Why buses represent democracy in action
A Talk by Enrique Peñalosa
An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.
An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.
A rain chain in winter; Dresden Kunsthof Passage; Drainage planters near Pike Place Market in Seattle.
If there is a larger takeaway here perhaps it is about paths of least resistance, with regards to both the actual flow of water and design decisions. On the one hand, it is easy to blindly follow regional precedents and traditions with long histories (or grab whatever is handy at the hardware store). On the other hand, sometimes it makes sense to take a step back and decide consciously how to reveal (or conceal) a natural process.