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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;... -
New Urbanist cul-de-sac
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsA city neighbourhood displays a perfect New Urbanist cul-de-sac: This 300-foot long street is built at very high density, being at a favourable location fronting a river. It evolved from... -
New Urbanist Cul-de-sac
Posted on February 21, 2010 | No CommentsA Mediterrenean mountain village displays a perfect New Urbanist cul-de-sac: It uses the street as a true public realm; the entire pavement is for walking, sitting, eating and socializing. The... -
Planning for Yesterday
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Naked Street Dancing
Posted on January 9, 2010 | No Comments