The Coolidge Village Northampton Massachusetts

together we can.

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The begijnhof is a model for intra-block development with reasonably sized housing, communal open space, and, if desired, some control over access. I am so pleased to finally have time to continue my research into the alms houses and beguinages of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.

http://mondoarc.designandgo.net/projects/Architectural/828912/broken_light_rotterdam_netherlands.html

Broken Light, Rotterdam, Netherlands A bold rethinking of one street in Rotterdam has helped radically change the city’s perception of a once ignored district.

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The Allure of Pocket Neighborhoods Pocket Neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.

our Pepper had an early walk to see all the changes to this neighborhood!

STRONG and Pleasant Music Festival | The Buzz Strong and Pleasant Music Festival celebrates the Western Mass music scene with multi-venue event in Downtown Northampton June 6-8th.

we recently had a new roof installed!
keeping out the rain is tops!
one very hectic day in our otherwise quiet village. friendly roofy fellas one and all.

such a sunny day !

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what a beautiful day !
do you have any photos to share? what a great day.

this last saturday was a great day!

A walk around the village on this early fall day!

old ideas reinventing new places

Designing 'compassionate' cities - Openforum The Dutch concept of ‘woonerfs’ - 'living yards' designed to invite walking, playing, socialising and cycling while curbing motor vehicles - has spread around the world and should be embraced by Australia.

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/Woonerfs?src=hashtag_click

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I visited some of this
architects work in seattle. years later it has grown into a lovely place.

Episode 47 - CNU25.Seattle: Pocket Neighborhoods Tour Delighted to announce that this short has been selected to the 5th Annual New Urbanism Film Festival to be held in Los Angeles, Oct 19-22, 2017. https://newurbanismfilmfestival.com In…

Here is an interesting program.

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Ideas for a cozy place.

Why We Love Pocket Neighborhoods | Unlike America’s old neighborhoods, the structure of modern communities often isolates us from our neighbors. But many of us are drawn to communities where neighbors are impromptu babysitters who share resources (like vegetable gardens) and streets welcome communal gatherings.

An interesting history of our neighborhood and with time the stories of its changes. Northampton is a special place.

Shaw’s Motel, Hamp’s Last Gleaming Shaw’s Motel at 87 Bridge St. in downtown Northampton was once a refuge to the homeless mentally ill, abandoned to the streets from their incarceration at Northampton State Hospital. Today mold and…

Biological factors frame, comfort and make space more attractive. Interesting facts.

Life Between Buildings See background and follow the community making change in cities here: http://www.lifebetweenbuildingsfilm.org - - - For the film with subtitles in Portuguese,…

A lovely website about the joys and tails of creating a small community. So nice.

Pocket Neighborhoods • Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World All content © Ross Chapin Architects. All rights reserved.About the photos All of the images on this website are copyrighted and are the exclusive intellectual property of Ross Chapin Architects. We encourage sharing them with friends and family for inspiration, but they shall not be reproduced for…

Outstanding scores from Walkscore.com

A promising new life for our next door neighbor.

Potential developers of closed St. John Cantius Church in Northampton The property has not been sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield and no specific plans have yet been filed with the city.

Apparently going into production next year - in French but just looks cool and make electricity.

L'arbre à vent de NewWind inauguré à Pleumeur-Bodou le 23 avril L'Arbre à Vent conçu par NewWind implantée Trégueux est un système éolien en forme d'arbre dont les feuilles agissent comme autant de mini éoliennes. Inspiré...

In the cold of winter, I'm thinking of the garden and the potential of spring.

Create a Lush Garden that Results in Less Maintenance Information from Rick Darke's newly-released book, The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Garden.