October 30, 2003
Prospect
Took a field trip to Prospect Colorado today. A new urbanist community that's better than others I've seen. Most trips to the suburban world leave me wanting to scream and move to another country. This is a neighborhood that might not be too bad. Some cool brick storefronts, innovative materials - the cement board siding was blowing my mind. Smart, simple things with straightforward materials - but with design. Not the cookie cutter, 3 elevations per neighborhood, stamp them out crap that pervades so much of suburbia. It's amazing what a little design effort can do.
More pictures here.
Posted by heyhansen at October 30, 2003 09:38 PMSure there's style, culture and a bit of uniqueness, but come on, look at those lawns. They're horrible!! You have to move to the real suburbs for the good lawns.
Posted by: jt at October 31, 2003 08:45 AM