2013-06-20T03:10:26-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/45551067/bracket-goes-soft-dredge-locked Archinect 2012-04-19T13:10:00-04:00 >2012-04-19T13:16:49-04:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/y4/y41e5s5kjb722jpm.jpg" width="514" height="315" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p> In anticipation of today's event, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/45228588/join-archinect-in-hollywood-this-thursday-for-publish-or-bracket-goes-soft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publish Or... bracket [GOES SOFT]</a>, we are showcasing a piece from the book each day this week. We hope to see you tonight!</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> <a href="http://brkt.org/index.php/soft/selections/dredge_locked" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Dredge Locked</strong></a><br> by Alex Yuen</p> <p> <em>Unnoticed by many, Houston&rsquo;s shipping channel, like many such commercial waterways around the globe, is subjected to a continual process of dredging, in order to maintain a certain breadth and depth to accommodate the vessels that enter and leave Houston every day.&nbsp; This material, however, is seldom regarded as anything but waste and is deposited and contained, either within the channel or on shore, taking up space and spreading the harmful bi-products of the petrochemical facilities in the area.&nbsp; Up to this point, such actions have rarely been scrutinized and this system of isolating and hiding the contaminated material, even at such a massive scale, continues.&nbsp; Yet as the world and Houston move into a new era of awareness and accountability, major possibilities are lost by simply sweeping ...</em></p>