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Design IS the Problem

David Stairs

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The iconic images of Houston under 10 feet of water should have by now burned themselves into your brain. “How did we get to this point?” you ask. With one word: Design…. Continue Reading →

We Deny, Therefore We Are

David Stairs
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I once founded a town. It’s in the high desert about twenty miles outside of Bend, Oregon overlooking the magnificent Three Sisters Wilderness off in the distance to the west. I called the town Denial. At the time only two other people volunteered to live there,… Continue Reading →

February 1, 2015 0

Animals in the 21st Century Urban Environment

David Stairs
I once saw a mounted policeman in Philadelphia charge down a street at a full gallop chasing a felon. In my neighborhood, South 9th Street, there were even a few remaining stables. This was, of course, a 17th century city that late in the 20th century that still had a mounted police unit…. Continue Reading →

November 2, 2012 0

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Design IS the Problem

We Deny, Therefore We Are

Animals in the 21st Century Urban Environment