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- The practice of complex urbanism and other updates
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- New introduction to Emergent Urbanism
- An empty city for sale
- Emergent Urbanism at the University of Montreal
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- Review of Radiant City
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- The rules for changing rules
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Welcome to Emergent Urbanism
This website explores urban planning and design in a new light, that of complexity science and the phenomenon of emergence. It attempts to show how great cities are the result of individuals building something that is unique to themselves and combine with other individual acts to form a pattern that exists in a greater dimension. With this knowledge we can plan cities that share the complexity of nature and life, and all their qualities.
My name is Mathieu Helie. I am a graduate of the Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, Universite Pantheon-Sorbonne and Concordia University, a student of urban planning, economics and computer science, and this is my part of the complexity revolution.
This blog provides as much content as an e-book, with more value. Students can read for free. For professionals, the recommended donation is 5$. Click to donate.
If you have any links or news stories to contribute, please post them on the Emergent Urbanism Network; they will automatically be syndicated on this site.
For my consulting services in web development and spatial complexity, see mthl.info. For any other questions, write me at mhelie@gmail.com.
New introduction to Emergent Urbanism
I’ve written a complete substitute to the old “Year One Review” page, as it was already more than a year old. Seizing the opportunity to experiment with the merits of hypertext, I wrote it entirely in hyperlinks to the relevant articles. If you are still fuzzy about how the ideas fit together, I’ve sorted them all out and placed them in their appropriate context.
Beginning Emergent Urbanism. Read it, share it, blog it, tweet it, facebook it, spread the word.
If you are looking for a more “academic” introduction, then my article in the International Journal of Architectural Research is still the most appropriate. You can also go through the presentation to the University of Montreal Complex Research Lab. (Translation still upcoming.)