A fascinating week for the Revs Program at Laguna Seca Racetrack. Coordinated effort to document the driving experience – historic cars – and the community who cherish automotive heritage. Raising the profile of automotive studies, taking seriously this vital iconic part of the contemporary past. As Mark Gessler – HVA (Historic Vehicle Association) and FIVA…
design matters
racing experiences (1) – Laguna Seca
Pre-reunion weekend at Laguna Seca Racetrack – racing old cars. We, the Revs Program at Stanford, are exploring how to capture the experience – in every sense. Instrumenting car and driver.
Revs at Monterey Motorsports Reunion
We are gearing up for taking the Revs Program [Link] [Link] along to the week-long run up to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance [Link]. During the pre-Reunion weekend and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, we will have a booth in the paddock area to enable people to learn more about us. Miles Collier will have…
urban planning – human-centered and historically informed (continued)
Rotterdam, meeting of the International Advisory Board to the Mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb. I have seen my role as a member as one of representing the principles of human-centered design to the processes of urban planning and government. (See also – [link] [Link] [Link]) My emphasis has frequently been upon narrative and story – understanding people’s…
urban planning – human-centered and historically informed (introduction)
My fourth year visiting Rotterdam as a member of the International Advisory Board to the Mayor of this city and port, the largest in Europe, second only globally to Shanghai. New construction – Maasvlakte 2 (and 1) – enormous artificial extensions of the port facilities out into the north sea. Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb with members…
Revs at Stanford – launched
The Revs Program at Stanford was launched this week with a conference at Stanford’s Arillaga Center. Over 300 came along to a day of talks and displays celebrating automobility. We were in the company of an extraordinary artifact sitting outside on the patio – a famous 1930s Bentley (chassis B35AE) raced by Yorkshireman Eddie Hall….
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