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Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-07-12, 11:14 AM Replies: 2,793
Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 2
Views: 59,133 Posted By bud too often repeated.
too often repeated
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(In my previous post) I was thinking along these lines:
"Considerations on Representative Government, - J.S. Mill - Philosophy:
"It can not be too often repeated that, every thing depends on the personal qualities and capacities of the agents of government. This truth is the cardinal principle of _______ administration. The day when it comes to be thought that the appointment of persons to situations of trust from motives of convenience, already so criminal in, can be practiced with impunity in ______ , will be the beginning of the decline and fall of our (Republic)." - http://www.philosophy-index.com/mill...ment/xviii.php
As an architect, I would say, with all due regard for free enterprise (a liberty we cherish and defend), the Law, if followed, will not allow His Majesty the Citizen to be treated with contempt. I want only to inform the developer and the regulating agencies of government of the crime and trust that once they were aware of it they would do the right thing. I leave punishment to the wisdom of the Legislature and the prudence of our Judiciary - rather than by executive fiat - I do not want to punish anyone. It was because of my study of the Broadacres City concept that I came to understand the need and the ability of good planning to eliminate grade crossings in the regular course of orderly development, by due process of law. I believed my post would turn the tide for the better, by going to the root of the problem - just as Hamilton in FP#17 expounds it; I would say it is the kind of radical thinking taught and practiced by Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin and in his writings. Wright said, It isn't the fault of institutions. It isn't the fault of any class. It isn't the fault of the big boys that make the money. How would they learn better? ...How are they going to find out? They can only find out by your disapproval. They can only find out by your telling the truth, first to yourselves, and then out loud wherever you can get a chance to tell it. Jane Jacobs also did in her last book, and Kevin Lynch in his Site Planning book. It is a matter of professional responsibility for Architects. The Federalist Papers were written by the author of the Constitution, James Madison and the first Supreme Court Chief Justice, James Jay and the delegate from New York, Alexander Hamilton who were present at the creation in Philadelphia in 1787. It is the Supreme Law of the land.
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FBC 1944 ~ Texas A&M Architecture 1951~ Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice 1958 ~ A.o.Y. 1970 ~ KYMAK 1977 ~ douglas36601 ~ 1984 ...Broadacre City...Ethics...SVT...Objective Approach
Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-07-09, 10:50 AM Replies: 15 Where did the sidewalk go? (Philly) Views: 315 Posted By bud Police Power They do not have the power to regulate commerce at all although they ursurp that authority from the Central government by tradition; however, they have the authority to regulate crime if they only...
FBC 1944 ~ Texas A&M Architecture 1951~ Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice 1958 ~ A.o.Y. 1970 ~ KYMAK 1977 ~ douglas36601 ~ 1984 ...Broadacre City...Ethics...SVT...Objective Approach
Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-07-06, 12:16 PM Replies: 15 Where did the sidewalk go? (Philly) Views: 315 Posted By bud Disorderly conduct I have found that according to Alabama Criminal Code Section 13A-11-7, blocking a public right of way is a crime, a misdemeanor; if two are more people agree to commit a crime it is a felony....
FBC 1944 ~ Texas A&M Architecture 1951~ Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice 1958 ~ A.o.Y. 1970 ~ KYMAK 1977 ~ douglas36601 ~ 1984 ...Broadacre City...Ethics...SVT...Objective Approach
Forum: Book Club 2007-07-03, 10:46 AM Replies: 844 What are we reading right now? (Planning related or not) Views: 37,465 Posted By bud Taliesin Fellow Architect's book examines sprawl http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0103sr-swaback03Z8.html...
FBC 1944 ~ Texas A&M Architecture 1951~ Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice 1958 ~ A.o.Y. 1970 ~ KYMAK 1977 ~ douglas36601 ~ 1984 ...Broadacre City...Ethics...SVT...Objective Approach
Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-07-02, 11:01 AM Replies: 2,658 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 2 Views: 56,561 Posted By bud for the RECORD Who is the greatest living architect? I would say that the architect who understands and controls the first step in the building process (site selection) is great, regardless of building design.... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-06-20, 11:23 AM Replies: 2,658 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 2 Views: 56,561 Posted By bud Futurism I do not necessarily agree with Alvin Toffler but in a recent Radio Talk Show (http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2007/06/18.html) Interview a caller (ab. 3:45AM CDT) asked him what he thought about... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-06-08, 10:32 AM Replies: 25 What if the US never invaded Iraq??? Views: 524 Posted By bud Dreaming We could have started to rebuild this Country; FLW imagined it could be done his way in 12 years (see Ken Burns, PBS special). I think if we (architects) were to wake up and take a good look at... Forum: Environmental Planning 2007-06-01, 11:30 AM Replies: 11 Composting Views: 376 Posted By bud It's not a problem of reducing green waste but of... It's not a problem of reducing green waste but of using it productively that we need to learn the theory and practice composting instead of throwing it away and dumping it - that could be taught in... Forum: Environmental Planning 2007-05-18, 10:54 AM Replies: 11 Composting Views: 376 Posted By bud Drum method Drum method: I would add new waste material as it becomes available, covering this with cellulose material (leaves, grass clippings, straw, shredded paper, etc.) and a thin layer of topsoil until... Forum: Environmental Planning 2007-05-17, 10:45 AM Replies: 11 Composting Views: 376 Posted By bud Citified I have observed that most people have become too citified to understand such things and would have to be re-educated. That is one of the big problems with the way cities are built nowadays, isn't it?... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-05-16, 02:00 PM Replies: 28 Preemptive street/subdivision platting: Does it happen? Views: 937 Posted By bud Commerce and Industry Well, the Traditions I had in mind were those that allow Commerce to be regulated by Local government. That has perpetuated the Feudal System and is why the use of Eminent Domain has been misused.... Forum: Environmental Planning 2007-05-16, 01:24 PM Replies: 11 Composting Views: 376 Posted By bud Composting Would anyone care to discuss composting? There was an article in Progressive Architecture magazine awhile back that brought my attention to the composting toilet; this article featured the Swedish... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-05-16, 12:26 PM Replies: 6 Is it really possible to "keep up" with rapid growth? Views: 437 Posted By bud Standardize I would say it could be done once a really good pattern is developed and standardized. A bad plan or a fake would be a de ad hand and could cause atrophy. It must be simple enough that everyone, even... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-05-16, 11:35 AM Replies: 28 Preemptive street/subdivision platting: Does it happen? Views: 937 Posted By bud Fundamentals I am aware of Traditions that have made the Law of no effect. The Power of Eminent Domain was "reserved to the States or to the People"; if the States do not use it then the People can - that refers... Search: Posts Made By: bud Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-05-14, 10:04 AM Replies: 20 Preemptive street/subdivision platting: Does it happen? Views: 323 Posted By bud Power of Eminent Domain I would say Cities and Counties as agents of the State should and are empowered by the State Planning Code to develop plans for land use within their jurisdiction by the Power of Eminent Domain,... