A few weeks ago, DJ and I were biking home from anArchitecture for Humanity event and we stumbled across this set of ruins. Its about a block south of Chouteau near Lafayette Square. Its surrounded by some small houses on two sides, an alley on the other, and an abandoned, also overgrown lot. We were left awe-struck. Obviously, this building is really old. But why is it still standing? Or maybe, more importantly, HOW is it still standing? It's such a beautiful, old creature. Was it once a home? A shop? Or something more sinister? Who knows? Now, it's returning to the earth from whence it came. We're going to do some investigation and attempt to discover its provenance. We'll keep you posted.
Antonio, DJ, and Hitomi will spend this semester at Washington University in St. Louis to study the city and its people with all of the grueling struggles and dyanamic solutions. We will try to come up with our solutions, too, but not without the help of fellow St. Louisans along with principles of ecological, economical, and social sustainability.
We'll be blogging about what who we talk to, what we see, and what we do. What it is, what it is. Welcome to the hug life.
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