We at art.bits are hoping she'll keep in touch and act as our Western correspondent. It seems as though things are really about to happen in Columbus. The surface is just starting to bubble and everyone feels that the pot is going to break into a real boil at any moment. Downtown development has an incredible impact on the community at large and the arts community in particular. People in the arts community can have a role to play in what direction development takes.
Nothing happens in a vacuum.
Architecture and development are art forms on a scale all they're own. Development is fundamentally based on economic issues, but does not take place in isolation. A building has to function well, efficiently serving the purpose for which it is designed, but how it looks and fits into it's environment is a part of the total picture. Some buildings, like neighborhoods and other art pieces, succeed despite the fact they are unsightly. Harlan Schotenstein is 44 year old lifetime resident of the city.