Category: Trends

Suburbia R.I.P. (Fast Company)

“The whole suburban idea was founded on disposable spending and the promise of cheap gas. Without them, it may wither. … The New Urbanists, a group of planners, developers and architects devoted to building walkable towns based on traditional designs, have interpreted the downturn as vindication of their plans for mixed-use communities where people can … | Read more.

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A Globe, Clothing Itself with a Brain (Wired)

From 1995. “Teilhard saw the Net coming more than half a century before it arrived. He believed this vast thinking membrane would ultimately coalesce into ‘the living unity of a single tissue’ containing our collective thoughts and experiences.” A Globe, Clothing Itself with a Brain (Wired) | Read more.

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Internal Communications at Washington State U. Go Paperless (Chronicle.com)

“Washington State University has decided to go paperless for all internal communications on its four campuses, moving all memos, fliers, posters, and its weekly newspaper to cyberspace.” Internal Communications at Washington State U. Go Paperless (Chronicle.com) | Read more.

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