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It is cozy.... and has a great history. http://www.pbase.com/archetype/bacharach

Ja vol!!!! http://www.pbase.com/archetype/potsdam1997 http://www.pbase.com/archetype/potsdam

Some pics from yesterday.... http://www.pbase.com/archetype/madison_in

a sign in a storefront in harrisonville, MO, on the courthouse square. long live free speech.

http://www.pbase.com/archetype/greene some photos from last january

some more prague photos; vignettes, and neighborhoods: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/prague

more pics: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/mariemont_oh

I visited Sidney over the holidays. Here are my photos: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/sidney_ohio

I was commissioned to do renderings for the Carmel Urban Design Initiative... here are some highlights. http://www.pbase.com/archetype/carmel_cudi Here is the document by EDEN Land Design Inc. http://www.carmel.in.gov/services/DOCS/DOCSCUDI.htm

I'll add some Ball State pics: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/university_green_shafer_tower http://www.pbase.com/archetype/bsu_spring http://www.pbase.com/archetype/bsu_fall_color and the Ball mansions, now Minnetrista cultural center: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/minnetrista

Say .... this is MY town! - next time folks stop by, let's do a pub crawl / architectural tour. www.pbase.com/archetype

Here are some exterior views of the Volkswagen facility in Dresden (not Munich), which originated this thread: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/image/72013449 http://www.pbase.com/archetype/image/72013447

More on West Clay: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/west_clay

I was fortunate to spend some time in Munchen this summer. Here are my photos: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/munich and other spots in Germany, too: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/europa_2006

I agree, Madison is the crown jewel of preservation in Indiana. many of my mentors at Ball State started the process in the late sixties, and now my classmates have continued it in their architectural practices. One town I would recommend is Aurora, near Rising Sun. It has a number of Steamboat era mansions, and has an amazingly compact original street grid. Oh, and no levee. ...Yikes

Great photos! Here's a few more from this month: http://www.pbase.com/archetype/noblesville

Many thanks! (merci beaucoup) may I wholeheartedly recommend both cities for a visit...

Some shots from last autumn http://www.pbase.com/archetype/quebec_trip_2005

http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=1907 The Incredible Shrinking City Facing steep population decline, Youngstown, Ohio, is repositioning itself. By Belinda Lanks Posted April 17, 2006 When the mills shut down in the 1970s and '80s, the smokestacks and foundries that symbolized steel belt manufacturing cities gave way to factory shells and rust. First unemployed, workers then began to move away for good. Unlike former steel powerhouses, such as Pittsburgh and Allentown, that have tried to attract new industry and grow their way back to prosperity, Youngstown, Ohio, is hitching its future to a strategy of creative shrinkage. Last year Youngstown 2010--a partnership between the city's planning department and Youngstown State University--unveiled a comprehensive plan to reduce nonessential infrastructure, attract new businesses, and rehab deteriorated and abandoned spaces. In fact Youngstown is the first city in the United States to adopt this disarming approach to the problems of population decline. "It's politically and professionally uncomfortable to face the shrinkage of a city or region, even though it may be staring you in the face," says Frank Popper, an urban-planning professor at Rutgers and Princeton universities. "I think it's enormously brave and creative and innovative of Youngstown to be taking on this task."

Very nice!