Comments on: About Emergent Urbanism http://emergenturbanism.com Rediscovering urban complexity Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:36:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mathieu Helie http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Mathieu Helie Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:49:03 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-22 For any general comment, additions or questions relevant to emergent urbanism as a whole, I would like people to make full posts on the Emergent Urbanism Network. http://emergenturbanism.net If you have comments about me, you may continue to post them here. For any general comment, additions or questions relevant to emergent urbanism as a whole, I would like people to make full posts on the Emergent Urbanism Network.

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If you have comments about me, you may continue to post them here.

]]> By: Chris Obayda http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Chris Obayda Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:49:28 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-21 Hi there, I'm an undergrad architecture student at the university of edinburgh. Currently i'm embarking on a paper on emergence within regulation; focusing on the variation of typology/program/building use from within defined urban regulations - taking Manhattan and the grid/zoning laws as a model. I was wondering if there were any recommendations on articles or texts you would suggest, or if possible any insight you may have into this. Anything would be very much appreciated, i look forward to a response. Regards to all, Chris Hi there,

I’m an undergrad architecture student at the university of edinburgh. Currently i’m embarking on a paper on emergence within regulation; focusing on the variation of typology/program/building use from within defined urban regulations – taking Manhattan and the grid/zoning laws as a model.

I was wondering if there were any recommendations on articles or texts you would suggest, or if possible any insight you may have into this.

Anything would be very much appreciated, i look forward to a response.

Regards to all,

Chris

]]> By: nahoum cohen http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-20 nahoum cohen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:46:19 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-20 Dear Mathieu, your effort can be perhaps admired, with the dedication and enthusiasm it involves, were it not for the endless comments you persist in writing. I am sorry, but your command of English tends to obfuscate, rather than clarify the issues. If you have had any scientific upbringing. it does not show. From sentence to paragraph, you ramble on. The terms you use are obscure, and the end result is complicating the complications of a complicated issue, by hiding behind more convoluted terms. Surely science and logic are meant to clarify, and even art can do so. Sorry. A great pity, because of the waste it involves. Dear Mathieu,
your effort can be perhaps admired, with the dedication and enthusiasm it involves, were it not for the endless comments you persist in writing. I am sorry, but your command of English tends to obfuscate, rather than clarify the issues. If you have had any scientific upbringing. it does not show. From sentence to paragraph, you ramble on. The terms you use are obscure, and the end result is complicating the complications of a complicated issue, by hiding behind more convoluted terms. Surely science and logic are meant to clarify, and even art can do so. Sorry.
A great pity, because of the waste it involves.

]]> By: Padhraic Moneley http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Padhraic Moneley Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:22:18 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-19 Hi Mathieu, Just thought you might be interested in this? http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fractal-Planning-Solutions-Ltd/109017094107?ref=share Regards, Padhraic Hi Mathieu,

Just thought you might be interested in this?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fractal-Planning-Solutions-Ltd/109017094107?ref=share

Regards,

Padhraic

]]> By: Danial Monsefi Parapari http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Danial Monsefi Parapari Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:16:27 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-18 Hi Mathieu, I`ve been thinking about organic cities and their structure. I have a vague idea in my mind about a way to figure out their formulation in order to be able to predict their growth and their other behaviors. your posts gave me a a greater perspective on the possible methods i can use. I studied Chaos theory during my bachelor studies, but i never thought non-linear sciences could be applied to urbanism in this scale. hope you keep up with your work and maybe someday we can meet in person to discuss more. Cheers Danial Hi Mathieu,
I`ve been thinking about organic cities and their structure. I have a vague idea in my mind about a way to figure out their formulation in order to be able to predict their growth and their other behaviors.
your posts gave me a a greater perspective on the possible methods i can use. I studied Chaos theory during my bachelor studies, but i never thought non-linear sciences could be applied to urbanism in this scale.
hope you keep up with your work and maybe someday we can meet in person to discuss more.
Cheers
Danial

]]> By: Besim S. Hakim http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Besim S. Hakim Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:10:41 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-17 A newly revised 2009 edition book of a village that represents the wonderful qualities of emergent urbanism is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Sidi-Bou-Said-Tunisia-Mediterranean/dp/096831841X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251230801&sr=1-2 A newly revised 2009 edition book of a village that represents the wonderful qualities of emergent urbanism is available here:
http://www.amazon.com/Sidi-Bou-Said-Tunisia-Mediterranean/dp/096831841X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251230801&sr=1-2

]]> By: Tiago Torres Campos http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Tiago Torres Campos Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:55:19 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-16 Hello Mathieu, I am a Portuguese Landscape Architect, 25, and for the past few hours, I've been reading your texts, finding the most extraordinary associations about the subjects I work with, such as Urbanism, Landscape and Public Space. In fact, I was very surprised when I read about your ideas on Urbanism, Emergence and Complexity. I find them really accurate, and totally up-to-date. Last year I presented my final paper, a short essay about how life of Public Spaces evolues through time, in which I concluded that one can not predict the outcome of a city, but only try to determine the processes by which the city evolues. I was a little bit criticized by the most conservative professors, but I'm very pleased to see that there are other professionals that have similar ideas. Do you teach in any University? I would probably consider to carry on my studies by exploring some of the ideas you present here. I hope to keep in touch with you. TTC Hello Mathieu,

I am a Portuguese Landscape Architect, 25, and for the past few hours, I’ve been reading your texts, finding the most extraordinary associations about the subjects I work with, such as Urbanism, Landscape and Public Space.

In fact, I was very surprised when I read about your ideas on Urbanism, Emergence and Complexity. I find them really accurate, and totally up-to-date.

Last year I presented my final paper, a short essay about how life of Public Spaces evolues through time, in which I concluded that one can not predict the outcome of a city, but only try to determine the processes by which the city evolues. I was a little bit criticized by the most conservative professors, but I’m very pleased to see that there are other professionals that have similar ideas.

Do you teach in any University? I would probably consider to carry on my studies by exploring some of the ideas you present here.

I hope to keep in touch with you.

TTC

]]> By: Tomas http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tomas Wed, 13 May 2009 19:09:00 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-15 Mathieu, have you considered binding your essays up and submitting for pamphlet architecture? Mathieu, have you considered binding your essays up and submitting for pamphlet architecture?

]]> By: The history of the internet as a model for planning 2.0 « City Building 2.0 http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-14 The history of the internet as a model for planning 2.0 « City Building 2.0 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:29:37 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-14 [...] A genetic DNA for city-building needs to be given to property owners rathern than a zoning by-law. See http://www.smartcodecentral.org/ and http://mathieuhelie.wordpress.com/about/ [...] [...] A genetic DNA for city-building needs to be given to property owners rathern than a zoning by-law. See http://www.smartcodecentral.org/ and http://mathieuhelie.wordpress.com/about/ [...]

]]> By: Maurits http://emergenturbanism.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Maurits Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:06:32 +0000 http://emergenturbanism.mthl.info/?page_id=640#comment-13 Very interesting point of view and I totally agree. This is probably the only approach that can improve the situation on the Southern hemisphere, where 70% of the cities is unplanned, and where the explosive emergence of slums make them spin out of control. Very interesting point of view and I totally agree. This is probably the only approach that can improve the situation on the Southern hemisphere, where 70% of the cities is unplanned, and where the explosive emergence of slums make them spin out of control.

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