There are some interesting things in this post though I confess I find language like 'placemaking' a bit hand-wavy. Dave White writes things like, "Our buildings are suffused with cultural and social histories. They are full of artifacts and objects that are coated in the presence of people who passed through before us." Well, no, unless he means this in a metaphorical sense. Sure, these histories and that presence can be interpreted by people who follow, but they aren't inherent in the place. same with 'learning as becoming'. Growth may be inherent in the learner, but the idea of their 'becoming' is an interpretation we place on that growth. When I read language I always think back to Wittgenstein, and realize it's a game being played by by people trying to do the right call-and-response. But it's not concrete, not factual.
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