Backyard complexity scientist, Emergent Urbanism publisher, web applications developer, true ecologist. Views may not even make sense, but reframe topics.
Nov 23, 2019 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
“Modernism's cult symbol is an empty rectangle, with the concept of emptiness expressed by its interior being just as important as the sharp rectangular edges.
"The square is to us as the cross was to the early Christians".
My next paper topic: urban planning for succession or for immutability?
New Urbanism arose from this question: what would be better than a subdivision or a mall? A more complex subdivision/mall hybrid, based on traditional building codes. By hybridizing, it increased the financial and legal burden of the developer, and saw limited success.
