60 years ago, eastern Massachusetts primarily consisted of an industrial city surrounded by sleepy farming towns. Fast forward to today: eastern Massachusetts is one of the nation’s epicenters for technology and defense. That change is largely due to the growth of the suburbs. I grew up in those suburbs. Burlington, MA is two towns away [...]
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First off, Happy New Year! Okay, I know it’s a little late. As I’ve mentioned before, my internet connection is spotty at best, but I’ve also been busy job hunting. I need to take some time off from school and concentrate on working full time. As you can (hopefully) tell by reading DB, I’m a [...]
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Paul Lukez – Somerville-based architect and Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at MIT – has released a new book, Suburban Transformations. In it, Lukez “outlines innovative proposals for restoring sustainability and energy efficiency, as well as unique, inviting identity, to America’s suburbs. He presents meticulously detailed plans for Boston suburbs Burlington, Dedham, and Revere (as [...]
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A new interior design book (available now on Amazon) by local designers Chris Grimley (who runs Etcetera Media) and Mimi Love (a principal at Utile), colorspacestyle “is an indespensible guide for interior designers, students of interior design, and anyone undertaking an interior design project.” I qualify as part of that list, so I’m interested in [...]
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