Civic IntimacyUpon winning the prestigious Rotch Travelling Scholarship in 2008, Joshua Simoneau spent approximately one year in Western Europe, examining many of the worlds greatest cities. Building upon Louis Kahns notion that the center is the cathedral of the city, Joshuas research focuses on how the city center should not only be accessible, allowing expression and an equal sense of belonging to all participants, but also be socially relevant, transcendental,