Never Underestimate The Power Of A City

We've Got A [canadian] Prime Minister Who Seems To Be Intent On Destroying Our Health System And Education System. But I Have Gotten A Thicker Skin. I Can Get Angry About These Things Without Feeling Like Vomiting, If You Know What I Mean.

[cities] Are Not Like Suburbs, Only Denser. They Differ From Towns And Suburbs In Basic Ways, And One Of These Is That Cities Are, By Definition, Full Of Strangers.

When We Deal With Cities We Are Dealing With Life At Its Most Complex And Intense. Planners Are Guided By Principles Derived From The Behaviour And Appearance Of Suburbs, Tuberculosis Sanatoria, Fairs And Imaginary Dream Cities - From Anything But Cities Themselves.

There Are Fashions In Building. Behind The Fashions Lie Economic And Technological Reasons, And These Fashions Exclude All But A Few Genuinely Different Possibilities In City Dwelling Construction At Any One Time.

The Best Part Of A Reg Hartt Presentation Is What He Has To Say.