David Briggs, ArchitectCan Architecture Save the Third Dimension?In Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke’s mid-20th century science fiction classic, a character wonders if the flattened inhabitants…Aug 11Aug 11
David Briggs, ArchitectWhen “Displacement” Isn’t a Dirty Word“Displacement” has traditionally been a dirty word in community design and planning. Urban renewal was the very embodiment of that word, on…Mar 30, 2022Mar 30, 2022
David Briggs, ArchitectThe Resisting MomentArchitects anticipate stresses and forces when designing a building. If we don’t, tragedy results. Our leaders should do the same.Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
David Briggs, ArchitectThe Commencement of TruthMy oldest son graduates from high school today and will attend college in the fall. There will be one less person in the house, lightening…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
David Briggs, ArchitectFighting Design IlliteracyI like to consider my life as a progression: continually learning how to be a better person, father, husband, friend, and architect. With…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
David Briggs, ArchitectYou May Inquire: Our Civic ResponsibilityRecent months have been a struggle for those who envision cities as centers of justice and civic virtue. With the raw emotions elicited by…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
David Briggs, ArchitectA Spiritual Call to InsurrectionSantorini is an ancient Greek Island at the southern end of the Dodecanese islands. Shaped into a crescent by a volcano that blew it apart…Mar 16, 20191Mar 16, 20191
David Briggs, ArchitectProtecting Our Second FoundationMost science fiction dwells within the realm of the impossible. Space ships zip between galaxies at incomprehensible speeds, tossing…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
David Briggs, ArchitectThe Transcendence of InfrastructureSeveral decades ago, on the #1 train during the morning rush hour, there was an exchange between two strangers. A man and woman started…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
