@drethelin lots of his delicate patterns are destroyed by broken cities/crime - sleeping outside is the one that comes to mind
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@sarahdoingthing Curious if any of the "new urbanism" ideas correct these patterns, or is it the same, but now with moar hipster packaging.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FormerDeminTX Alexander himself gets more pwned by the Cathedral over time - in '64 he happily designs a caste-segregating village in India
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@sarahdoingthing I was reading this last week, which makes argument for human scaled cities. Lovely photos. http://www.andrewalexanderprice.com/blog20131204.php#.U9SLMBa_v0C …3 replies 3 retweets 6 likes -
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@FormerDeminTX YES - he deeply gets it! love that photo essay
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@sarahdoingthing My older sister came to live w us after lost hubs. A return to the family tradition that they stay *in family*, not alone.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@FormerDeminTX A Pattern Language has a lot of time for extended families living connected - gradients of connection & separation
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@sarahdoingthing Anyway, deciding on collection of smaller cottages - link to large central public hall? Batting around ideas.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@FormerDeminTX this is my dream plan - lots of little cottage houses around a central square/saunas/water thing
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@sarahdoingthing I'll have to get the Patterns book. Not building a city, but a sort of "family compound" can use same ideas.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@FormerDeminTX he's talking to every scale - even within-room scale. beautiful! I'm jealous
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@sarahdoingthing I feel strongly older couples of family need to maintain place to come. Be the "gathering in" resource for younger family.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Grandparents etc need to be that anchor. Even if family is more far flung.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 1 more reply
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