urban planning
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urban planning
Creating high density of not only people, but ideas and energy = serendipity and aliveness. Lewis Mumford writes that the primary purpose of the city is “to permit—indeed, to encourage—the greatest possible number of meetings, encounters, challenges, between varied persons and groups, providing as it were a stage upon which the drama of social life... See more
Why the Lab failed is a story of grand plans cast into turmoil by the disgrace of the grand planner himself. Among other things, it reveals how difficult it is to hold on to a place at the table, once you’ve got it (assuming you’d even want to). In the end, it boils down to a question: Is local government really the best place for public interest... See more
Amanda Kolson Hurley • One Mayor’s Downfall Killed the Design Project That Could’ve Changed Everything
Story of San Diego Civic Innovation Lab (2015)
Notting Hill is one of my favorite neighborhoods in London because of its unique spatial layout
Instead of large private backyards, the homes and apartments back up to large private communal gardens shared by the entire block
Design and Planning for People in Place: Sir Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) and the Emergence of…
Daniel Christian Wahldesignforsustainability.medium.com
Toronto’s Scrapped Smart City Reflects Distrust in Tech
surfacemag.com
The city is a metaphor for home; just as we remove shoes to enter the sacred space of home, we remove our carapace to enter the sacred, enchanting, convivial space of our city home. Streets are now truly public spaces that support high concentrations of life– forests, gardens, and play space, and people move around primarily by foot... See more
Jayne Engle • IMAGINING 2080
notes from a ‘future’ canada