Dixon Marsh

In thirteen books of fiction and nonfiction, and the marvelous dictionary Home Ground, Barry Lopez has mapped new territory for environmental writers and located “a language for the American landscape.” Here, as we continue our August fiction series, Lopez follows field biologist Terrin Macdonald, with her dog and her semi-automatic pistol, into the Petersen Mountains on the Nevada-California border, where she has a strange encounter while collecting water samples at Dixon Marsh.
READ MORE

DANIELLE DUTTON

An Excerpt from S P R A W L

The last word in our August reading series belongs to the narrator of Danielle Dutton's comic novel S P R A W L. In her house on a quarter-acre lot, with her husband's gleaming sedan in the garage, she arranges and rearranges everyday objects, piecing together a theory of the American suburb that involves "cows, furniture, farms, real estate, azaleas, corn, curtains, dust, passion," a great deal of sadness and perhaps just a little magic.
READ MORE

RYAN HARTY

Sarah at the Palace

In this latest installment of our August reading series, we present a story from Ryan Harty's Bring Me Your Saddest Arizona, a collection of precise fictions exploring the emotional and physical terrain of the American Southwest. Here, the narrator flies from Phoenix to Las Vegas to join his ex-wife in cleaning out the condo of his dead sister. The cinder-block wall of the apartment complex and the lawn out front are "touched, like everything else, by the glow of the Strip."
READ MORE

FROM OUR SPONSORS

Society, the economy and the context for design are rapidly changing — providing new opportunities for designers who are prepared for the complexities of the future. Attend the "Pivot: AIGA Design Conference" this fall in Phoenix for inspiration, incredible networking and actionable insights on the changing design industry.
Learn more about "Pivot" here >>
Register for the conference now >>

Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility.
Find out more about Sappi here >>
Order a copy of eQ003 >>
Download a PDF copy >>

ASHLEIGH PEDERSEN

Small and Heavy World

We continue our August fiction series with Ashleigh Pedersen’s surreal family drama set during a flood in the Deep South. The narrator's family lives in a makeshift treehouse as they wait for floodwaters to recede, traveling by canoe to visit neighbors or gather food. Gossip surrounds the linguistics professor who has been newly appointed the neighborhood physician. Although it takes place in a fantastical world, Pedersen’s story rings emotionally true, and reminds us of the private moments that unfold even during times of public disaster.
READ MORE

BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK | FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

A totally unvarnished and uncoated look at what goes on behind the glossy world of print production.
Off Register >>

It's never too late to start connecting.
MFA Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts >>

Mayo Clinic: The leading health care conference where design matters.
Register today >>

Almost one billion people don't have safe and clean drinking water
Mohawk & charity: water. Helping to bring clean water to developing nations >>

PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2000

Portfolio: Uneasy Spaces

New York City photographer Elizabeth Felicella focuses on what she calls "landscape of security."
READ MORE

PARTNER SCHOOL

University of Miami, School of Architecture
The School of Architecture's mission is founded in the faculty commitment to community and its focus on the city as a work of art and architecture. The school is a forum for the work of New Urbanism, an international movement with a charter of 27 principles addressing issues ranging from the scale of a region to individual buildings. Those principles form a vision which guides the programs of the UMSA.

RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED

American Glamour
Alice T. Friedman

Reading the American Landscape: An Index of Books and Images
Lex ter Braak, David Hamers, Anne Hoogewoning, Erik de Jong, Frank van der Salm, Dirk Sijmons and Hanneke Schreiber

Boomtown 2050: Scenarios for a Rapidly Growing City
Richard Weller


WEEKLY EMAIL: SEPTEMBER 01, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : BARRY LOPEZ Dixon Marsh In thirteen books of fiction and nonfiction, and the marvelous dictionary Home Ground, Barry Lopez has mapped new territory for environmental writers and located “a language for the American landscape.” Here, as we continue our August fiction series, Lopez follows field biologist Terrin Macdonald, with her dog and her semi-automatic pistol, into the Petersen Mountains on the Nevada-California border, where she has a strange encounter while collecting water samples at Dixon Marsh. READ MORE
DANIELLE DUTTON An Excerpt from S P R A W L The last word in our August reading series belongs to the narrator of Danielle Dutton's comic novel S P R A W L. In her house on a quarter-acre lot, with her husband's gleaming sedan in the garage, she arranges and rearranges everyday objects, piecing together a theory of the American suburb that involves "cows, furniture, farms, real estate, azaleas, corn, curtains, dust, passion," a great deal of sadness and perhaps just a little magic. READ MORE RYAN HARTY Sarah at the Palace In this latest installment of our August reading series, we present a story from Ryan Harty's Bring Me Your Saddest Arizona, a collection of precise fictions exploring the emotional and physical terrain of the American Southwest. Here, the narrator flies from Phoenix to Las Vegas to join his ex-wife in cleaning out the condo of his dead sister. The cinder-block wall of the apartment complex and the lawn out front are "touched, like everything else, by the glow of the Strip." READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Society, the economy and the context for design are rapidly changing — providing new opportunities for designers who are prepared for the complexities of the future. Attend the "Pivot: AIGA Design Conference" this fall in Phoenix for inspiration, incredible networking and actionable insights on the changing design industry. Learn more about "Pivot" here >> Register for the conference now >> Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility. Find out more about Sappi here >> Order a copy of eQ003 >> Download a PDF copy >> ASHLEIGH PEDERSEN Small and Heavy World We continue our August fiction series with Ashleigh Pedersen’s surreal family drama set during a flood in the Deep South. The narrator's family lives in a makeshift treehouse as they wait for floodwaters to recede, traveling by canoe to visit neighbors or gather food. Gossip surrounds the linguistics professor who has been newly appointed the neighborhood physician. Although it takes place in a fantastical world, Pedersen’s story rings emotionally true, and reminds us of the private moments that unfold even during times of public disaster. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER A totally unvarnished and uncoated look at what goes on behind the glossy world of print production. Off Register >> It's never too late to start connecting. MFA Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts >> Mayo Clinic: The leading health care conference where design matters. Register today >> Almost one billion people don't have safe and clean drinking water Mohawk & charity: water. Helping to bring clean water to developing nations >> PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2000 Portfolio: Uneasy Spaces New York City photographer Elizabeth Felicella focuses on what she calls "landscape of security." READ MORE PARTNER SCHOOL University of Miami, School of Architecture The School of Architecture's mission is founded in the faculty commitment to community and its focus on the city as a work of art and architecture. The school is a forum for the work of New Urbanism, an international movement with a charter of 27 principles addressing issues ranging from the scale of a region to individual buildings. Those principles form a vision which guides the programs of the UMSA. RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED American Glamour Alice T. Friedman Reading the American Landscape: An Index of Books and Images Lex ter Braak, David Hamers, Anne Hoogewoning, Erik de Jong, Frank van der Salm, Dirk Sijmons and Hanneke Schreiber Boomtown 2050: Scenarios for a Rapidly Growing City Richard Weller
Privacy Policy \| Contact Us You are subscribed as \| Unsubscribe Copyright © 2011 Observer Omnimedia LLC. All rights reserved. Design Observer, P.O. Box 159, Falls Village, CT 06031, USA