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-05-07, 09:35 AM Replies: 12 Taxation Without Representation Views: 269 Posted By bud Voter registration Why not just go over to the Montgomery County Court House in Rockville, MD and register to vote - who would object to that? That would be a matter of individual initiative. If someone takes issue... Forum: Student Lounge 2007-05-03, 09:57 AM Replies: 8 Arch vs. L.A. Views: 216 Posted By bud Ne plus ultra I would say LA's represent the ne plus ultra of Urban and Regional Planning - e.g., see Ian McHarg, Garrick Ekbo, etc. http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0501/mcharg.html Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-05-02, 01:00 PM Replies: 12 Taxation Without Representation Views: 269 Posted By bud Virginia or Maryland My thought is that residents of DC might be counted as citizens of the State from which the District was formed. Why wouldn't that work? That is probably the way it was originally. BTW, there are... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-05-02, 09:45 AM Replies: 13 MacArthur Maze - SF Bay area Views: 411 Posted By bud That's bad! http://www.story-lovers.com/liststhatgoodthatsbad.html No, that's good; In this case no one was injured. While it is still no joking matter, there may be room for a little humor, if you will. I... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-04-27, 11:11 AM Replies: 5 Art Nouveau in your town? Views: 383 Posted By bud Owen Jones In the 19th Century, Art was in decline worldwide. Victor Hugo in 1831 had written in his Notre Dame that, the renaissance was the setting sun all Europe had mistook for dawn". There was a separate... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-04-26, 09:36 AM Replies: 7 Urbanity? Views: 350 Posted By bud Elegance If you mean Interior Design then I would say the word is Elegance Urbanity - http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col61&query=urbanity&x=9&y=13 Elegance -... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-04-25, 10:30 AM Replies: 7 Urbanity? Views: 350 Posted By bud Urbanity I would say a city that within a two mile square blends open space, farm scenes, bucolic quietness, with cultural facilities, universities, libraries, hotels, fair grounds, mixed residential... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-04-23, 10:05 AM Replies: 1,892 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 2 Views: 38,608 Posted By bud Snitching There was an article on CBS's 60 Minutes yesterday. Would this issue be worth discussing in a separate thead? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/19/60minutes/main2704565.shtml Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-04-06, 10:45 AM Replies: 65 Poll: Is planning an art and/or science? Views: 3,250 Posted By bud Geographers Geographers Certainly you are correct in one respect; Geographers instantly recognize a good plan for orderly and systematic development on a macro or grand scale. Although development is the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-03-30, 11:12 AM Replies: 1,892 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 2 Views: 38,608 Posted By bud K C M O area To whom it may concern, for what it may be worth, I'm in Jackson County, MO visiting for a week or two. Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-03-23, 10:43 AM Replies: 5 ninth page ---------- eigth page Views: 118 Posted By bud Happy birthday yesterday? I had a bad day on my birthday yesterday; but I am O.K today... if you say so. I'm ok if you're ok. Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-03-23, 10:31 AM Replies: 54 Voters may get power over comprehensive plans Views: 1,150 Posted By bud hat ed by ... elected officials H ated by elected officials It has already been decided by our republican form of government via our Representatives in the Legislative Bodies as expressed in the Planning Codes at all level of... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2007-03-22, 09:49 AM Replies: 5 Single-room occupancy housing. Views: 373 Posted By bud Domitories, etc. I live in a dormitory type building just like those where I went to college; except for a few small apartments and one large apartment. I wish there were at least one of these in every city. This one... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-03-21, 11:08 AM Replies: 65 Poll: Is planning an art and/or science? Views: 3,250 Posted By bud Urban pathology I would recommend registration of Urban Planners; what they do is as much if not more in the interest of public safety and the general welfare as what building designers do. I maintain that both are... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-20, 11:48 AM Replies: 61 USA TODAY article - Cities afraid of by congestion Views: 1,288 Posted By bud if a freeway would be free? How many lanes would a freeway be if a freeway would be free? From the topic article, An interstate highway wider than the length of a football field is not as rare as it was 10 years ago That... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-03-16, 10:47 AM Replies: 132 The Men of Cyburbia Views: 3,999 Posted By bud Count me in Count me in - Hot - They called me pretty boy in high school and an old classmate said I still am. I walk five miles a day and do kung fu exercises. Quirkiness - I am as normal as can... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-16, 10:14 AM Replies: 61 USA TODAY article - Cities afraid of by congestion Views: 1,288 Posted By bud Good ideas, if... Those are intelligent ideas if you are building cities starting from scratch. As cities are now it is not feasible - unless you live in Cuba or under any other Dictatorship. We could build new cities... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-15, 01:17 PM
Replies: 61 USA TODAY article - Cities afraid of de ath by congestion Views: 1,288 Posted By bud Smart growth... I was thinking along these lines, quoting from - http://ecoethics.net/smartgrowth/index.htm - In conferences like these we are only now beginning to argue that we need to get "smart" about how we manage and manipulate the world. It's about time, no? The appeal for smart growth has been slow in coming, but the consequences of "stupid" growth (mindless growth, aimless growth, anarchic growth) are now becoming too apparent to ignore. Clearly the appeal for "smart growth" is the wave of the future. Who could possibly be against "smart growth?" If all it is contrasted with is "stupid growth" then there is hardly a contest. No one can possibly deny that smart growth is an ethical imperative. All we need bicker about from now on is who gets to call what "smart?". From Center for the Study of Values in Public Life at the Harvard Divinity School - http://ecojustice.net/2005-ENVRE120/PDF/20020000-Smart-Growth-10-Commandments.pdf -
Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-14, 10:05 AM Replies: 61 USA TODAY article - Cities afraid of by congestion Views: 1,288 Posted By bud 528 = 1/10th + 2mi. each side What planning is all about: 528 = 1/10th + 2mi. each side FLW in 1932 had something like this in mind with the advent of the automobile. It is not too late to start if we follow the law; that is, if... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-13, 10:35 AM Replies: 10 Why 33', 66' and 99' lots and right-of-ways? Views: 326 Posted By bud Cubits To throw a chain ... I recall from a surveying course I took as a sophomore Architect in College about 1952 that you could take the strap steel tape (AKA "chain") and loop it into a loose coil and... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-12, 09:55 AM Replies: 68 People and their mindsets about the city? Views: 1,811 Posted By bud mindsets I can see how a novice such as HCB could take JJ or Kevin Lynch in an appeal to authority in defense of concentration of the population as an alternative to sprawl. A study of their biographies is... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-09, 11:29 AM Replies: 68 People and their mindsets about the city? Views: 1,811 Posted By bud Follow the law? I think planners should remind themselves that they work for the people. Politicians in their zeal for development and economic growth usually forget the laws of orderly development - planners know... Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-03-09, 11:09 AM Replies: 10 Why 33', 66' and 99' lots and right-of-ways? Views: 326 Posted By bud Beauty I favor using the 11 foot unit in Urban Planning. There is a certain beauty of proportion in it when one is engaged in the intelligent planning of cities. Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-08, 09:57 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,215 Posted By bud Do you read me? Are you still learning, or have you mastered the subject in the last 6 months? There was a decal when I was in college that said, six munce ago I didn't know what an architect was, now I are one.... Showing results 1 to 25 of 180 Forum: Introduce Yourself 2007-03-07, 01:14 PM Replies: 9 Introduction Views: 247 Posted By bud KYMAK city I think you will find some good ideas on my website as you click your way through it. The idea is especially for rural areas in undeveloped as well as around overdeveloped urban... