how we shape cities, and cities shape us

Why do American cities feel less "alive" than their European counterparts?
It's because of something called the "missing middle".
A century ago, American cities looked completely different... (thread) đ§” https://t.co/zwNWejfx4L
Weâre inspired by our city and everything in it â the most ancient social network that has stood the test of time. The art, fashion, and the cityâs magical ability to connect us at the right time, night or day. Hundreds of different places to hang out, be inspired, meetup, or split up.
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The story of humanity is an urban one, a slow 20,000 year drift towards a largely urban condition. A city does the same thing to individualism that a natural ecosystem does to a tree â thriving there is about living well with people who are not like you. Just as a tree revels in those multifarious interdependencies, so we do with cities.
Medium âą 11: Post-traumatic urbanism and radical indigenism
After all, cities are where people are supposed to have serendipitous encountersâas the writer and critic Jane Jacobs said, âThe metropolis provides what otherwise could be given only by traveling; namely, the strange.â By comparison, the clichĂ© goes, people become more atomized the farther they move from urban environments into the clinical, safe,... See more
Allie Conti âą We Really Should Hang Out More Often
Amartya Sen used to say about London that "cultures cross like ships in the nights". I think this argument is even more true with social networks; what seems to fade is actually very much alive somewhere, but not in your feed.
Laurent François on Substack
âA recently completed co operative housing block â one of the first in the city â offers a rare alternative and a glimpse into a more affordable, inclusive and sustainable future,â writes @markminkjan of De Nieuwe Meent in Amsterdam by @timetoaccess and Roel van der Zeeuw Architecten.
âDe Nieuwe Meent shows how... See more
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There is a gentrification that is happening to cities, and there is a gentrification that is happening to the emotions too, with a similarly homogenising, whitening, deadening effect. Amidst the glossiness of late capitalism, we are fed the notion that all difficult feeling - depression, anxiety, loneliness, rage - are simply a consequence of
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