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CompactCities : analyzing the urban spatial structure in cities with growth restrictions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A compact city form is one that espouses high intensity development within a restrictive geographic area. Its perceived benefits include (a) saving agricultural land (b) inducing shorter commute trips, thus less consumption ...
Linear soundings : 26 fragments of the linear discourse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
This text is a follow-up study for a work that focused on squares that was published by the author as Piazza Pulita [Roma, Officina Edizione, 1983]. The purpose of both works is to comment on the production of sense of ...
Dudley Square : a public building as a catalyst for urban revitalization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
Dudley Square in Roxbury, Massachusetts serves as the economic and commercial center for Boston's minority community. Between 1650 and 1950 the Dudley Square area grew in importance to become a major economic center outside ...
Urban settlement and evolution in XIXth century Antioquia, Colombia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
Material worlds : [de]constructing the ethos of concrete in Mumbai
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
What can a building material tell us about a city? As the most widely used structural building material in the world, reinforced cement concrete shapes the urban form of several of our largest megacities Sao Paulo, Cairo, ...
The evolution of Al-Azhar Street, Al-Qahira, Egypt
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The historic quarter of Cairo, al-Qahira, is going through a period intense transformation that is threatening the physical environment as well as the social and economic fabric of the city. The transformations taking place ...
Urban housing renovation in China : toward a new approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
Urban policies in Egypt : 1974 to 1986 an evaluation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
The politics of co-operative and non-profit housing in inner-city neighborhoods : analysis of two case studies in Toronto
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)
Infrastructure as a vehicle for community building : an urban design strategy for Iztapalapa, Mexico City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Mexico City suffers from flooding, water scarcity, pollution, subsidence and enormous financial costs related to water infrastructure. Poor governance contributes to the city's water troubles by creating overlapping political ...