Historic Preservation And The Creative Class

Historic preservation of the built environment is an overlooked, but critical component in the rise of a creative class.

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March 24, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Richard Florida's book, The Rise of the Creative Class, has received considerable press in the last few months... Florida's work skims over the visual and tangible fabric of what makes those cities appealing to artists in the first place. In many cases, that fabric--"the built environment"--is the infrastructure of buildings, streets, parks and public and private spaces that make a place feel distinctive from others.

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Rethinking Historic Preservation

Monday, March 24, 2003 in Planetizen

History / Preservation United States

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