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-07, 11:24 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Core and Backbone Sprawl is what we have now. Kansas City, MO is about the same size as NYC, 300+ sq. mi. Density is about two per acre. NYC is about 40 per acre. Manhattan is 23 sq. mi. at 100/ac. You apparently... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-06, 11:14 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Dare to Plan! That is exactly my point; Congress must stop funding it. - http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?p=357780#post357780 - There must be a better way and I think there is, viz., KYMAK. How... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-05, 12:41 PM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud boiker, how did we survive until the industrial... boiker, how did we survive until the industrial revolution? Only 10% of the population was urban and had to travel great distances by foot or horseback or horsedrawn carriage. Sprawl is unplanned... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-05, 10:44 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud U.S. & Missouri Code Are you familiar with this? _________________________________________ U.S. Law _________________________________________ 42USCode Urban Policy Section 4501 It is the policy of Congress to... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-02, 10:40 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Let's follow the Law. The Law expresses the will of the People; they are yearning to be free and want more space to live in; that is what America is all about. They are being misled, i.e., sold a bill of goods, now; it... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-03-01, 10:52 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Broadacres is urban; it has all the elements of... Broadacres is urban; it has all the elements of urbanity. Aren't you hung up on the Euorpean mo del? Broadacres was designed especially for American Democracy, the New Republic; the ne plus Ultra of... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-02-28, 02:03 PM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Architecture Building cities is an architectural problem. As far as the definition of a socialist, that would be one who advocates that the State (public sector) have control of more than one of the factors of... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-02-28, 12:43 PM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Utopian? There is nothing Utopian about good urban design and planning - anyone who knows how to build can follow the plans if they only have the power, or incentives such as the money. Those who now have the... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-02-28, 11:44 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Catagorize Could you categorize the various schemes that have been proposed? We should know that continuous growth does not work. Our cities look like the cross section of a fibrous tumor (FLW, 1958).... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-02-27, 10:53 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Adversaries and epithets. Adversary. Are you not thinking in terms of the continuously growing Mega-metropolis from its central urban core; isn't that what sprawl is all about? I would say so. On the contrary, Broadacres is... eigth page -------- seventh page Forum: Introduce Yourself 2007-02-23, 12:09 PM Replies: 13 Hi folks Views: 424 Posted By bud Like Jane Jacobs You are like Jane Jacobs in that her husband was an Architect. Forum: Design, Space and Place 2007-02-23, 11:16 AM Replies: 216 Sprawl: how do you stop it? Views: 5,579 Posted By bud Here's how. Here's how: It would have to be done on a Nationwide or Continent-wide basis. Developers follow the path of least resistance and their own sweet will. Congress must stop funding this kind of... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-02-23, 10:29 AM Replies: 29 Poll: the 40 Days of Lent Views: 747 Posted By bud Relentless Is Lent relentless? Then at the end of 40 days you relent? I suggest that If people would obey the Laws of Heaven given to Moses on Mt. Sinai they would have only one day out of the year to do that,... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-02-14, 10:54 AM Replies: 10 What is the difference between a developer, engineer, and consultant Views: 484 Posted By bud Follow the Law I think that desirable development would be to follow the Law as stipulated in State and Federal Codes as I have previously noted on this forum and on my website. Sometimes Local Codes or Practice... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-02-13, 10:55 AM Replies: 10 What is the difference between a developer, engineer, and consultant Views: 484 Posted By bud "Real world?" It is a pity but that's the way it is "in the real world" as they say - as led by the big boys who have the money; they brush the architect aside and go directly to the engineer therefore they... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2007-02-09, 12:03 PM Replies: 10 What is the difference between a developer, engineer, and consultant Views: 484 Posted By bud Land Owners The Rancher/Land Owner is the developer but he is assuming the role of the Architect; that is almost always the case in land development. This is the great unsolved problem in Urban Design and... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-02-06, 10:49 AM Replies: 478 Cyburbia Weightfest Thread Views: 12,461 Posted By bud To eat or not to eat? Last Thursday morning I awoke and tuned into the following program at about 3:15AM and heard a caller say that he had learned to live on the air we breathe alone with good exercise; food and water... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2007-01-31, 01:32 PM Replies: 42 [Voices] A Failure of Fairness? Property Rights Movement is Reborn at the Ballot Box Views: 1,737 Posted By bud I have an idea this issue could be resolved by... I have an idea this issue could be resolved by STV (site value taxation). The land tax was recommended by the framers of the U. S. Constitution; it is the only legitimate source of revenue for... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2007-01-10, 11:12 AM Replies: 15 New from The Woodlands Views: 344 Posted By bud Greetings I am not familiar with it but I see that it is within two miles of the freeway and railroad track so that it meets Broadacre City standards - all urban development would be so everywhere in the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-01-09, 01:51 PM Replies: 21 Going to work - what motivates you Views: 503 Posted By bud Patience "Patience, patience; with the shades of all the good and great for company; and for solace, the perspective of your own infinite life; and for work, the study and the communication of... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2007-01-09, 11:21 AM Replies: 9 switching from Community Development to Transportation Planning (Public Works) Views: 258 Posted By bud Visionary? I would say this is visionary - http://www.et3.com/ . Forum: Introduce Yourself 2007-01-09, 11:15 AM Replies: 15 Hello from Los Angeles Views: 292 Posted By bud L A Greetings from LA ... Lower Alabama, that is. Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2007-01-08, 11:08 AM Replies: 75 Damn the previous poster with faint praise Views: 1,855 Posted By bud Perspicacity You have a certain rat-like perspicacity, exceeded only by your rat-like courage. Forum: Transportation Planning 2007-01-04, 11:11 AM Replies: 36 Future of cities Views: 2,167 Posted By bud Need Planning I would say the size of cities is determined by the ambition of developers and politicians along with the lack of good planning that is caused by those well intended yet blind forces rather than by... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-21, 12:48 PM Replies: 54 What the APA needs to do to get professional planners held in higher regards Views: 2,697 Posted By bud Emerson I think you have it backward; I would rather say, a good planner follows those laws to make sure no harm comes to the people or to the planet. I am reminded of the Ayn Rand character, Howard Roark... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-19, 11:26 AM Replies: 54 What the APA needs to do to get professional planners held in higher regards Views: 2,697 Posted By bud Bad Planning How does having a Planners monopoly engender anything of real value to society that the law does not already provide? We already have laws such as, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-15, 11:09 AM Replies: 54 What the APA needs to do to get professional planners held in higher regards Views: 2,697 Posted By bud Aia+ How about a million-man-march on Washington? to demand they stop funding disorderly development and start funding an orderly and systematic, streamlined plan as Congress has already declared... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-12-14, 11:01 AM Replies: 47 Reinventing yourself - The new better you Views: 1,113 Posted By bud Oh?... What were you reading? Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-11, 01:45 PM Replies: 20 Planning department specialization: pros and cons Views: 1,770 Posted By bud Architect What if the Planning Director is an MBA or Political Scientist or any one of the other experts who should advise the Architect in the process of building cities? That is sometimes the case in a city... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-12-08, 11:52 AM Replies: 47 Reinventing yourself - The new better you Views: 1,113 Posted By bud ...Pray? With a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence as one might do in any revolution. even (or especially) if you are only fighting yourself Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-08, 11:25 AM Replies: 65 Poll: Is planning an art and/or science? Views: 3,526 Posted By bud Principles of Art As a matter of Art, Planners need to keep in mind some of the principles of art; two of which are: 1. Limitations are the artists best friends, e.g., fixed city limits. 2. As in every perfect... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-06, 11:55 AM Replies: 65 Poll: Is planning an art and/or science? Views: 3,526 Posted By bud Unintended career I am well aware of what you say. I intended to be an architect until I discovered that we are professionally responsible as much for how cities are built as for the buildings as a matter of our... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-12-05, 11:00 AM Replies: 65 Poll: Is planning an art and/or science? Views: 3,526 Posted By bud Deduction There have been ongoing efforts in the 20th Century to reduce Art and everything else to a science which is to say the "scientific method". The scientific method is inductive reasoning whereas Art is... Forum: Transportation Planning 2006-11-29, 12:40 PM Replies: 6 Missing Segway thread ??? Views: 994 Posted By bud Good design I see someone stole your thunder - these links may explain why it apparently became a d ead issue on this forum.... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-29, 10:55 AM Replies: 47 Poll: Are you a coffee snob? Views: 850 Posted By bud roast your own A popcorn popper might work; you could wipe it with a towel afterward. I do it in a pan on top of the stove or in the oven as with peanuts; its a matter of timing and temperature. The roasted whole... seventh page -------- sixth page Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-28, 01:09 PM Replies: 37 Poll: what is your favorite Christmas movie? Views: 729 Posted By bud Miracle on 34th St. ...with Edmond Gwin and Natalie Wood. I would like to see some of the others though. Apparently I am a little out of touch - I've been absorbed in my work. Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-28, 12:34 PM Replies: 47 Poll: Are you a coffee snob? Views: 850 Posted By bud Very little I go with the majority here, but prefer fresh roasted and ground Columbian. I buy the green beans and roast them myself when I can find them as much as I can afford. I use cream and honey (because I... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-11-28, 11:44 AM Replies: 11 Hello from St. Louis Views: 212 Posted By bud Greetings I like the people I've met in St. Louis. BTW, we can pick up KMOX in Mobile at night. Forum: Student Lounge 2006-11-27, 10:53 AM Replies: 24 Need help with school Art/Architecture Views: 810 Posted By bud Environmental Design I had no art in high school. I was led into architecture by a class in mechanical drawing and the teacher who also taught woodworking which I took and metalworking which I wish I had taken. I think... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-11-22, 11:45 AM Replies: 20 Developer in your midst. Views: 284 Posted By bud Greetings Neither planners or developers plan America; bureaucrats and bankers do; the financial community follows a herd instinct bankers will not finance new concepts; they depend on developers to... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-17, 11:47 AM Replies: 13,145 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own Views: 302,894 Posted By bud Elergy 53 Full many a gem of purest ray serene, 54 The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: 55 Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, 56 And waste its sweetness on the... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-11-13, 10:51 AM Replies: 7 Eliminating destablilizing / nuisance uses Views: 412 Posted By bud Site development I have an idea. I need the street address of the site in question. I could then recommend whether or how it should be developed. Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-08, 12:43 PM Replies: 35 Poll: Is this crazy: 10,000 members of the House of Rep's Views: 732 Posted By bud Delegation I notice that 10,000/435 = 23. I'm thinking the 23 or some suitable number of Representatives from the same current Congressional district in a State would select one of them as the speaker best... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-07, 01:07 PM Replies: 35 Poll: Is this crazy: 10,000 members of the House of Rep's Views: 732 Posted By bud Reason enough I have plans to seat 12000; and there would be less centralization of the population Nationwide as I have it. Anyway, as long as we remain a Union of the Several States (as preserved in the... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-11-06, 12:29 PM Replies: 44 Split level houses: why? Views: 4,794 Posted By bud Flw FLW - http://www.franklloydwrightinfo.com/wasfllwbio.html "Wright is generally credited with design of the first American split-level residence in the Isabel Roberts house, River Forest, Illinois... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-11-03, 11:20 AM Replies: 30 Levels of Religious Involvement Views: 727 Posted By bud Kinds of Religion I find the word religion comes from the word rely as in rely on; as it evolved the y became an i and a j to yield relijon this was then spelled, religion. I see that there are three kinds... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-11-01, 11:50 AM Replies: 5 How do you measure good planning? Views: 477 Posted By bud Business "Planning" The notion of Business Planning does tend to confuse the issue of City Planning; I think it is a misnomer, what they are talking about is Management which includes planning, directing,... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-10-25, 01:24 PM Replies: 62 Sticky: Building a comprehensive plan - THE CYBURBIA FAQ Views: 7,349 Posted By bud Know the Law, because that is the expession of... Know the Law, because that is the expession of the will of the People. Has any such plan ever been duly published, adopted and filed as a matter of public record in the County Probate Court. This is... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-10-24, 02:09 PM Replies: 12 Main difference(s) between home rule and non-home rule Views: 958 Posted By bud Regionalism Is this what you mean by Regionalism... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-10-23, 11:11 AM Replies: 12 Main difference(s) between home rule and non-home rule Views: 958 Posted By bud Dillon' Rule Strictly construed you are correct and I should say so but I was thinking as compared to the County and went on to make my point concerning a Federal system at the Local level comparable to the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-10-20, 12:15 PM Replies: 122 The Republic Ended Today Views: 3,218 Posted By bud Plato I recall from Plato's Republic that a republic's greatest weakness was not in faction but distraction. What distractions? Notice that the politicians are very keen on finding ways to keep us busy... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-10-20, 11:09 AM Replies: 12 Main difference(s) between home rule and non-home rule Views: 958 Posted By bud Homerule County My understanding is that Home Rule is sought by Counties rather than Municipalitiles, i.e. incorporated cities which already have home rule. The County Commissioners seek home rule in collusion with... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-10-11, 12:37 PM Replies: 2 Gilbert White died was 94. Views: 562 Posted By bud Should we? Architects generally advise against building in a floodplain (see Architectural Graphic Standards, et al) but real estate sales people seem blissfully unaware or careless of that advise. It would... Forum: Student Lounge 2006-10-10, 02:06 PM Replies: 1 Investigation: which is the main object of the environmental design Views: 223 Posted By bud E D 101 This is the name Buckminster Fuller gave to Architecture. It is now the first four years, the undergraduate curriculum for students who may go on to graduate school for a Masters or PhD in... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-10-10, 11:10 AM Replies: 22 Hitch Hike to all 50 state capitals in 50 days? Views: 590 Posted By bud @ 300/day? Before 911, I was averaging 300 miles a day; but, two or three years ago when it was less than 200 miles per day I quit that rather arduous but more interesting method of travel and started riding... