Archive for November, 2009
Mass Transit Movement
Rem Koolhaus paints a grim picture for the future of London in his writing “Exodus.” His model calls for an architectural attack, if you will, towards the old London. The gigantic over-scaled strip positions itself on top of the old city, ignoring any historical context or significance. He describes programmatic elements within the strip that [...]
Densification in New York and its impacts
In the future New York will become exceedingly dense as more people continue to migrate near the city. This population increase will result in further building development within New York. As population density increases drastic changes will occur in order to accommodate the needs of a larger population. These changes will be apparent on multiple [...]
urban densification
In the future New York will continue to see a population increase as the current trend toward urbanization continues. This will result in further building development within New York. As population density increases so to will the built environment. This need will effectively eliminate the vacant and underutilized areas within the city. It will thereby [...]


