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Born in ’74. Reimagined for 2024. To celebrate their first 50 years as a club, Sounders Sounders partnered with Column to refresh the crest and accompanying identity system as they look to the next 50. Reimagining such a precious piece of Seattle history presented a unique and perilous challenge. To begin the process we wanted to be sure we were asking the important questions. Space Needle or no Space Needle? What is essential? What is authentic? How can it be more functional? Can an orca take the place of the Needle? What about Mt. Rainier? What do we do about the colors? Can Rave Green feel more “Rave-like”? What will the fans think? Does it even need to be changed? After relentless exploration, rounds of review, checks and balances, we arrived at a solution. A thoughtful and streamlined evolution of the previous mark. At its core, the crest is decorated with a contemporary depiction of the city’s iconic Space Needle, flanked on each side by the club’s birth year. With the intention of standing triumphantly for the next 50 years, this mark’s posture is striking and powerful as it reflects the Sounders commitment to the city, its fans, the game, and to the world it inhabits.

What is estate planning and why do you need it?

What is estate planning and why do you need it?

Nice article by The Wall Street Journal on Carmel, Indiana, which has emerged over the past three decades as one of the Midwest's premier communities. "Over the past decade, Carmel has frequently appeared in national rankings on finance websites such as WalletHub, which named it the best small city in America this year, and Money, which has ranked it among the country’s 50 best places to live. Once a sleepy neighbor of Indianapolis, Carmel has seen explosive population growth and redevelopment under its current mayor, Jim Brainard, who is serving his seventh and last consecutive term." Brainard's strategy? "Over the next three decades, Brainard said, Carmel has been revitalized in large part through zoning changes and tax increment financing, which allowed the city to build infrastructure with bonds backed by the projected tax revenue of future real estate. Carmel has built several multimillion-dollar, mixed-use developments along its central corridor with townhomes, apartments, boutique shops and restaurants. An Arts & Design district with galleries and showrooms now sits in place of the city’s original downtown area. It connects to the City Center development, which is home to a 151,000-square-foot concert hall and the Carmel Christkindlmarkt holiday market. These developments are connected by the Monon Greenway, which can be walked or cycled and is part of the 27-mile Monon Trail that runs to downtown Indianapolis, according to Brainard. He has also implemented a network of over 150 roundabouts as an alternative to signal lights, in an attempt to move traffic more efficiently, increase walkability and minimize car accidents. Aesthetics were another important element to the revitalization, according to Brainard, who said the city looked “soulless” when he first became mayor. Today, Carmel’s neighborhood streets are lined with lampposts and flower pots, and there are over 700 acres of parks and gardens. In 2017, the city started hosting Christkindlmarkt, which includes an ice rink and winter pavilion." https://lnkd.in/g8fkQkHG

In "The City in the City," Amy Thomas offers the first in-depth architectural and urban history of London's financial district, the City of London, from the period of rebuilding after World War II to the explosive climax of financial deregulation in the 1980s and its long aftermath. From the Big Tie to the Big Bang, it’s a heavy-hitting episode of Unfrozen. https://lnkd.in/gHsBbPZm

We are thrilled to announce that The Quiet Enchanting — our installation along the Strand originally only on view until Spring 2024 — has been extended well into the autumn. So if you are planning on heading into central London this summer, we’d urge you to go spend some time exploring the characters and questions that emerge from our myth. The Quiet Enchanting is situated at the heart of the now pedestrianised Strand Aldwych; once one of London’s most congested and polluted streets, it is now home to a ‘creative thinking quarter’ for the King's College London community and the wider public. So when Beatrice Pembroke, Executive Director of King’s Culture, suggested the possibility of showcasing some of our findings from our research residency Cascade Inquiry in the form of a public installation along the Strand… well, we were delighted. Even more delighted to also share an accompanying film edit of the work, with a specially commissioned score by our long term collaborator David Vélez. Designed as a poetic accompaniment to the work, our short film showcases the work throughout the seasons, the many people who have wandered by, wondered what could be different, imagined other ways to be. On our website we also share a little more of the inspirations behind and research underpinning our worldbuilding: https://lnkd.in/ghUtrvzh If we had to pick a single statement to encapsulate The Quiet Enchanting it would be, well, not a statement at all, but a question: "How can we rewild ourselves?" A rewilding of the spirit is perhaps the most urgent transformation we need, and then, maybe only then, can we effectively rewild, and transform, the world around us. #rewilding #imagination #publicinstallation

Increased public safety, more foot traffic, and heightened publicity are just some of the benefits that incorporating art into your #CRE Development can help differentiate your property from competitors. Read about 6 of the top reasons for including art on your projects to create spaces people love AND increase ROI in Art Artisans Consulting latest blog. https://lnkd.in/gvYnqnGs #artthatconnects #artconsulting #artforcommercialrealestate #artconsultant

🍂It's that time of year again where we bring you our latest magazine. In this issue you can find a range of showcase properties that our various offices have been proud to list, as well as some tips on how to get your home ready for the season. 📲Read the magazine online here - https://lnkd.in/evAX5FJ6 #gth #greensladetaylorhunt #newmagazine #readitnow

I was not born in MN, I arrived here 7 years ago for a job. As I worked to understand the conditions that created the need for the work that I was doing, I learned about projects like I-94, I-35, and the immense impact those projects had on black and indigenous communities spacially and economically. I learned about the application of mandates designed to help renters not face discrimination, only to lead to restricted options for where to live and creating a hostile dynamic between renters and tenants. The challenging reality that we all end up facing down is how big the Chasm is between our expressed beliefs and our actions. I have gone few places where people are more excited to verbally affirm a desire for a more equitable society, but actions like this project, that require such concentrated efforts, simply to not be an afterthought in such a major undertaking, are revelatory about the existing mindsets of people prepared to run roughshod over this community. This metro area has entirely too many “I love my (insert identity marker) neighbor” signs for these kinds of things to be happening and for these neighbors to be fighting this alone. In some ways, I come to these conversations with a bit of cynicism, I struggle to see the progress presented to me when I can so clearly see the old “I will do as I wish” mindset, and it always shows up when there is money to be made. Somehow we are not neighbors and our lives matter a little less, where there’s something to be gained. So, my urging here is to simply say: let’s not allow this to proceed without resistance, share and encourage the people you know to use their voices to amplify pressure. Thank you to the people on the ground, for the folks that have done the community engagement, to the people reporting on this, and to those willing to join voices with their neighbors.

The “Hero” shot introduces new properties across all platforms.The goal is to lead with best features and invite a broad range of buyers. Hitting the market with your best shot, literally, is critical. Traditional, contemporary, expansive, cozy: it’s about the details and about capturing the essence of a property new to the market: https://bit.ly/42MSDkn