Ciudades
Now I am reminded of a beautiful quote by David Adjaye:
“Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they’re just things they manoeuvre through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.”
“Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they’re just things they manoeuvre through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.”
A city is where all dangers come together for human beings, where everything happens to human beings. I use “city” in a fairly metaphorical sense. A city is where culture comes together and flowers. A pueblo is a city.
Ursula K. Le Guin • Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)
Hasta el año 1870, dominaron los coches en las calles. Uno se veía aprisionado en las estrechas aceras, de modo que el flâneur se limitaba preferentemente a los pasajes, que ofrecían su amparo ante el tiempo y el tráfico.
Edmond Beaurepaire. Paris d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. La chronique des rues, París, 1900, p. 67. Cit. en Obra de los pasajes, A 1 a,... See more
Edmond Beaurepaire. Paris d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. La chronique des rues, París, 1900, p. 67. Cit. en Obra de los pasajes, A 1 a,... See more
Semiología y urbanismo – Roland Barthes – Comisión Lic. Margarit y Dra. Reviglio
redaccion1.fcpolit.unr.edu.arNeuropolis: Our relationship with cities from Mumbai to Manhattan. As our cities change, they inspire a change in us: "A new generation of explorers, cyclists and psychogeographers are remapping urban landscapes through non-places. In this expanding urban maze, waymarks — as ever — are key to community cohesion ." Cities are described as "an... See more