A Brief History of Urbanism in North America: 1800s
The 1800s brought an influx of residents to North American cities, as well as several innovations to deal with the increasing population.
The 1800s brought an influx of residents to North American cities, as well as several innovations to deal with the increasing population.
This week’s articles focus on the role of urbanism and public space had in the unrest in the Middle East.
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit, director of Helvetica and Objectified is working on the third film in his design trilogy, entitled Urbanized.
During the 1700’s cities began to be planned according to central visions. Here are three examples plus the first land use legislation.
I have always been compelled by data visualization. Here are five of my favorite infographics pertaining to cities.
Key cities established in North America in the 1600s, an era where several of the oldest European settlements were established.
Selected readings for urbanists.
This week’s list looks at how small scale and informal changes can have large and lasting effects in our cities.
The last installment of pre-Columbian settlements in my History of Urbanism in North America. It includes the first Canadian settlement.
There were a lot of great articles and post on urbanism this week. Here is a cross section of the best.