We’ve been fooled into accepting mediocrity.

Parking Reform Network

Parking Lot Map

The Parking Reform Network educates the public about the impact of parking policy on climate change, equity, housing, and traffic. In partnership with allied organizations, we accelerate the adoption of critical parking reforms through research, coalition-building, and direct advocacy.

Witold Rybczynski — The American Scholar

Give Us Something to Look At

Take away ornament, and what are you left with? When we get close to a building today, we are confronted by gaskets, caulking, nuts and bolts—the minutiae of building construction. Or worse: exit signs, ventilation grills, and fire-hose cabinets. There is an architectural consequence to this. So where does that leave us?

Mirza Akdeniz — Vimeo

Roger Scruton — Why Beauty Matters (2009)

Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives.