Every time I visit Paris I am positively surprised that even though the city center has undergone countless transformations over time, it still kept its human scale. In the past, many architects and city planners have, as for most other cities or urban developments, proposed radical changes to Paris. From brutalist architecture to garden cities … Continue reading Cities that never have been built – sometimes for the better
Over the weekend I saw a fascinating TED talk about the usage of glass in modern cities. Justing Davidson elaborates what he thinks is the effect of glass as a main fassade building material used in urban areas nowadays. He points out that other materials, from stone, brick walls, up to copper have strong advantages … Continue reading The effect on overusage of glass on cities
I just red this interesting article about marginalized communities in the mega cities of the futures. While the article shows stunning visualizations prepared by Olalekan Jeyifous, he also points towards an issue that is often overlooked: In urban planning, the focus usually is on industry and high quality/high wealth residential areas - other aspects of … Continue reading Envisioning the shanty town of the future
When we talk about urban transport systems and in its extent about urban planning, we usually discuss about utilities, pphpds, density, living spaces etc. However, one aspect we often neglect due to its nature is architecture. Architecture can, but not necessarily need to, play a crucial role in the success or failure of an urban … Continue reading The role of architecture in urban planning
I recently had a discussion on the future of urban transport when addressing the issue of what are key technologies that shape the future urban transport. Firstly, I have to point out that we did not come up with a unanimous assessment but rather with the conclusion that there are different visions about the future. … Continue reading A few thoughts on the future of urban transport
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