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Women dancing in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Alice Waters
A few thoughts on the joy of inhabiting the public spaces of our cities.
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The High Line, New York City.
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, recently encouraged the Centennial Park Trustand the NSW Environment Minister to seek National Heritage listing for this significant and popular Sydney park.
Writing for his own website, Mr Turnbull said:
“A great city needs great parks. Unless they are set aside in the city’s youth, they are hard to retrofit after development has taken over.
And once established they need to be jealously protected – as the city grows those green, open spaces are more precious than ever.”
I recently discussed the Prime Minister's comments with AILA President, Daniel Bennett, in an article published on Sourceable.
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Typographic design by Nicole Arnett Phillips
Let’s address the elephant in the room first, shall we?
Y is also for Yule, and in case you hadn’t noticed – perhaps, say, you have a hearing disorder which means you don’t register the sound of carols played loudly, and on heavy rotation, in every retail establishment, in which case I commend you on your evolutionary advantage – the festive season is bearing down upon us with the speed and scariness of a bullet train laden with plutonium.
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