London Underground

Colosseo Quadrato

The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as the Colosseo Quadrato ‘Square Colosseum’, is an icon of Fascist architecture. The Colosseo Quadraato lies in the Roman district of the Esposizione Universale Roma.

Transit v. Transit

As growth becomes denser, highway costs rise while transit costs decline.
 - Anonymous

Manhattan of the desert

Shibam, Yemen

Contained within the desert towers are the earliest examples of high-rise apartment buildings. 

Soaring many stories over the desert city of Shibam, Yemen, desert towers scrape the Arabian sky. Often called "the oldest skyscraper city in the world" or "the Manhattan of the desert", Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning designed around vertical construction. The city is home to the tallest mud buildings in the world, with some of them over 30 meters. Contained within the desert towers are the earliest examples of high-rise apartment buildings.

In order to protect the buildings from the elements, the façades are thickly coated with and must be routinely maintained.

Berlin

Berlin, circa 17th century

Penguin Pool

Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton with Ove Arup

Penguin Pool, London Zoo

London, GB 1934

Urban Living

No urban area will prosper unless it attracts those who can choose to live wherever they wish.

- Jonathon Barnett