how we shape cities, and cities shape us
‘A recently completed co operative housing block – one of the first in the city – offers a rare alternative and a glimpse into a more affordable, inclusive and sustainable future,’ writes @markminkjan of De Nieuwe Meent in Amsterdam by @timetoaccess and Roel van der Zeeuw Architecten.
‘De Nieuwe Meent shows how... See more
instagram.comYou are always internalizing the culture around you. Even when you wish you didn’t. So you better surround yourself with something you want inside—curate a culture.
Henrik Karlsson • First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
Chloë Sevigny on NYC: "The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate. Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you."
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In their effort to picture modernity, Impressionists painted all the new daytime activities of Paris: from walking the freshly laid promenades to peering through the industrialised glass panes of shops. But they also began to paint the nightlife: the absinthe drinker; the lady of the night; the theatre; the bar girl; the singer. The Impressionists... See more
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This is how we live now.
Vertical Societies
Studies, 2023.
Hundreds of lives stacked on top of each other.
Working. Eating. Meeting. Performing.
We built cities like this.
The question is — did we build them for... See more
instagram.comEntrepreneur Phil Levin on the importance of neighborhoods:
"You are going to spend 1000x more time in your surrounding 5 blocks than you will in any other neighborhood in your city. Thinking about all the things that New York City has—or the next city has—is a lot less important than thinking about the things within the five blocks where you live.
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"You are going to spend 1000x more time in your surrounding 5 blocks than you will in any other neighborhood in your city. Thinking about all the things that New York City has—or the next city has—is a lot less important than thinking about the things within the five blocks where you live.
M... See more