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-27, 02:14 PM Replies: 59 Do you fully understand and know Economics? Views: 1,302 Posted By bud O P M What you call Capital is actually Wealth or what other people have produced - you do not want to see that (mental block). Your clients use OPM, other people's money to make money for yourself while... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-09-27, 11:59 AM Replies: 69 Why can't local governments say no to development? Views: 3,611 Posted By bud Exactly Yes, but not as it is done traditionally. My idea is to have an orderly and systematic plan for every niche and corner of the County in the form of several Municipal units of the size of four... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-09-22, 11:46 AM Replies: 69 Why can't local governments say no to development? Views: 3,611 Posted By bud The Golden Rule Here is how it is done. We need only go by the law and the golden rule - "they who have the gold make the rules" - the people supply the gold through taxation. The law expresses the will of the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-22, 10:48 AM Replies: 13,145 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own Views: 302,894 Posted By bud E=mcc To Whom it may concern... see on NOVA at PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/legacy.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/genius/ Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-20, 02:00 PM Replies: 27 Happy Birthday, Chet! Views: 366 Posted By bud Re: Your Solar return Many happy returns. sixth page -------- fifth page Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-09-19, 10:34 AM Replies: 9 Empty space on the southern tip of Manhattan Views: 1,244 Posted By bud fish nets or air bags Architects think of these things but the big money boys cut them out to maximize their profits. It would take an act of Congress to change that - but who owns Congress? Another way would be to have... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-09-15, 10:07 AM Replies: 9 Empty space on the southern tip of Manhattan Views: 1,244 Posted By bud 9-11 Architectural Record reported that the high-jacker who planned and commanded their operation was himself an architect. So he knew the vulnerability of the structure and took full advantage of it to... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-14, 09:33 AM Replies: 478 Cyburbia Weightfest Thread Views: 12,461 Posted By bud O.k. I read you. Maybe you misread me; or what? I don't think it was the book that did it. I think it will do someone some good. Forum: Cities and Places 2006-09-13, 12:39 PM Replies: 20 Pittsburgh has fever for downtown living Views: 1,407 Posted By bud Incentive taxation I understand downtown Pittsburg keeps the tax on buildings low and high on land; this two rate tax system serves to encourage development - it is also known as site value taxation. It is one of only... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-13, 11:35 AM Replies: 478 Cyburbia Weightfest Thread Views: 12,461 Posted By bud Diets Don't Work http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=diets+don%27t+work&fr=yfp-t-500&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8 http://www.amazon.com/Diets-Don-Work-Naturally-Diet-Free/dp/0942540166 My Mother used this book and overcame... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-09-06, 10:38 AM Replies: 9 Benifit of kinetic architecture over conventional architecture Views: 606 Posted By bud Water as art Art is what distinguishes a building as architecture. Water has always been used to make buildings beautiful (as with pools and fountains); so water in motion could be called, in terms of science,... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-09-05, 10:50 AM Replies: 21 The Homeschooling Discussion Thread spun off from Minnesota High School s Views: 731 Posted By bud Education No one knew better than Thomas Jefferson the need for education in a democratic republic; yet he said education should not be compulsory. A parent should not be forced to send their child to public... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-08-30, 01:05 PM Replies: 10 Land Use Densities Views: 494 Posted By bud Population Densities For homework, I suggest that you find the densities of urban areas and other non-rural land and then subtract that from the total land area of Texas. The remainder would be the answer to your... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-30, 12:02 PM Replies: 18 Asphalt roofing shingles in the Northeastern/Midwestern US: why? Views: 2,088 Posted By bud 'thinderbird' style overhangs How would that be a problem? Wright typically used standing seam copper roofs. I gather your cabin has wide eaves; how wide? - three or four feet, I reckon. And you want to use sheet metal? What is... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-08-30, 11:29 AM Replies: 39 Going to war vs. Slumlords Views: 1,919 Posted By bud Quiet enjoyment By power of Eminent Domain reserved to It, the State guarantees property owners Quiet Enjoyment. Noise is at the root of and perhaps the only problem with blighted neighborhoods. Once noise is... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-08-25, 11:25 AM Replies: 59 Do you fully understand and know Economics? Views: 1,302 Posted By bud What? Apparently you do not know the difference between economics and finance. I guess you mean you sell stocks and bonds as, or for, an investment banker; so your vested interest would be in the money... Forum: Student Lounge 2006-08-23, 11:18 AM Replies: 8 PhD thesis on the history of planning? Views: 606 Posted By bud Research topics One topic might consider the effects of site value taxation on land use. In Australia I know there is at least one major city (Melbourne?) that uses laissez-faire (site value) taxation - it is an... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-08-22, 12:26 PM Replies: 59 Do you fully understand and know Economics? Views: 1,302 Posted By bud Land, Labor and Capital=Wealth Start by defining the three factors needed to produce wealth. What is so confusing is that money is called capital; but money is a measure of wealth. The true definition of capital would be... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-08-18, 12:21 PM Replies: 35 Just What is an Exurb? Views: 3,729 Posted By bud Montecello That is how I understand it. Thomas Jefferson's Montecello (http://www.monticello.org/) might be an example; the Biltmore Estate (http://www.biltmore.com/) would certainly be. It might be applied... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-08-17, 11:00 AM Replies: 11 Any Texans... Views: 519 Posted By bud I am from Texas Crane, in West Texas is my hometown as well as McCamey. I have lived in Odessa (where I still own land) as well as in Ft Worth, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin not to mention College Station where I... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-11, 11:12 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Monopoly powers Quote: Originally posted by bud I apologize if I have offended anyone - my comments are not to be taken personally. Try to be objective. I am sure FLW would say you are correct; I sure do. It... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-08-09, 01:11 PM Replies: 18 Hello from DC! Views: 276 Posted By bud Greetings Pleased to meet you. I have spent quite a bit of time in DC. Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-09, 11:00 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Professional Standards Quote: Originally posted by bud One should not go into Architecture to get a living; as in any of the other learned professions. Wright said it would be better to dig ditches for a living than to... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-08, 12:34 PM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Gurdjieff Olgivanna, who was from Montenegro was a student of Gurdjieff as a young woman. Her book, The Conscious Struggle was based on Gurdjieff's teaching. It was about how to think objectively. It was given... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-08, 10:46 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Multi -replies Usonian houses There was a piece (rerun?) on CBS, 60 Minutes this Sunday showing how the average size Large home had increased from a previous 4 - 5K SF to 8 12K SF. When I began in the early... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-07, 10:49 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Multiple replies Usonia Usonia was Wright's name for the United States of America, the only country without a name. He said he got the idea from reading Erewhon by Samuel Butler. He decided to do 40 small low...
