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What will be the ecological footprint of your Thanksgiving dinner? How far will your turkey travel to the table? Timothy Beatley describes the growing emphasis on regional food systems in urban planning education, and describes a new tradition at the University of Virginia: the 100-Mile Thanksgiving, for which students prepare the annual feast, trying to use food grown, raised or produced within 100 miles of the Charlottesville campus. Here at Places, we are setting out for the annual holiday. We'll be back next week. Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Stone River project of Jon Piasecki casts stone construction as one of the most enduring traces of human activity. "Stone is hard and heavy. Any effort to quarry, cut and stack it is one that requires a powerful incentive, extensive planning and specialized skill. This work has often been done in the service of empire to advertise power. The masons of a particular culture shape and arrange stone and in so doing express cultural attitudes toward the land." A special report on this amazing craftsman and landscape architect, including a slideshow and a video.
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Stone River: The Passion of Jon Piasecki

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WEEKLY EMAIL: NOVEMBER 24, 2009
FEATURED THIS WEEK : DEBBIE MILLMAN Stefan Sagmeister In this podcast interview with Debbie Millman, Stefan Sagmeister discusses his year away from his New York-based design practice, his personal time in Bali, as well as discussing his new, in-progress documentary film, Happiness. READ MORE
CHANGE OBSERVER : JONATHAN SCHULTZ DESIS An academic team arrives on Manhattan's Lower East Side with a loaded ideal to promote: sustainability through design. READ MORE PLACES : TIMOTHY BEATLEY The 100-Mile Thanksgiving What will be the ecological footprint of your Thanksgiving dinner? How far will your turkey travel to the table? Timothy Beatley describes the growing emphasis on regional food systems in urban planning education, and describes a new tradition at the University of Virginia: the 100-Mile Thanksgiving, for which students prepare the annual feast, trying to use food grown, raised or produced within 100 miles of the Charlottesville campus. Here at Places, we are setting out for the annual holiday. We'll be back next week. Happy Thanksgiving! READ MORE OBSERVATORY : WILLIAM DRENTTEL AND JON PIASECKI The Stonework of Jon Piasecki The Stone River project of Jon Piasecki casts stone construction as one of the most enduring traces of human activity. "Stone is hard and heavy. Any effort to quarry, cut and stack it is one that requires a powerful incentive, extensive planning and specialized skill. This work has often been done in the service of empire to advertise power. The masons of a particular culture shape and arrange stone and in so doing express cultural attitudes toward the land." A special report on this amazing craftsman and landscape architect, including a slideshow and a video. READ MORE OBSERVER MEDIA : ORION MAGAZINE Stone River: The Passion of Jon Piasecki Landscape architect Jon Piasecki, talks about nature, the woods, and a recent multi-year stone works project in New York State — Stone River READ MORE OBSERVATORY : ERIC BAKER Today, 11.21.09 Here are Today's images. READ MORE CHANGE OBSERVER : THE EDITORS Aspen Design Summit: Initial Report Hosted by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the 2009 Aspen Design Summit invited 64 designers, educators, researchers and representatives from NGOs, foundations and businesses to collaborate in addressing large social problems. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AUDIO: DESIGN MATTERS ARCHIVE Christoph Niemann Christoph Niemann, New York based illustrator and humorist. Listen >> More Design Matters Archive >> CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Climate Change Chocolate While environmentalists debate the ethics and effectiveness of carbon offsets, designers work to make them appealing. READ MORE OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE On Comic Sans Personal History Blast-Door Art PLACES ARCHIVE: FALL 2008 The New U.S. Embassy in Berlin In creating a new U.S. embassy in Berlin, architectural design is just one of the challenges. READ MORE CHANGE OBSERVER: RESOURCES Academic Programs >> Competitions >> Conferences & Events >> Fellowships & Prizes >> Organizations >> Programs & Initiatives >> Publications & Websites >> Social Networks >> RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED What Good Are the Arts? John Carey The Modern Wing: Renzo Piano and The Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago Unpacking My Library: Architects and Their Books Jo Steffens
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