historic neighborhood http://localhost/taxonomy/term/305/all en Squatter urbanism comes to America http://localhost/2009/04/26/squatter-urbanism-comes-to-america <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden prose"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In previous posts I argued that <a href="/how-is-a-subdivision-possible/">the only way a modern housing subdivision was possible was by the creation of a permanent, extreme housing crisis</a> by the authorities attempting to control development. Now this housing crisis is catching up with American cities and a phenomenon that was until then limited to dysfunctional third world countries, squatter camps, is popping up all over the country.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:35:00 +0000 Mathieu Helie 128 at http://localhost Fitness is about symmetry http://localhost/2008/05/02/fitness-is-about-symmetry <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden prose"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On <a href="http://citycomfortsblog.typepad.com/cities/2008/04/concerning-fit.html">City Comforts they make the case</a> that Daniel Libeskind's abominable extension to the Victoria and Albert museum could be made to fit with the museum and South Kensington in general.</p></div></div></div> Sat, 03 May 2008 00:09:31 +0000 Mathieu Helie 96 at http://localhost