Today we're talking to Serenbe's master land planner, Dr. Phillip Tabb. Phill discusses sacred geometry and the spiritual and symbolic side of planning and architecture. He also reminisces about the all-nighter he pulled working on the Serenbe charrette - where the omega shape for the neighborhoods took hold - and the weekend he, The Nygrens, and many other friends came together to build Serenbe's stone labyrinth.

Definitions, People + Organizations Mentioned 

Transect-  Used by Biologists and ecologists to study symbiotic elements  in habitats where specific plants and animals flourish.

Photovoltaic (PV) System- A system composed of one or more solar panels combined with an inverter and other electrical and mechanical hardware that use energy from the sun to generate electricity.

Bill Browning

Pleasant Peasant

Rocky Mountain Institute

Robert Marvin

Keith Critchlow

Robert Lawlor

Charles Brewer

Laura Heery

Andrés Duany

Dr. Jorge Venegas

Chartres Cathedral

Michelangelo

Chattahoochee Hills

Southeastern Engineering

Gainey Hall Gallery

Nygren Placemaking

Biophilic Institute

Seaside

EarthCraft

Hannah Solar

Tesla

Routledge Publishing

Tim Beatley

Biophilic Cities

1973 Oil Embargo

Department of Energy demonstration grant

1983

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