Emergent Urbanism

Rediscovering Urban Complexity

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Planning for nomads

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 00:39, last updated Mon, 04/09/2012 - 15:25

Almost half of Americans want to live somewhere else. Even for a nation known for its exceptional mobility, the fact that people are not only moving in pursuit of employment opportunities but are looking to move simply because they hate the place they live in reveals a much deeper problem. Economic opportunity is no longer what keeps people moving, it is what keeps them immobilized. Given the same opportunity they would relocate to the kind of place where life is good.

Producing land with nested markets

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Sun, 11/30/2008 - 14:57, last updated Sun, 11/06/2011 - 01:01
The Poundbury Grid, from Streets and Patterns by Stephen Marshall

The Poundbury Grid, from Streets and Patterns by Stephen Marshall

How is a subdivision possible?

Submitted by Mathieu Helie on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 18:02, last updated Sun, 11/06/2011 - 01:10

The subdivision is the dominant building typology of contemporary urbanism. The prototype subdivision was Levittown, Long Island New York State. Built for soldiers returning from the war, it served the role of emergency housing in a crowded post-war. In that sense, the mass-produced uniform housing estate had a useful purpose.

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