"Good architecture," according to Ted Flato, "ought to be reflective of place and climate."
Flato was speaking with regard to structures within state parks, but the idea has application for the four- and five-figure cities.
One of the advantages of mid-sized cities can be the ability to create a blending of the "outdoors" with the "indoors."
As Flato's colleague David Lake expressed, "Design is highly contextual, driven by the climate and the concept."
Thoughtful insights about the "natural" partnership that should be forged between the built environment and the natural environment are useful tools for those who care about the places we live.
The entire article, "Lay of the Landscape", can be found in the May 2009 issue of Texas Monthly.
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