urban condition photos
Archive for February, 2010
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Old Urbanism to Fused Grid – Montpellier
Posted on February 28, 2010 | No CommentsNetwork Transformation Montpellier in 2004 took a bold and unprecedented step to turn the entire 800-year old fortified city into a pedestrian realm. It adapted its inherited organic grid... -
Main Street, Main Stage
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsSame day, time and Small Town. Two public realms centuries and realities appart. Main Street beautified and “fixed”, displaying history, small retail and street parking; it stands empty. All... -
Arrested Evolution – A living urban past
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsIt didn’t happen and won’t happen. People walking these streets will not experience the clutter of evolution that accommodates the car, ever. Car-free means no clutter, no noise, no fumes;... -
Strasbourg – Old urbanism to FusedGrid
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsStrasbourg, France turned much of the old fortified city into a pedestrian priority realm. It adapted its inherited organic street network to the car and light rail by applying the... -
Frankfurt – Old urbanism to Fused Grid
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsFrankfurt, Germany turned much of the old fortified city into a pedestrian priority realm. It adapted its inherited organic street network to the car and rail by applying the Fused... -
Urbanesque: Main Street, No Town
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No Comments”Urbanesque” – the perfect urban mix: 19th century urbanism with 20th century technology and commerce. The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 10 km south of Allentown (pop 100k) display the... -
New Urbanist Cul-de-sac
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No CommentsA city neighbourhood displays a perfect New Urbanist cul-de-sac: This 200-foot long street is built at high density, common to the entire neighbourhood. It is narrow and shared between pedestrians... -
“Urbanesque”: Town Place, No Town
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No Comments”Urbanesque”: – the perfect urban mix: 19th century urbanism with 20th century technology and commerce. The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 10 km south of Allentown (pop 100k) display the... -
“Urbanesque”: Town Square, Street, Place …. But No Town
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No Comments”Urbanesque” – the perfect urban mix: 19th century urbanism with 20th century technology and commerce. The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 10 km south of Allentown (pop 100k), display the... -
“Eyes on Street” – Un-coded
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No CommentsIn Pompeii, Italy and Mani, Greece, two streets more than a thousand years apart follow the same dis-urban code. These two streets are good examples of urbanism: they are narrow;...