Designing Local by Kyle Ezell
There we were, having this conversation. The man I was talking to was praising the city he lived in as a great place to live. "So what's cool about Novi? Why would I want to hang out there?" I was genuinely cur...
Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett
At a first glance, I didn't think I was going to find anything worthwhile in this book. I know the adage, "don't judge a book by it's cover," but what I felt went deeper than that. I was sincerely confused as t...
Rust Belt Chic: A Detroit Anthology by Anna Clark
“Is it really as bad as it looks?”
That is the million dollar question that is seemingly a knee-jerk reaction every time I tell somebody that I'm from Detroit. The curiosity is understandable, much of the wo...
Last Harvest, How a Cornfield Became New Daleville by Witold Rybczynski
New urbanism is an interesting thing in many regards. Some enjoy the idea, while others continue to remain skeptical about the development strategy. Last Harvest takes a look at a new urbanist development calle...