User Enigma commented on a recent post about new construction in Cameron Village. The lurker wants to know: What would you do with: Cameron Village? Perplexed by the New Raleigh community’s ‘negative comments’ Enigma essentially says ‘let’s see you do it better.‘ Good idea, let’s. We aren’t asking for renderings here, but we are willing to bet the audience does indeed have some good ideas about more appropriate development in CV.
See Enigma’s comment and let us know WWYDW: Cameron Village.
Last time we reported on the Powerhouse Plaza, you asked for more renderings, materiality, street level views, and clearer detail. Cline Design was listening, and they have responded to the citizens’ desire to know more about this much anticipated project, a ten plus story mixed-use building that will begin to solidify the urban fabric between downtown and Glenwood South. The most hi-res images available below the fold…
This morning the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, launched its new brand for visitRaleigh. The new logo is designed to represent the geographic area our city occupies. The squares represent both attributes of the area, like growth, digital culture, and access to the environment as well as the 12 municipalities within Wake County. The star, of course, represents the capital at the heart of the city.
The State of Things features D.R. Bryan talking about new urbanism in the context of old communities in the triangles rapid growth. Listen Here.
A favorite radio show of mine- Radio Lab - has a great audio adventure recounting how a mall changed an anonymous city.
“City X” is a history of the modern shopping mall through perspectives of people living in a real, yet unnamed, city. Using a sound rich audio mosaic of observations and ruminations, all scored to Muzak, the universal mall experience comes to life, for better or for worse.
