as a musician, my only knowledge of the Chicago river was that it had the dubious distinction of being a dumping ground for the Dave Matthews tour bus. I’ve also … more →
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The anticipated coolth of Adobe AIR 2.0
shauryashaurya wrote 2 weeks ago: [update: this post has been in the limbo for way too long, I wanted a way to embed the flash videos … more →
NewTeeVee Live: Adobe CTO: HTML 5 Is "Trying to Do What Flash Already Does"
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Ryan Lawler wrote 4 weeks ago: Despite standardization happening around HTML 5, the CTO of Adobe Systems (S adbe) told audiences at … more →
The obligatory story on my hometown, Chicago losing the Olympics.
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SRP wrote 2 months ago: Chicago: “We wuz robbed!” I’m with Kevin Lynch. I didn’t want the damn games anyway. Or … more →
SF Chronicle's "Niner Insider" Gets in The Trenches
mdpr wrote 3 months ago: “Want to add a little more spice to your fantasy league? ….. Anyway an outfit out of Sea … more →
Who Are the Top Urban Thinkers?
Pete Witte wrote 3 months ago: Jane Jacobs. Planetizen, an urban planning, design, and community development website, has an intere … more →
The Rhetoric of Israeli Road Signs
Hercules Celticus wrote 4 months ago: In The Rhetoric of Motives, Kenneth Burke creates an entirely new theory of rhetoric, one based on n … more →
"Summer Music Summit" Set for August 8th
hlandsman wrote 4 months ago: by Howard Landsman The Hanah Jon Taylor Artet, a quartet including several adventurous Chicago-based … more →
On Edge in Jersey City
Christopher Lauriat wrote 4 months ago: This video from last fall contrasts concepts of urban legibility found in Kevin Lynch’s Image … more →
The river and its bridges
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: When I was in New York, working as a musician, my only knowledge of the Chicago river was that it ha … more →
Quick Hits June '09
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: -I don’t really enjoy biking in the rain or snow, but I hate biking in heavy wind. I know Chic … more →
Closer Inspection
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: I have memorized my immediate ‘hood bordering Damen/Augusta/Chicago/Western, albeit about 6 sq … more →
Underpass overload
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: Along those same lines (as my last blog, pun intended), I need to talk about the incredible quantity … more →
Rails aplenty
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: “All roads lead to Rome, all railroads lead to Chicago” was spoken at a lecture I recent … more →
Local press calls me a man of action. Thank God for my bottle of Drakkar Noir!
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SRP wrote 5 months ago: I’m a playah! From a review of Portfolio Night by the inimitable Chicago Sun Times media colum … more →
Diagonals
drlayes wrote 5 months ago: I’m getting to the point where memorizing the few diagonal avenues in Chicago is becoming more … more →
Branchin' out...
drlayes wrote 6 months ago: Branches; every time I explore a new part of the environment, it’s as if I’m a river bei … more →
bike, bike, and more bike
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drlayes wrote 6 months ago: Bike lane knowledge. This will be of supreme importance for my time in Chicago (I haven’t owne … more →
Quick Hits May '09
drlayes wrote 6 months ago: -I’m still having a hard time adjusting to the fact that I don’t live on a coast surroun … more →
Alley-ups
drlayes wrote 6 months ago: Alleys are ubiquitous in Chicago. I live in a building on Hoyne Ave., yet reside in the rear apartme … more →
