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The patterns of place | Emergent Urbanism

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Leon Krier’s lesson in architecture. The manifesto of the Emergent Urbanism Network →. The patterns of place. February 15, 2010. This article originally appeared in Get Ahead Magazine, for the Get Ahead Festival of independent short films in Brooklyn.). When we speak of the identity of a place, we express a recognition of the patterns formed around us. We may not be conscious of them to the point of being able to draw them back with precision like Stephen Wiltshire. One particular culture that has often ...

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The manifesto of the Emergent Urbanism Network | Emergent Urbanism

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The patterns of place. The manifesto of the Emergent Urbanism Network. March 16, 2010. When Le Corbusier set out to transform the world in his image, he did so by publishing his own magazines and books so that he would capture the imagination of humanity with all the power of the new forms of. If there is to be a revolution towards a rediscovery of the more natural, more individual and more emergent forms of urbanism, there must also be a revolution in the. A pioneering social media portal that aims to d...

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Beginning Emergent Urbanism | Emergent Urbanism

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A complete tour of every article published on. In full hypertext experience. 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.). 8211; On building and architecture. 8211; On planning and governance. 8211; On sprawl. 8211; On streets. 8211; On everything else. In emergent cities s...

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Wide Urban World: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Maya

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Maya. Cindy and I visited the Frank Lloyd Wright workshop/school Taliesen West. Xochicalco, Feathered Serpent Temple. Hollyhock House, Los Angeles. Hollyhock House, Los Angeles. Ennis House, Los Angeles. Ennis House, Los Angeles. This house was used as a set in a number of films and television shows, including Blade Runner and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What is Maya about these structures? Two features stand out to me; there are probably others....

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Wide Urban World: Cosmograms, Sociograms, and Cities Built as Images

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Monday, April 4, 2011. Cosmograms, Sociograms, and Cities Built as Images. Idealized Chinese Cosmogram Capital. Ten years ago a group of archaeologists published a collection of papers titled "Were Cities Built as Images? Imperial China: Capital Cities were Cosmograms. Feng shui masters pick new capital site. Ancient Mesoamerica: Cities were Not. The central district of Moundville. Monte Alban, main plaza. Burley's plan of Canberra. Blanton, Richard E. 2000 Viewpoint: Were Cities Built as Images? 1994 Th...

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Wide Urban World: Open Access week

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014. This is open access week (Oct 20-24, 2014). For an interview I did on open access in publishing, CLICK HERE. I will get back to posting on urban topics very shortly (sorry about the lapse). Michael E. Smith. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Wide Urban World" is a blog about cities as viewed from a broad historical and comparative perspective. As Winston Churchill said, "The farther back we look, the farther ahead we can see.". Michael E. Smith. My papers to download. Forth...

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Wide Urban World: Modern use of an ancient farming system

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Monday, September 3, 2012. Modern use of an ancient farming system. Raised field construction (from Clark Erickson). Archaeological interest in ancient raised fields starts with the observation that they were a form of. Figure 1 - Tiwanaku. Figure 2 - Relic fields on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Fig 3 - Clark Erickson. I talked about Aztec raised fields (called "chinampas") in a previous post. Fig 5 - Rebuilding ancient fields. Fig 6 - Ancient and rebuilt raised fields. Fig 7 - Building new fields. The wo...

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Wide Urban World: Can we decipher the "meaning" of ancient buildings?

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Friday, July 17, 2015. Can we decipher the "meaning" of ancient buildings? Many people wonder about the "meaning" of ancient buildings and sites. Why was the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan built? Was it dedicated to a specific god? What meaning did it have to the people who built it, and those to witnessed ceremonies there for centuries afterword? I am a skeptic about talk of ancient "meanings" of this sort ( see a previous post about high-level meanings. The Aztec Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan. If you...

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Wide Urban World: How do big cities differ from small cities (in the ancient past and today)?

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Friday, February 20, 2015. How do big cities differ from small cities (in the ancient past and today)? Are big cities different from smaller cities mainly in their size? Or do they differ in other ways that go beyond simple population size? They magnify the benefits (and negative consequences) of social interactions. So far, I have been describing urban scaling research on modern cities. See the works of Luis Bettencourt and his colleagues listed below for more information, o r see my earlier post on...