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The greatness of a nation or City can be judged by how it’s society treats its weakest and poorest members. Mahatma Gandhi. Unfortunately In this aspect, Hong Kong has failed miserably.
Did he just say ‘Not in Cairo and then said in Africa’ 😄.. very simplistic and uninformed suggestion. Addis Ababa’s level of density in his so called slum is very high. It’s not as easy as he imagines.
Great talk. Writing about smart cities at the moment, but I've got a question: 6:20 - What does Sennett mean by Fordism in the context of Masdar City? I understand Fordism as a socio-economic arrangement whereby the citizen is conceived to have the dual role of a consumer of products (Ford motor cars for example) and as subject to marketing. What does Fordism mean in the context of urbanism? What is a Fordist city?
I am an electrical engineer from India. Anyone can learn a lot from a genius like Lord Norman Foster. Personally I felt very good when India was brought into discussion.
Excellent presentation on urban issues by Prof. Amitabh Kundu. Luckily Prof. Kundu has been teacher at CSRD JNU New Delhi and I have learned a treasure of knowledge on urban issues from Prof. Kundu.
Ternyata Jepang Jepang di zaman pasca kemerdekaan kembali bermunculan di negara Wkwkland ini. Dan begonya lagi, di tengah pesatnya kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, masih aja banyak yg nganggep intelejen pejuang HAM, gue bukan koalisi ataupun oposisi Pemerintah (pro/kontra). . Tapi gini ya, intelejen itu gada hubungannya sama pejuang HAM, kecuali dia LSM atau lembaga kemanusiaan atau yg sifatnya kemanusiaan, atau dari ngga dari PBB. . Human right (HAM) sama intelejen jauh, bahkan jauh bgt.
@@haigunawan4112 makanya *pahami dulu jangan cuma sekedar baca* terus komentar, bodoh boleh, masih boleh dirubah dengan belajar, tapi kalau menunjukkan kebodohan, itu yg JANGAN, jejak digital menyakitkan. Ada kata *Jepang-jepang pasca kemerdekaan* kembali *bermunculan*, artinya itu penjajah yg datang bermuka malaikat, seakan menolong, padahal punya niat jahat, jadi kalo gue bilang "Jepang-jepang pasca kemerdekaan", ga harus Jepang, bahkan ga harus Jerman juga, negara lain yg punya niat jahat sama Indo to bermuka malaikat bisa disebut "Jepang-jepang pasca kemerdekaan"
This is the person who is my kind of icon and I really appreciate him that I always love him that he's not a pretender or a fake person for the sake of his own inner peace...blessed him
If one look past often grandiose declarations (particularly known) architects make about their profession, those most satisfied with their job tend to be dim witted science wise and university education is all amalgamation of art/history/english majors. I regret graduating with this pussy degree where architects office environment can be very petty & stifling. If you honor STEM, best to stay away. Cream does not necessarily rise to the top in this profession i.e. you have to be buffoonish and sell yourself. Also many so called known architects are not from best undergrad schools including this ding dong Foster fella. That should tell you something.
