You’ve had one, right? That idea that came to you as you pondered how to make a better ice cube or how to get a beer from the refrigerator without leaving your recliner? We’ve all said,...
I recently published a couple of pieces about transportation, written by Just John. The first focused a bit more on the network of roads which could establish more of a city grid. The second focused on...
Here’s the second part of Just John’s piece from yesterday and, unlike some of the more dramatic proposals, this one is just a common sense look at how we might enhance our transportation system. Somehow we’ve...
Today’s column is brought to you, once more, by Just John. When last we tuned in, he suggested removing major portions of Interstates and highways slicing through the downtown area in order to re-build neighborhoods. He...
I’ve said before that one of the great pleasures of what I do is witnessing seemingly hopeless buildings saved and resurrected as beautiful re-purposed spaces with a new lease on life. It was three years ago...
A community meeting was held last night at Flenniken Landing in south Knoxville to discuss the plans, which include revisions, for the Baptist Hospital Site. Representatives of Blanchard Calhoun, including president Mark Senn and Davis Architects...
Today Just John returns for a more macro view of the issues facing downtown infrastructure and design by taking on the highways that strangle the center city. The ideas in this section are very big. So...
Today Just John takes us along the north side of the Tennessee River. It has long been a concern of mine that while we shift our focus to the south waterfront, which I think is important...
When the Urban Land Institute suggested that the Coliseum District needed to go forward as an area dominated by residential and mixed use development, some were surprised. The implication that the coliseum should not be a...
Business Dictionary.com defines architectural design as “Concept that focuses on the components or elements of a structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objective(s)...