The psychedelic swirling patterns of wood grain can be truly stunning works of art. This is art that comes directly from nature, and after all, no artists can top the majesty and beauty of the natural world. Exotic hardwoods are prized for their unique patterns and colors, sometimes costing a small fortune per board foot. […]
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Death, taxes, and new strip mall construction, the inevitabilities of life. I’ll leave it to the eccentric billionaires of Silicon Valley to try and tackle the whole death problem, and let the libertarians handle taxes. Strip Malls, on the other hand are a much more complicated phenomena, one as American as apple pie eating contests. […]
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Whenever a neighborhood undergoes any serious development, you’ll inevitably hear residents voice their concerns about the effects on parking. Sometimes it seems people are more concerned with where they store their cars than spaces in which they can live. Every surface parking space takes up land that could otherwise be a park, restaurant, retail space, […]
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I’ve written previously about Jeff Blackard and his alluring urban development projects in Texas, which attempt to emulate the function and style of old world villages in a functionally modern setting. The success of Adriatica shows the demand for this kind of project The replica European cities in China are bizarre examples of what happens […]
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By Dan Goodman They say more money=more problems, but in my experience the opposite seems to be more accurate. Even poor Americans enjoy a pretty high standard of living compared to much of the rest of the world, but there’s an important distinction to make. Most poor Americans live in cities designed for people with […]
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