EN THE TRANSPORTATION WAS NOT WIDELY AVAILABLE SO EVERYTHING HAD TO BE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.
TODAY, MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION IN THE WORLD LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA. BY MID-CENTURY, THIS WILL INCREASE TO 70%. HOW HAVE WE REACHED SUCH A HIGH DEGREE OF URBANIZATION WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR OUR FUTURE?
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SPRING 2020 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
IN MANY WAYS, CITIES CAN BE COMPARED WITH LIVING ORGANISMS. THERE ARE INITIAL REASONS THAT THEY COME INTO BEING, KEY INGREDIENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR GROWTH, AND OCCASIONALLY CITIES MEET THEIR DEMISE.
WHEN PEOPLE WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE TO OVERCOME THESE LIMITATIONS. UNTIL THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYED ON A MASS SCALE ALLOWED CITIES TO EXPAND AND INTEGRATE FURTHER.
LIU QIAO. ARCHITECTURE THESIS. SCI Arc. 2020.