Even though blog posts in the urbanism 'osphere have been down recently (blame last minute summer vacations and the start of the fall semester) the quality of articles and posts has been pretty high. This week was another good one.ITEM ONE: A large, thorough, and eye-opening account of life in the hypercity of São Paulo.
ITEM TWO: Some interesting musings on the shallow nature of the shockingly new city of Shenzhen and the loss of culture in China.
ITEM THREE: anArchitecture discusses the emerging problem of shrinking cities -- in Second Life.
ITEM FOUR: The difference between Tokyo and Little Rock? Broadband access. (Well, that's one difference, anyway).
ITEM FIVE: Spacing Wire marvels at the way design and art seem to be woven through every aspect of life in Barcelona -- right down to the (gorgeous) lightposts.
ITEM SIX: Police crack down on Geneva's squats, and airoots fears for the future of the city's underground culture.
ITEM SEVEN: Miami is in a bit of a pickle. 23,000 condos for sale, with another 25,000 under construction. Talk about market oversaturation...
Have a great weekend!
(Photo from Flickr user mariana_dias.)