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Ethics
That is unethical. One should not go into Architecture to get a living; as in any of the other learned professions. Wright was exemplary of that in his practice along with Sullivan who reinforced it in him but he learned Architecture at home from his Mother who was a teacher; he lived and worked to please her until she died in the 1920's when Sullivan also passed away. That ideal was portrayed in The Fountain Head which was showing when I was in High School and College. The ethic is practically unenforceable but to ignore it will num the psyche, dumb down the intellect or drive one to drink if one has any conscience in the matter. FLW called such competitors, inebriate criminals (see The Natural House). Wright said it would be better to dig ditches for a living than to pros titute your self in Architecture. On Ethics see The Future of Architecture, Lectures at the Chicago Art Institute, "Advice to the young man in Architecture".
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Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-03, 10:56 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud List of Houses I see it is on this list but it is not something he would want to take credit for, I am sure. I still question that he did it. List of FLW Houses... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-03, 10:24 AM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Gale House I was not aware of the Thomas H. Gale House (1892) you link to and it does not look like anything Wright ever did even that early in his career. This is the one I had in mind: Mrs. Thomas Gale... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-08-02, 12:55 PM Replies: 26 Frank Lloyd Wright Views: 1,276 Posted By bud Frank Lloyd Wright I came across an article the other day on the internet stating that some of Wright's houses are still un-saleable even though others are worth a fortune. That reminded me of the little Gale House in... fifth page ---------- forth page Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-08-02, 10:55 AM Replies: 7 Innovative master plans? Views: 688 Posted By bud Broadacre City Frank Lloyd Wright said of his own Innovative Master Plan, Broadacre City, "Architects as they are educated are not competent even to see it ( see, the London Lectures as recorded in The Future... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-07-28, 12:08 PM Replies: 13,145 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own Views: 302,894 Posted By bud Window dressing I think most Politicians (mayors, county commissioners, et al) think of themselves as the Architect so they don't really understand what a Planner is for other than that they need them for window... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-07-14, 12:13 PM Replies: 13,145 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own Views: 302,894 Posted By bud Cooking The Joy of Cooking was used at Taliesin when I was there - apprentices took turns doing the cooking and kitchen work. I once had a copy of The World's Best Recipes by Charles Beard. I still use from... Forum: Student Lounge 2006-07-12, 02:12 PM Replies: 6 Bartlett's advanced archiectural studies program Views: 540 Posted By bud Existential stuff Are you refering to this thread? http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showpost.php?p=326823&postcount=62 "This frantic interest in expanding the scope of architectural thought clearly indicates that the... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-07-12, 11:02 AM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Art http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showpost.php?p=210969&postcount=1 You misread me. I spoke in terms of art and architecture and meant to show how primitive people living close to nature instinctively... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-07-11, 11:02 AM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Natural beauty. The Federal Style was based on French and Italian Renaissance and English Palladian that is eclectic architecture, not indigenous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclecticism_in_art Indigenous is... Forum: Economic and Community Development 2006-07-07, 11:07 AM Replies: 9 Coastal development: carrying capacity? Views: 369 Posted By bud My hunch I followed my intuition rather than my math which is a little fuzzy. If you meant to say 100 sq km then that would be an overall density of almost 2 per acre. To correct myself, I should say there... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-07-07, 10:52 AM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Indigenous Architecture is the Art as well as Science of building. Engineers can design modern structures and buildings but if architects do not make their buildings a work of art they are no different than an... Forum: Economic and Community Development 2006-07-06, 10:41 AM Replies: 9 Coastal development: carrying capacity? Views: 369 Posted By bud Environmental Design This is a job for an Architect (Environmental Designer). It may be the sites that seem to be un-build-able would be the best place to build. This is to be done in sympathy with nature as good... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-07-05, 12:07 PM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Cost of Money Wright was ahead of Kahn in that type of structure and ornamentation was integral to FLW buildings. A building can be modern but it should not be called architecture if it doesn't fully employ the... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-30, 10:43 AM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Grammar of Ornament Re: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789476460/qid=1040666419/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-1605022-7943206?n=283155 and http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/grammar/propositions.html It has... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-28, 01:36 PM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Peter Behrens 1. I had in mind the Corporate practice of moving people around the country and indiviuals who change jobs for various reasons that result in a lot of real estate exchange - that demands resell... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-28, 12:38 PM Replies: 20 Any non-conformist architectural publications? Views: 638 Posted By bud T F N http://midglen.com/taliesinfellows/ http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=taliesin+fellows+newsletter&fr=FP-tab-web-t&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8 http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Periodicals/JrnlTaliesinFellows.h... Forum: Student Lounge 2006-06-28, 12:03 PM Replies: 13 High schooler w/ planning&design questions Views: 560 Posted By bud Home schooling is best Do a lot of reading on the subject at home or public library or the internet. Have you considered - http://www.franklloydwright.org/ . Are you interested more in solving problems or in making... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-28, 10:45 AM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Repose If the product of Art is Beauty and the effect of beauty is repose as stated in the Propositions in Owen Jones', Grammar of Ornament (referenced above) it may account for the restlessness and high... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-27, 01:22 PM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Decoration, etc. I never noticed that but I am the same height as FLW. The ceilings were of varying heights as I recall when I was there in 1958. At the doorway it was 6'-4" but inside the ceiling was higher. If you... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-23, 12:38 PM Replies: 65 Distinguishing traditional from modern architecture in one easy step Views: 2,174 Posted By bud Modern The architecture of Palladio was modern in its time. I am not sure about Frank Gerry. To be modern a building should be light and airy, it must push technology to its limits even effecting new... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-06-13, 11:41 AM Replies: 19 Frank Gruber -- Who me? Views: 358 Posted By bud Interesting Greetings. I have friends in Santa Monica. Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-09, 11:29 AM Replies: 65 Poll: What is your attitude toward lawns? Views: 1,601 Posted By bud Idea I think we (Design Professionals) only have to show them a better way and a reason for it and then convince them of that. The problem of air pollution not to mention noise caused by mowers is one... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-06-08, 11:28 AM Replies: 65 Poll: What is your attitude toward lawns? Views: 1,601 Posted By bud Decoration Lawns should be small, in strategic locations as a beauty spot or a soft little place to lie on - pools and fountains of water would be a part of this such as a Japanese garden. Maintenance of large... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-06-01, 01:41 PM Replies: 56 Who is America's top planner? Views: 2,794 Posted By bud Consensus? http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showpost.php?p=319922&postcount=19 That is the general consensus but I would say it is woefully misinformed. His thesis on city planning needs serious study. I would... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-06-01, 01:20 PM Replies: 56 Who is America's top planner? Views: 2,794 Posted By bud Beyond Broadacre City - http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showpost.php?p=319890&postcount=10 That is because most architects go (or get steered) into building design generally neglecting their responsibility in city and... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-06-01, 10:56 AM Replies: 56 Who is America's top planner? Views: 2,794 Posted By bud Architects only? Frank Lloyd said only Architects are trained to plan - I think he meant trained to be able to see into the future (long range) and to understand the principles of good design. Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-24, 12:45 PM Replies: 40 Cavalcade of s Views: 1,067 Posted By bud Nonconformist How about the word paradoxical or unconventional to describe my study of and findings concerning the problems of city and regional planning? I have come to this forum seeking any evidence that might... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-05-22, 11:47 AM Replies: 20 South Euclid, Ohio: a mid-20th century suburb on the edge Views: 1,308 Posted By bud My Apologies I understand; but this idea has been well received when presented in person to others, including planning professionals, and is being used by them. It is not easy to communicate without eye contact.... ----------- third page Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-19, 11:57 AM Replies: 40 Cavalcade of s Views: 1,067 Posted By bud ACLU v. Christian Right There is a battle going on between the Political Left and Right. I think the media blitz is due to a backlash from the Neo-Conservative Christian Right trying to maintain traditional values. The ACLU... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-05-18, 11:22 AM Replies: 20 South Euclid, Ohio: a mid-20th century suburb on the edge Views: 1,308 Posted By bud The Plan I have a plan that covers the entire Country. It is based on a 1500 mile square centered on a certain spot in Independence, Missouri (now a National Historic Site) which was marked in 1831 to be the... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-05-17, 03:40 PM Replies: 20 South Euclid, Ohio: a mid-20th century suburb on the edge Views: 1,308 Posted By bud Regional The Citizen is King as a matter of law even if not of fact. We can make it real if we know what we are doing - it is clear to me that non-planners and developers do not know what they are doing. We... Forum: Cities and Places 2006-05-17, 02:17 PM Replies: 20 South Euclid, Ohio: a mid-20th century suburb on the edge Views: 1,308 Posted By bud Clear vision It is a collection or hodgepodge of neatly planned subdivisions without an overall well designed pattern or master plan. It is part of the continuous growth of Cleveland which forms one huge blob -... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-05-12, 11:36 AM Replies: 17 Wave as you fly over Views: 384 Posted By bud Glad to meet you Let's not blame developers; they are only as good as their architect. bud... :l: Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-12, 11:26 AM Replies: 29 The Hitchhikers Guide to... well... Hitchhiking. Views: 600 Posted By bud It is legal It is lawful if you stay on the edge of the pavement or on the grass out of the normal flow of traffic, that is, "the roadway". Sometimes the police do not know these fine distinctions, confusing the... Forum: Cyburbia Issues and Help 2006-05-09, 12:44 PM Replies: 17 Suspensions and bannings - May 2006 Views: 1,203 Posted By bud My web site What about this? http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?p=315706#post315706 . bud... :u: Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-08, 11:14 AM Replies: 41 Is the government in the United States Dysfunctional? Views: 929 Posted By bud My apologies Yes. Most of my posts do not give a link to one of my web pages; but I will not give a link back to my website if that is a problem. Thank you for the warning. I am sure the government has become... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-05, 12:03 PM Replies: 41 Is the government in the United States Dysfunctional? Views: 929 Posted By bud Is government in the United States Dysfunctional? It is dysfunctional because Local government has not supported our Constitution. That is why they say in Washington, "All politics is local". Local politicians may not know and understand why they... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-04, 11:44 AM Replies: 87 Super List of Planning Jargon Views: 3,771 Posted By bud The roots of jargon Congress is about 80% Lawyers, now. Jefferson said if there were more than 20% it would be our undoing. It is not to eradicate legalese or Lawyer-speak or other Orwellian signs of social degeneration... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-05-03, 01:11 PM Replies: 27 Favorite skyscraper Views: 1,149 Posted By bud The Mile-high Illinois I like this one - http://www.delmars.com/wright/flw7a.htm . The 528 floors are cantilevered off of a central core of titanium reinforced concrete. It is a sky city which accommodates a population of... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-03, 12:56 PM Replies: 87 Super List of Planning Jargon Views: 3,771 Posted By bud Lawyer-speak Then it is legalese or "Lawyer-speak" which is generally the case and the root of the problem. Lawyers have always exercised undue control of society. What is the remedy? YHWH provides -... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-05-03, 10:36 AM Replies: 109 What is the objection to private cities? Views: 3,464 Posted By bud Law What law do you have in mind and why is it a problem? I find there are some laws or regulations or regulators (lawyers, et al) that tend to go contrary to higher laws; that is a problem - State and... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-02, 02:01 PM Replies: 87 Super List of Planning Jargon Views: 3,771 Posted By bud Ok But why not say, "If vehicles can only enter this property from X Street, then there is no danger of exiting across traffic." bud... :l: Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-05-02, 11:40 AM Replies: 109 What is the objection to private cities? Views: 3,464 Posted By bud Public service If those in the public sector who are employed to serve the public will always act like servants, rather than masters, then the public i.e., private citizens will at least feel like they own the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-05-01, 11:14 AM Replies: 40 Jane Jacobs dies - age 89 Views: 1,442 Posted By bud Complex problem In her Great American Cities she points out the complexity of City Planning and Design, indicating that it is beyond human comprehension. That validates my findings and the logic of the solution I... Forum: Transportation Planning 2006-04-28, 11:24 AM Replies: 26 Progressive Southern transportation planning? Views: 940 Posted By bud New Bus System Mobile, Alabama has a new system which should attract more riders although it works better in larger cities such as Kansas City, Missouri - http://www.kcata.org/ - where I got the idea and then... