Sam Khany
samopolis.bsky.social
Sam Khany
@samopolis.bsky.social
Urban Designer and City Planner - urbanism, cities, public life, sketching, culture, art and politics
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If I owned a retail business, I would prefer this kind of traffic.
December 20, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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mexico has some rather stunning point access blocks/single stair buildings.

here's a 5-story 15-plex on a 3,140 s.f. (292 m2) parcel in mexico city

this building is illegal in all of the US except for seattle.

peep that courtyard!

www.archdaily.com/1002928/mo28...
MO288 Residential Building / HGR Arquitectos
Completed in 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Images by DIANA ARNAU. MO288 is a 6-story residential building with 15 apartments located at Calzada Melchor Ocampo # 288 in the Cuauhtémoc neighborhood in Me...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
December 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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The social media menswear guy once again nails better city-building. #UrbanistShoutOut
If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
November 27, 2024 at 7:14 AM