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Physical Environments Can Nourish Your Soul or Drain Your Will to Live

Judging from my own experiences traveling around the United States, I’d estimate 95% of urban/suburban environments are created in a completely utilitarian manner. These places are not constructed with any artistic intent, and therefore lack a sense of place. The feeling you get when walking through a neighborhood like this is that of being somewhere […]

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Waste of Space: The Front Lawn

By Dan Goodman   Large spans of grassland surrounding a home or village have been used throughout history. African civilizations used this to observe predators approaching or animals to be hunted in the distance. This continued into Europe where lawns around castles allowed watchmen to better spot any approaching enemies. Practical. Safe. photo link This […]

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