My name is Joshua Jenkins and this is debris; a collection of tiny snapshots into my life. I make websites in Portland. I like bicycles, coffee, cities, running, beer, and letters. I like other stuff too.

If you're feeling sassy you can ask me a question.

 

  1. One of the most amazing things about Vancouver is the extremely serious approach to density which results in gorgeous and livable areas. This view of downtown Vancouver feels strangely similar to Midtown Manhattan, just quite a bit shorter, which isn’t a negative thing. Midtown Manhattan makes you want to kill yourself, downtown Vancouver does not.

    One of the most amazing things about Vancouver is the extremely serious approach to density which results in gorgeous and livable areas. This view of downtown Vancouver feels strangely similar to Midtown Manhattan, just quite a bit shorter, which isn’t a negative thing. Midtown Manhattan makes you want to kill yourself, downtown Vancouver does not.


  2. I had been aware of the Vancouver Public Library for a while, but had never visited it in my previous visits to Vancouver. Luckily my good friend Pasquale D’Silva recently moved in across the street so I had the entire weekend to experience the library and the way people interact with it. As a laymen fan of architecture I instantly fell in love with the building. The sweeping curves, the playful lines and geometric interesections are feel at once new, timeless, tastefull, and playful. That sentence at once feels corny, contrived, and lame. I was most excited by the fact that things like the library even exist in Vancouver. Living in Portland, a city with an almost identical population, and almost identical metro population, I often become frustrated that we are so conservative with similar public works projects. For a city that prides itself on livability, sustainability, and building succesful urban fabric we fail to really have any pieces of iconic, functional architecture.

    I had been aware of the Vancouver Public Library for a while, but had never visited it in my previous visits to Vancouver. Luckily my good friend Pasquale D’Silva recently moved in across the street so I had the entire weekend to experience the library and the way people interact with it.

    As a laymen fan of architecture I instantly fell in love with the building. The sweeping curves, the playful lines and geometric interesections are feel at once new, timeless, tastefull, and playful. That sentence at once feels corny, contrived, and lame.

    I was most excited by the fact that things like the library even exist in Vancouver. Living in Portland, a city with an almost identical population, and almost identical metro population, I often become frustrated that we are so conservative with similar public works projects. For a city that prides itself on livability, sustainability, and building succesful urban fabric we fail to really have any pieces of iconic, functional architecture.