Re-imagining Paris à la monseiur Sarkozy

11 06 2009

President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to leave his legacy as others have done before him.  For his “Le Grand Paris” project, he has invited 10 teams of architects to reimagine Paris as a city integrated with its suburbs and environmentally responsible. These are some interesting developments:

via NYtimes

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Juxtaposing Urban fabrics: form comparison

26 09 2008

There is nothing like learning from simple visual comparisons; if only my last History professor (ofcourse, i say it with much respect) used this technique… I would have been less asleep listening to his lullaby-isque lectures and his ancient traveloque slideshows.

Bottom line: Juxtapose the maps of the city layout for quick insight and livelong knowledge!

Here, via spacing toronto – what wonderful visuals! Thank you.






London from above.

2 09 2008

Perhaps I have been watching too much sci-fi movies, or perhaps I simply love visualizing city planning and such. The urban fabric of London is spectacular, seen from above as in this photograph. It’s almost Blade Runnerisque.  More visual treats here.