Whatever Ginger is, let's architect a town NOW!
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http://www.arcosanti.org is a experimental planned community an hour north of Pheonix Arizona. Architecture and urban planning students visit it from all over the world to consider Paoli Soleri's concepts.
I propose to consider planning a community near Arcosanti that those same visitors can visit called Gingerville, inhabited by Gingerians and financed by Ginger-bread men.
If cities can be architected around this invention, and if it's going to be bigger than the PC or the net, then I propose to stop wondering EXACTLY what Ginger is and start working up plans for a small scale town that operates, from it's inception, by incorporating Ginger into its design plans.
My first Gingerville meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10 am at the Denny's on 7th ST., just south of Dunlap in Pheonix, AZ. The updates on this will be reported to my forum at http://network54.com/forum/96622 Remember-- the main goal right now is to PLAN for WHATEVER Ginger is rather than trying to figure out WHAT it is. We will "suspend our disbelief" that it will change the world and go ALONG with that! Why? For fun! And MAYBE we'll get AHEAD of the curve, too!
Rick Potvin.
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http://www.arcosanti.org is a experimental planned community an hour north of Pheonix Arizona. Architecture and urban planning students visit it from all over the world to consider Paoli Soleri's concepts. I propose to consider planning a community near Arcosanti that those same visitors can visit called Gingerville, inhabited by Gingerians and financed by Ginger-bread men. If cities can be architected around this invention, and if it's going to be bigger than the PC or the net, then I propose to stop wondering EXACTLY what Ginger is and start working up plans for a small scale town that operates, from it's inception, by incorporating Ginger into its design plans. My first Gingerville meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10 am at the Denny's on 7th ST., just south of Dunlap in Pheonix, AZ. The updates on this will be reported to my forum at http://network54.com/forum/96622 Remember-- the main goal right now is to PLAN for WHATEVER Ginger is rather than trying to figure out WHAT it is. We will "suspend our disbelief" that it will change the world and go ALONG with that! Why? For fun! And MAYBE we'll get AHEAD of the curve, too! Rick Potvin.