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The Flavour of Cities – My deck from OpenCities

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Thomas Purves

UPDATE: oh and my speaker notes are here on the slideshare page which might explain things a *little* more clearly. A great commentary by Edward on the discussion that followed (thanks!): “At the final session, insulated by a Creemore, it … Continue reading →

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Open thoughts for open cities

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Thomas Purves

..Because gifted children are able to consider the possibilities of how things might be, they tend to be idealists. However, they are simultaneously able to see that the world is falling short of how it might be. Because they are … Continue reading →

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Because media has a flavour

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Thomas Purves

These are two exterior walls. They serve (roughly) the same physical purpose. They live across the street. 52nd street if I remember. B) is the north side of the brand new redesign of the the NYC MoMA A) is just … Continue reading →

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