Urban Development Trends in Tbilisi and the World
BMG, a Georgian news outlet interviewed me about my view on the City of Tbilisi and what problems need to be solved there. Comparing international urban development concepts like the 15 Minute City with what the urban fabric of Tbilisi offers lead to a discussion about the right concepts to use locally: learn – don’t […]
The Trouble with Pretty Cities: Why Form-Based Codes Don’t Deliver
The Seduction of Form Cities have always had a love affair with appearances. From the grand boulevards of Haussmann’s Paris to the neoclassical dreamscapes of the City Beautiful movement in Chicago, planners have often believed that beauty leads to order, and that order leads to better lives. Form-based codes are a modern expression of this […]