Articles on the city
No proper posts recently or for the next few weeks while things get hot in the studio. In the meantime, some recent writings on the city:
Metropolis reckons there aren’t enough yuppies to go around and that
Metropolis reckons there aren’t enough yuppies to go around and that
“to retain an important role in the future, a city needs upwardly mobile people whose families and businesses identify them with a place. A great city is more about clean and workable neighborhoods, thriving business districts, and functioning schools than massive cultural buildings or hipster lofts. Architects may prefer to design stunning museums or luxury high-rises, but they would do better to focus on middle-class housing, places for artisanal industry, family-friendly public spaces, and houses of worship both large and small.”
I agree, and my degree project focuses particularly on the idea of ‘artisanal industry’. Of course, the city is not for everyone and the suburbs constantly beckon. So is the future for suburbs in Britain a vision based on ‘Desperate Housewifes’ or ‘The Good Life’? Discuss at ‘The Battle for Suburbia’, hosted by Demos:
“For too long suburbia has been disregarded as a compromise between urban and rural life, with an assumption that all its best ideas and people come second hand from the big city.”
[Metropolis][Demos]