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ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS
INSIGHTS + PERSPECTIVES
A curated selection of writings exploring design, culture, and community—bringing clarity and depth to the issues that matter.
INTERVIEWS
RAY NOTHSTEIN SERIES
BALANCING PROFIT AND PUBLIC GOOD
Series Introduction
THE ORIGINS OF A CITY PLANNER
Episode 1
THE MISSION, THE MAN, AND THE MYSTERY OF DEVELOPMENT
Episode 2
BUILDING BURKE: FROM WESTWOOD PLATEAU TO A NEW VISION
Episode 3
THE LONG GAME: PROFIT, PUBLIC GOOD, AND PLACE
Episode 4
FROM GOATS TO GREENWAYS: BURKE’S EARLY DAYS
Episode 5
RISK, REALITY, AND THE “EVIL DEVELOPER” MYTH
Episode 6
LEGACY, LESSONS, AND THE PARK THAT ALMOST WASN’T
Episode 7
BALANCING PROFIT AND PUBLIC GOOD
Series Introduction
THE ORIGINS OF A CITY PLANNER
Episode 1
THE MISSION, THE MAN, AND THE MYSTERY OF DEVELOPMENT
Episode 2
BUILDING BURKE: FROM WESTWOOD PLATEAU TO A NEW VISION
Episode 3
THE LONG GAME: PROFIT, PUBLIC GOOD, AND PLACE
Episode 4
FROM GOATS TO GREENWAYS: BURKE’S EARLY DAYS
Episode 5
RISK, REALITY, AND THE “EVIL DEVELOPER” MYTH
Episode 6
LEGACY, LESSONS, AND THE PARK THAT ALMOST WASN’T
Episode 7
BALANCING PROFIT AND PUBLIC GOOD
Series Introduction
THE ORIGINS OF A CITY PLANNER
Episode 1
THE MISSION, THE MAN, AND THE MYSTERY OF DEVELOPMENT
Episode 2
BUILDING BURKE: FROM WESTWOOD PLATEAU TO A NEW VISION
Episode 3
THE LONG GAME: PROFIT, PUBLIC GOOD, AND PLACE
Episode 4
FROM GOATS TO GREENWAYS: BURKE’S EARLY DAYS
Episode 5
RISK, REALITY, AND THE “EVIL DEVELOPER” MYTH
Episode 6
LEGACY, LESSONS, AND THE PARK THAT ALMOST WASN’T
Episode 7
BALANCING PROFIT AND PUBLIC GOOD
Series Introduction
THE ORIGINS OF A CITY PLANNER
Episode 1
THE MISSION, THE MAN, AND THE MYSTERY OF DEVELOPMENT
Episode 2
BUILDING BURKE: FROM WESTWOOD PLATEAU TO A NEW VISION
Episode 3
THE LONG GAME: PROFIT, PUBLIC GOOD, AND PLACE
Episode 4
FROM GOATS TO GREENWAYS: BURKE’S EARLY DAYS
Episode 5
RISK, REALITY, AND THE “EVIL DEVELOPER” MYTH
Episode 6
LEGACY, LESSONS, AND THE PARK THAT ALMOST WASN’T
Episode 7
RECENT STORIES
BALANCING PROFIT AND PUBLIC GOOD
Series Introduction
THE POSSIBILITIES OF PLACE
How Placemark moves beyond typical requirements to focus on how a site can be transformed into a place of experience, remarkable and memorable. Royal Bay, Vancouver Island What do you see? That’s the question that design asks. Do you see the marble slab or the finished sculpture, the tree or the totem? Do you see the possibility within? The team at Placemark strives to see the possibilities of a place – whether it’s a landscape, a neighbourhood, or an individual property – to
THE ORIGINS OF A CITY PLANNER
Episode 1
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