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“It's odd that I have discovered this after making the choice to leave a career in restoration carpentry to seek a design degree, in the unspeakable discipline of architecture.
I took this plunge because my position in the hierarchy of those that build our human habitat was so low that I felt like I could affect very little positive change. Perhaps idealistically naive I thought an AIA at the end of my name would give me some leverage.
I would have to say that being essentially a professional "vernacular-ist" in a large design school is stunning. I'm hear to report that they, the design education community, are beginning to integrate many of the notions Jim Kunstler is expounding. Though the notions are there they seem very much to have shown up on the door step in the night, obviously worth while, but there is a real sense that they don't really know what to do with it. Kind of like a terrifying pantomime of Three Men and a Baby but no Steve Guttenburg.
This pod cast series is so good it has me seriously questioning my decision. But when you really listen to the nuances in the discussions my move from rural living, truck dependence, dependent on wealthy client vacation home construction lifestyle to a situation where I'm on a bus or bike, I walk to my corner store, wine shop and bakery, and I'm slowly learning to get along with urbanites--might be the best I can do, for now.
So listen to Jim. Care about where you live. And care about what it looks like. Go to a damn town hall meeting. And listen to Jim.”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
02/09/11
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“I came across this podcast from a link in the NZ Transition Towns website and spent some time listening to these podcasts with increasing interest.
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“Kunstler and Crary have fun skewering the suburbs.”
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Australia ·
11/08/08
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