tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3809044759569183097..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Paris Transformations. . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45462822762873629252012-01-26T12:37:19.233-08:002012-01-26T12:37:19.233-08:00Susan: Yes -- I know I enjoy my own home better wh...Susan: Yes -- I know I enjoy my own home better when I know others are adequately housed. <br />Lorrie: Exactly -- "civilization's fluidity" -- so often, the architecture of the past that we have come to love was seen as new, ugly, and intrusive in its beginning. Striking a balance is the challenge.<br />Duchesse: I've been bumping up against that title (just reading Ken Greenberg's Walking Home, about your last, beloved city of Toronto) and will have to get a copy. We loved the day we spent in Belleville (and the friends we met -- Algerien-Parisiens who bought me a Kir Royale!). Will def. head back there this year.<br />Terri: Residential apartments, apparently -- I love to imagine one being mine . . . <br />Diane: Ah yes, we've done those years of getting the kids through school. And now we're taking advantage of the window before old age sets in to spend their inheritance! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48975249787587348382012-01-25T06:44:17.574-08:002012-01-25T06:44:17.574-08:00Thank you Mater, I always love seeing photo's ...Thank you Mater, I always love seeing photo's of Paris. In my 5 visits I have not been to this area, maybe next time? It looks vibrant and interesting (great graffiti shot!) Can't wait to hear more about your upcoming trip! With 1 daughter in University and the other 2 years away, Paris will probably have to wait a few years for me :(Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122848446321077441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49013193974413312472012-01-24T18:55:40.592-08:002012-01-24T18:55:40.592-08:00The Borel building is very interesting--what is ho...The Borel building is very interesting--what is housed in it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15812255711063526262012-01-24T10:40:32.030-08:002012-01-24T10:40:32.030-08:00Do you know Steward Brand's book, "How Bu...Do you know Steward Brand's book, "How Buildings Learn?" If not, you would enjoy it. He shows the transition over time. Belleville is familiar to me, a friend's daughter has an apt. there. I like the area, which changes rapidly yet still feels old and local.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72844769666945962752012-01-24T10:27:18.543-08:002012-01-24T10:27:18.543-08:00I've not been to that arrondissement but find ...I've not been to that arrondissement but find much to admire in this post. The past is gone and while much must be preserved, the people living in the here and now need housing, and opportunity for expression. The slices of modernity juxtaposed against the old are a striking witness to civilization's fluidity.<br /><br />I prefer the old but recognize the need for change. And I wonder sometimes how this era will be remembered in the future.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88968330532644448342012-01-24T09:31:52.953-08:002012-01-24T09:31:52.953-08:00I haven't been to that neighborhood but do ver...I haven't been to that neighborhood but do very much admire the Borel building pictured here -- love good modern design, embrace progress. The issue affordable housing will always be with us -- planning that makes room for both the less fortunate and the upwardly mobile makes the most sense.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.com