by John W. Olson | Aug 15, 2011 | Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The front porch may be one of the greatest gifts from the architecture profession. The benefits of the front porch continue to amaze me. If you are a devout reader of this blog, you may recall that I wrote about the front porch over a year ago, see The Front Porch and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 20, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Front Porch: “an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.” (Definition from Dictionary.com) Front porches are often installed on homes, but many are not used. Some porches are simply appendages of a home to give the...