"Planning Principle I: When in doubt, plant a tree." This critique of traditional urbanism by architectural theorist Lars Lerup (in a book appropriately called After the City) is a useful reminder that the practice of urban planning, as we know it, too often addresses the most limited or superficial aspects of the lived urban experience. After financial capital, wealthy homeowners, corporate interests,
#57: Cities Won't Save Us
#57: Cities Won't Save Us
#57: Cities Won't Save Us
"Planning Principle I: When in doubt, plant a tree." This critique of traditional urbanism by architectural theorist Lars Lerup (in a book appropriately called After the City) is a useful reminder that the practice of urban planning, as we know it, too often addresses the most limited or superficial aspects of the lived urban experience. After financial capital, wealthy homeowners, corporate interests,