Snail in the City
exploring the urbanized environment
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Little known grids
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Little known grids
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Helensburgh, a Victorian spa town in Argyll and Bute
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Before present-day Helensburgh existed the area was known as Millig and was owned by de MacAulay clan. They built a stronghold called A...
Friday, June 6, 2014
Splendid Streets: Maxvorstadt Munich
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Munich was founded near a monastery and named after these monks ( apud Munichen ). The city is first mention in 1158 when Henry the Lio...
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Amsterdam-Zuidoost, big ideas on the modern city (part 3: urban renewal)
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The radiant city of Amsterdam-Zuidoost was built for success. Large, light and spacious apartments in huge high-rise buildings set in a...
Monday, January 20, 2014
Amsterdam-Zuidoost, big ideas on the modern city (part 2: the grid)
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For the basic structure of Amsterdam-Zuidoost a grid was drawn parallel to the pre-existing railway. The underlying landscape was compl...
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