“The Image of the City” by Kevin Lynch
Kevin Lynch is one of the all-time best contributors to the art and science of city design. The Image of The […]
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Creating a Vibrant City Center, Urban Design and Regeneration Principles
by Cy Paumier Creating a Vibrant City Center is a tour de force, a comprehensive discussion of the processes and products
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For the Love of Cities, The Love Affair Between People and Their Places by Peter Kageyama
Cities and towns, especially those with character, are emotional experiences. We are initially confronted with their physical form, but the
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Smart Machines, IBM’s Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing by John E. Kelly III and Steve Hamm
Implications for the American City [Lessons] Chapter 7 is entitled “Imaging the Cognitive City”. IBM has committed, along with other
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte,
As Mr. Whyte describes, his book is a “pre-book”. His intent was to conduct his research fronted by his Street
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge,
The Learning Organization. The idea of a “learning organization” may pre-brought it into the conversation about organizational excellence. The idea
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I Rode with the Ku Klux Klan by Stetson Kennedy
Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago and exposed its secrets but was criticized for possibly
Life Between Buildings, Using Public Space by Jan Gehl
Jan Gehl has put together an extended career doing urban workfocused on the human scale of cities…designing urban places