Beyond the Edge of the City
Why Saudi Arabia’s next phase of urban growth depends less on how much it builds, and more on where it
The massive changes our cities need to undergo in the coming decades ask for rethinking of planning practices and profound changes in planning systems. The two-day conference organized by the City Architect Piotr Lorens and hosted by the City of Gdansk and the city’s technical university was aiming at investigating possible ways forward. I had the opportunity to give an overview of the Non-standard planning tools and illustrate how my company, MLA+ is using them in projects and beyond.
Why Saudi Arabia’s next phase of urban growth depends less on how much it builds, and more on where it
by a European Urban Planner Practicing on the Arab Peninsula I arrived in Saudi Arabia with a well-worn European planner’s
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