Tod Baker
father, husband, teacher
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Dad in a Drum Tower doorway
My dad stands in the doorway of the Drum Tower in Beijing.
June, 28 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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China’s Construction Habit
The quickly built but cheaply made buildings in Beijing will not literally fall down, but will deteriorate. Wall paint will peel and elevators won’t work. Buildings will become uncomfortable because they will not have been properly maintained. That’s when people will start to realize they’ve paid a lot of money to buy a place in the Central Business District and they’ve paid management charges, but nothing works and everything looks really poor. But the developers will probably be long gone by then, so I’m not sure...
May, 28 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Create the Future
I'm spending the weekend in Beijing at the Create the Future workshop. "This workshop is designed to open doors to new modes of teaching and learning and focus on the learner (teacher and student) as...
January, 16 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Andy Gets Inked
For every country he works in Andy gets a tattoo. Over the past 10 years tattoos for Vietnam, Mongolia, USA, and Guam have been inked into his skin. On Saturday China joined them with a long, serpentine...
October, 28 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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A Short Eviction Story
via rudenoon.com Eminent domain and the fight for home, culture, community...it's a good read and the intentionally distorted face creates curiosity, makes me ask, "What's the story here?"
September, 4 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
father • husband • teacher
