Architecture. Urban Design. Transportation.

Musings from Mid-Century

Architecture. Urban Design. Transportation.

Musings from Mid-Century

Lounge Chatter

The kiddie monorail at various department stores

The plight of 20th century department stores in the 21st century

The Babuk Lounge

Streetscapes

Infills

Is your morning commute still fun to drive?

Big people, little cars, and the scale of our neighbourhoods

The plight of 20th century department stores in the 21st century

The Babuk Lounge

Streetscapes

Infills

Is your morning commute still fun to drive?

Big people, little cars, and the scale of our neighbourhoods

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Urbanization

The plight of 20th century department stores in the 21st century

News that the iconic Hudson’s Bay Company may close all of its stores under a restructuring agreement is a hard blow; the Hudson’s Bay Company […]

The Babuk Lounge

“First we shape our buildings, and then they shape us” — Sir Winston Churchill “……Motion is the aesthetic of modern man” — […]

Transportation

The Babuk Lounge

Is your morning commute still fun to drive?

Big people, little cars, and the scale of our neighbourhoods

Odd Architecture

Is your morning commute still fun to drive?

Time was, driving was a fun recreation. From a casual Sunday excursion, to a cross country trip, to something energetic like Nascar racing, the experience […]

Parking Lots

Some time ago, an article by Paul Kaihla in BUSINESS2.0 Magazine brought me to think about the parking lot as a prolific, yet endangered landscape […]