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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 [...]
Space/Time
Merriam-Webster definition of space is “a boundless three-dimension extent in which objects and events occur and have relative positions and direction”. Webster also defines the word “time” in many different ways (nouns, verbs, adverbs….). The best definition of time is “the measured or measurable period during which an action process or condition exists or continue.” [...]
City-State is a Misnomer
According to Humphrey Kitto, our language does not have the equivalent for the Greek world “Polis” which we currently translate into “city-state”. In his essay, Kitto tries to identify the characteristics of a Greek polis to demonstrate that the word is more inclined to mean state than city, even though neither comes close enough to [...]
crosstown commute
Manhattan
Ambiguous Elements
Scott Rogers
The two texts are similar in their use of identifying elements of urban space. I believe Duany and Plater-Zyrberk refer to these elements in a more suburban nature, whereas Lynch is referring to them in a more urban setting. I think Lynch’s text is more general and allows for differing environments and uses [...]
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