http://popupcity.net/2009/11/what-to-do-with-an-unfinished-city-in-the-desert/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://popupcity.net/2009/11/what-to-do-with-an-unfinished-city-in-the-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-8273 ticoteco Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:00:28 +0000 http://popupcity.net/?p=5707#comment-8273 Cities have always been flexible, just look at how 17th century cities are able to support nowadays urban needs! And that is because 1. those cities were developed as flexible cities and 2.humans in general can adapt to almost any situation. What we need today are architects and urban planners able to understand these concepts and lessons from the past interpreting them to todays reality insted of craving so desperately for iconic buildings detached from the reality around them. Dubai (like so many recent urban developments) is not flexible because it grew upon great egos (now fallen ones) and egos always aim for superiority/overcoming, not equality/sharing. Cities have always been flexible, just look at how 17th century cities are able to support nowadays urban needs! And that is because 1. those cities were developed as flexible cities and 2.humans in general can adapt to almost any situation.
What we need today are architects and urban planners able to understand these concepts and lessons from the past interpreting them to todays reality insted of craving so desperately for iconic buildings detached from the reality around them.
Dubai (like so many recent urban developments) is not flexible because it grew upon great egos (now fallen ones) and egos always aim for superiority/overcoming, not equality/sharing.

]]> http://popupcity.net/2009/11/what-to-do-with-an-unfinished-city-in-the-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-4792 Joop Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:24:20 +0000 http://popupcity.net/?p=5707#comment-4792 Hi Mike, Thanks for your reaction. I just paid California City a digital visit. Nice to have a Thursday morning Streetview walk through the American desert. But, indeed, this city seems to be a true planning failure. Great to see all the pattern of streets, without any houses in between. Was it a government decision to not finish it? Hi Mike,
Thanks for your reaction. I just paid California City a digital visit. Nice to have a Thursday morning Streetview walk through the American desert. But, indeed, this city seems to be a true planning failure. Great to see all the pattern of streets, without any houses in between. Was it a government decision to not finish it?

]]> http://popupcity.net/2009/11/what-to-do-with-an-unfinished-city-in-the-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 Mike T. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:32:02 +0000 http://popupcity.net/?p=5707#comment-4783 Your title reminds me of California City, a planned city in the California desert that was started but never finished. In Google Earth you can see thousands of acres of bare desert criss-crossed by master-planned roads that never see any vehicles. Your title reminds me of California City, a planned city in the California desert that was started but never finished. In Google Earth you can see thousands of acres of bare desert criss-crossed by master-planned roads that never see any vehicles.

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