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An Occupied Anniversary: Public Space One Year Later
September 20th recently brought the first year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zucotti Park, New York City. This time last year brought the Occupy movement to Portland’s doorstep in the form of a massive march through downtown, numbering over 10,000 strong, and filling Pioneer Courthouse Square before ending at Chapman and Lownsdale … Continue reading
New Resource for Design Research
A new book worth exploring that I just heard about is “The Designer’s Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design“ by Sally Augustin and Cindy Coleman and published by Wiley (2012). There is a dearth of resources for designers to conduct and translate researchers, and on the flip side, for researchers to conduct … Continue reading
Ricardo Legorreta 1931-2011
Legorreta + Legorreta: It is with great sadness that we learn that Ricardo Legorreta died on the 30th of December 2011. “La vida es como las olas, hay que respetarlas y amarlas, estudiarlas y no combatirlas. Hay que sacar provecho de ellas para llegar a nuestro objetivo” –Ricardo Legorreta He will be sorely missed. … Continue reading
