St. Louisans Mapped Monuments of Their City, and Uncovered Surprising Connections
A group of researchers wanted to access the truth of what people value and remember most about St. Louis, without assuming publicly acknowledged symbols of the city — like the World’s Fair Pavilion, or the historic district, or even the city’s famous Gateway Arch — mean anything to them. So they began by letting residents decide what’s on the map. “In my design studies, I think about what you would call the vernacular architecture — vernacular space,” says Allison Nkwocha, a gra...
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