07 October 2021

Open records are getting bigger

 Government Technology has posted data-rich story that shows how open records requests are becoming more complicated. But at the end, it seems to lack a celebration that of this as representing more open government. I appreciate that many of the readers of GovTech are open records officials who are overworked. But is the lack of emphasis on transparency meant to indicate that these datasets and videos are not helping democracy?


01 October 2021

Ephemeral Architecture

 The Daily Dose of Architecture has a thoughtful piece reflecting on the temporary wonders built for festivals and biennales. While the exposure of emerging designers is great, Andreea Cutieru points out that there is an added value in the "opportunity to enact architectural lines of inquiry that wouldn't otherwise find an expression in everyday architecture." I know that I find exploring ephemeral art and architecture to be its own special experience. It focuses the memory and the senses, knowing that there will not be an opportunity to repeat this experience.