Monthly Archive:: March 2004

What? Only 20% of the market follow through?: The industry average says only 20% of potential home buyers who put
Why creatives detest suburbia: Conventional developer: “We look at what’s been financially successful and replicate it.
Myth: The market doesn’t really know what they want: There’s probably no more over-used philosophy in product development. You’d think this
“How do we implement the future of work?”: This is the second of two key questions asked at the First
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“What does the future of work look like?”: This is the first of two key questions asked at the First
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The 12 Most Walkable Cities: I must admit the foot people really put in some extensive criteria
City downtowns becoming cool again: People are starting to favor the unique establishments of downtown over the
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The CoolTown QuickMovie: Once you install the latest version of Quicktime and have good computer
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It’s the people AND the place, stupid!: Just in case anyone might be offended, that’s a take off of
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Why ‘ugly’ is still valued by creatives…: …and that is to attract only the most creative people. Creative prejudice
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Cool isn’t necessarily about being ugly: That seems to be the myth. The ‘coolest places’, especially to the
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Live-work from an artist’s point of view: With all the buzz about how creativity is vitalizing economies, it’s imperative
From a live-work unit owner herself: I asked Diane Dorney, who owns a new live-work unit in the
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Live-work unit models: So what do the urban loft and storefront townhouse actually like? How
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More evidence of the live-work trend: One way to realize there’s increasing demand for live-work-play(shop) communities is to
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The rise of live-work units: Where there’s a rising demand in live-work, there’s the spark of a
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Is there a demand for live-work communities?: There’s a ton of buzz about places where you can live, work
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CoolTown Guild: The Town Builders Collaborative: OK, The Town Builders Collaborative (TBC) is a team of implementors, but
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CoolTown Guild: Entreworks: Entreworks is all about economic gardening. In fact, it’s one of the
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CoolTown Associate: Kennedy Smith: If you’re wondering how your town center is ever going to compete
CoolTown Guild: The Kentlands Initiative: The CoolTown Guild is the talent pool by which these CoolTowns can
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Q&A: CoolTowns on university campuses?: Have you seen any of these COOL initiatives applied on a University/College
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