Category Archives: Saint-louis

Where we belong.

Today, I say, “I will claim this place as my home.” We assert ourselves to be members of an evolving force, a process of urban change and progress – the self-evident resolve of transformation. In our attempt to become active participants in something greater, larger, and more sublime, we’ve often projected those positive attributes onto [...]

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Open/Closed: Exploring Vacant Property in St. Louis

St. Louis has, like many others, been the story of those that left. The difference is, we built a monument. Yes, we’re that Rust Belt city that everyone seems to have forgotten – that industrial cosmopolis that had rivers instead of lakes. My name is RJ Koscielniak and I will be providing some perspective on [...]

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