Home(Less) and Garden Show
I'm not sure if it was merely a coincidence - or someone's striking sense of scheduling irony - that the Minneapolis Convention Center scheduled the Twin Cities Project Homeless Connect conference the day after the end of the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show…
Lost In Space: Artwork Exploring the Third Dimension
If you're interested/free on Saturday night, we're opening a great new exhibition at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts.
The exhibition is entitled "Lost in Space" and all of the art will be 3D art (not the crazy blue/red double-lined 3D stuff, but scuplture, diarama-type stuff).
I'm looking forward to seeing all the pieces setup and […]
How will the Real Estate Industry Impact Job Growth?
The USA Today has an interesting article on the impact of real estate on the jobs market (or, how a downturn in the real estate market could impact the jobs situation), Slowing home market to ripple through job market
The article primarily focuses on real estate agents, but also notes that:
"Almost four out of every 10 […]
Hard Times for Realtors
Today's Chicago Tribune highlights some troubles for the growing ranks of realtors in, "Real Estate Ranks Get Really Crowded: As Market Cools, More Agents Compete for Less"
"As house sales zoomed to an all-time record in the past five years, so, too, did membership in the National Association of Realtors, which swelled from 767,000 in 2000 […]
Graffiti Photo: Wall, Truck, Other Wall
Graffiti: Wall, Truck, Other Wall
Originally uploaded by Zachary Korb.
I'm currently working on an art/collage project and have been scampering to find old photos to fill in the spaces.
I didn't really remember taking this photo, but I'm glad I came across it again. There's a dimension to this one that I really like - probably depth […]
The Tallest Building From Each US State in One Skyline In A Universe Where Physical Space and Proportion Have No Meaning, or, An Eagle In Your Mind
JDC's (very cool) interpretation of the Tallest Building in Each State project
http://www.thinkpage.net/blog/2006/02/eagle-in-your-mind.html
Valuation Map of Manhattan
Via felixsalmon.com, there's a great map (and even better description on his post) illustrating the value of property in Manhattan.
"Firstly, it's a bit weird how, on this small island, the most valuable property seems in general to be the property furthest away from the water. If you look at Manhattan below 59th Street, there's a […]
Is the Ivy Hotel and Residence Historic Preservation?
I'm a little uncertain whether the new Ivy Hotel project in Minneapolis should be considered a successful case of historic preservation.
Click here for the Ivy Hotel and Residence website
In some regards, the project does the older building that currently is on the site (the shorter building on the right […]
I've Been Everywhere - With Video!
JDC has outdone himself again…
If you have 5 mintues to spare, I really must recommend that you check out the video he created for Johnny Cash's version of I've Been Everywhere. It's a must see for an city/photography/travel fan:
http://www.aketarak.com/video/everywhere/
Photo of Surface Parking Lots, Houston TX
this post, with sound?
From the book, The City Assembled, by Spiro Kostof.
The caption for this photo reads:
Houston, TX, has come to represent the automobile-oriented city in its purest form. With a vast growth in ara and a steady increase in automobile community to ever-higher office buildings (95% of Houstonians depend on cars for all their […]