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-27, 11:20 AM Replies: 109 What is the objection to private cities? Views: 3,464 Posted By bud Laissez-faire The term, "laissez-faire" was confused by the British economic philosopher Adam Smith in his 1776 (counter-revolutionary?) publication of The Wealth of Nations. Jefferson and the founders of our... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-04-25, 01:52 PM Replies: 40 Jane Jacobs dies - age 89 Views: 1,442 Posted By bud Dark age ahead? Have you noticed her last book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400076706/sr=1-1/qid=1145986900/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-4658815-0110556?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books Dark Age Ahead is a 2004 book by Jane... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-25, 12:25 PM Replies: 109 What is the objection to private cities? Views: 3,464 Posted By bud Even private corporations are agents or... Even private corporations are agents or creatures of the State; everyone in business is an agent of the State or Municipality if they have a business license - this the very definition of... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-04-21, 11:09 AM Replies: 87 Super List of Planning Jargon Views: 3,771 Posted By bud Honesty Why not simply say entry or "in"? Why use Latin terminology? That was to have ended with Vatican II. The idea is to get rid of pretentiousness so that we can better learn to be perfectly honest in... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-04-14, 12:13 PM Replies: 13,145 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own Views: 302,894 Posted By bud e=mc^2 I figured this to mean, for example e=1lb x 186000 miles/sec^2 x186000 miles; use feet to get an answer in foot-pounds since energy is the same as work. Actually the equation is e=mad or e=fd where a... Forum: Transportation Planning 2006-04-14, 11:30 AM Replies: 7 Trip generation rates for botanical garden Views: 386 Posted By bud Cultural zone In Broadacre City the Arboretum is on the main thorofare across the street from a university. bud... :l: Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-13, 12:15 PM Replies: 65 Sprawl illustrated: 1950 to 2005 Views: 2,398 Posted By bud Feudalism It is still all feudalism because it does not give the people freedom from government dependency. bud... :u: Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-13, 11:04 AM Replies: 21 The influence of corruption on planning and development Views: 1,053 Posted By bud Lassez-faire Reply: It is a piece of paper that if we believe in we will defend whether with our in war or with whatever it takes in peace - we have to tell them the truth and show them the way; that would... --------- second page Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-11, 10:47 AM Replies: 21 The influence of corruption on planning and development Views: 1,053 Posted By bud Lassez-faire Why not rather preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States in our resonings? Are we to abandon that in order to improve on the situation? I think that is why we are in the... Forum: Make No Small Plans 2006-04-10, 11:25 AM Replies: 21 The influence of corruption on planning and development Views: 1,053 Posted By bud Streamlined planning Without an orderly and systemmatic plan of development, Disorderly Conduct results; since this is a Crime, political corruption must follow. No city in this Country really has ever implemented such a... Forum: Cyburbia Issues and Help 2006-03-31, 11:59 AM Replies: 44 Post count adjustment Views: 1,407 Posted By bud Unless Unless... How about giving credit if they relate to planning issues or job related life management problems, eg., "Anger Management"? bud... :l: Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-03-31, 11:50 AM Replies: 87 Super List of Planning Jargon Views: 3,771 Posted By bud Plannerspeak Plannerspeak We've heard of legalese or Lawyerspeak; have you heard of Archispeak? An article in Architectural Record, October 1999, p.79, "Critique" by Robert Campbell (also see letters to the... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-03-29, 11:43 AM Replies: 2 warming centers for the homeless Views: 254 Posted By bud Day labor office? That might fit in with a place to go to "catch out" for temporary jobs, like unloading trucks, construction work, landscaping, office work, etc. or whatever they may want to do while they are... Forum: Land Use and Zoning 2006-03-28, 11:33 AM Replies: 24 County wide zoning - good or bad? Views: 1,389 Posted By bud Why not show developers the path of no... Why not show developers the path of no resistance; so they can go where they are welcome? Politicians always seem to want to change the law to increase their power. Thomas Jefferson's township... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-03-27, 11:00 AM Replies: 7 Architect Views: 452 Posted By bud I believe I got that from an Encyclopedia or a... I believe I got that from an Encyclopedia or a book on Banking. Bankers have a vested interest in promoting the welfare of the building industry. Housing was a big social problem at the turn of the... Forum: Friday Afternoon Club 2006-03-24, 10:33 AM Replies: 28 Anger Management Views: 648 Posted By bud It's OK to be angry It should be OK to be angry, as long as you go by the law. "Great peace have they which love the law: and nothing shall offend them." - http://bible.cc/psalms/119-165.htm - Psalm 119:165 "Love your... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-03-23, 03:30 PM Replies: 7 Architect Views: 452 Posted By bud Thanks I see no bias :l: Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-03-23, 03:01 PM Replies: 7 Architect Views: 452 Posted By bud Someone recently told me I was a natural... Someone recently told me I was a natural architect but I am more interested in city and regional planning; what do I do now? bud... :l: I ac cidentally dug up and responded to an old post by Dan as... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-03-22, 12:08 PM Replies: 20 Hi. I'm new here. Views: 408 Posted By bud knowledge of good and evil George, I suggest that you be aware of Frank Lloyd Wright's, The Living City in which he explains his Broadacre City concept. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Broadacre_City :l: And... Forum: Introduce Yourself 2006-03-22, 11:44 AM Replies: 12 Hello, I am new here. Views: 336 Posted By bud Environmental design While I am not up on William Lucy's 1994 argument that the planning profession "should nurture healthy people in healthy places I have gleaned this much: Journal of the American Planning... Forum: Career Advice 2006-03-21, 11:54 AM Replies: 14 Do developers hire planners Views: 1,490 Posted By bud That question reminds me of a quote: Neither... That question reminds me of a quote: Neither planners or developers plan America; bureaucrats and bankers do. (JAPA, Autumn 1990 , p.498) "the financial community follows a herd instinct bankers... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-03-20, 10:57 AM Replies: 12 Design with efficiency and nature Views: 1,373 Posted By bud Architects Architects are responsible for coordinating the work of all design professionals in the building process and should relate to the entire built environment. Their training in three dimensional design... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-03-17, 12:15 PM Replies: 12 Design with efficiency and nature Views: 1,373 Posted By bud Natural born architect NHPlanner, I found that post and this site in a yahoo search for "natural born architect" after someone recently told me I was a "natural architect" which they describe as one who is an "intuitive... Forum: Design, Space and Place 2006-03-17, 11:11 AM Replies: 12 Design with efficiency and nature Views: 1,373 Posted By bud Natural born architect Dan, How does one know from their birth that they are born to be an architect, i.e., that they are as you say you are? Bud... +++++ :l: first page ----------
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