living locally

in his lecture from monday, mr. brooks discussed that
"localism is very much related to the current craze for styling one's endeavors as green."
but that our entire system was working against being "green."

obviously we need to make significant changes in our system.

how do you suppose we actually become" green?" where does it start? where does it end? and what are the steps that go in between? or is it not baby steps into a sustainable lifestyle, but one giant step to a different way of living for everyone?

electronic worlds

"ain't nothing like the real thing, baby."

you've heard the song right?

"i'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there."
a line from the song. nothing can take the place of actually experiencing the architecture.

here is my question:

why would someone want to experience a place only in a model or picture representation? why not just experience it first hand?