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The late British architect and urban designer, Gordon Cullen (1914–1994), developed the concept of townscape, an extension of the picturesque English landscape. A term first used in the 1880s within the context of unspoiled English towns, Cullen used it since the early 1950s to define the visual art of town planning. Cullen maintained that townscape …
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Using examples from around the world, I make the case for classic streets as an answer to today's traffic and road congestion problems.
© Nir Buras, December, 2018 According to the “craftsman cliché” a person who works with their hands is a laborer; one who works with their hands and their mind is an artisan; and one who works with their hands, their mind, and their heart is an artist. Indeed, Webster 1828 defines artisan as “someone skilled …
Under the looming fear of ultimate superficiality,.. All I want is to do a good job.
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