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Dear Houston Architecture folks, I just initiated a project called the Museum for Missing Places. It is a public information project and vehicle for proposing alternative ways of mapping Houston through public participation. Currently, the project has a website presence but perhaps later it will present itself in physical space somehwere. I don't yet know. But the shape it takes will most likely be related to the information being collected. The Museum is organized into exhibits, each oriented toward a specific issue or topic. Currently, Exhibit.1 is up on the website and ready for visiting. I would love to get your participation, feedback about the project or any suggestions for future exhibits. But bear in mind that the Museum is not so much about nostalgia for lost places in Houston but an awareness that in a city that changes as rapidly as Houston where architectural landmarks may be here today and gone tomorrow, there is great potential to mine the many urban perceptions and narratives that we use to imagine our city. I'm hoping to map the city along these lines and provide a public venue for the sharing of this information. Please check out the website at www.missing-places.org Thank you, Eric Leshinsky

Dear Houston Architecture folks, I just initiated a project called the Museum for Missing Places. It is a public information project and vehicle for proposing alternative ways of mapping Houston through public participation. Currently, the project has a website presence but perhaps later it will present itself in physical space somehwere. I don't yet know. But the shape it takes will most likely be related to the information being collected. The Museum is organized into exhibits, each oriented toward a specific issue or topic. Currently, Exhibit.1 is up on the website and ready for visiting. I would love to get your participation and feedback about the project or suggestions for future exhibits. But bear in mind that the Museum is nt so much about nostalgia for lost places in Houston but an awareness that in a city that changes as rapidly as Houston where architectural landmarks may be here today and gone tomorrow, there is great potential to mine the many urban perceptions and narratives that Houstonians use to imagine their city. I'm hoping to map the city along these lines and provide a public venue for the sharing of this information. Please check out the website at www.missing-places.org Thank you, Eric Leshinsky