I designed the riverfront that thousands of people walk through every day, and I know these choices will outlive me. But I went back last week and saw the shortcuts they paved over my walkways, the benches nobody uses. I can shape how a place feels for decades, and I still grieve every gap between what I drew and what got built.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can design places that shape lives for years, and you grieve the gap between plan and reality.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.