August 2010
101 posts
Lanyu - Take 2: Another Failed Sunrise
-Pauline
Inside-out Urbanism
Panoramic view of open pocket in the middle of a block. Yilan.
Cities in the U.S. are generally gridded with all the buildings facing the street. In some cases there is a secondary system of alley, but they only function for garbage collection and parking - no one lives off of an alley and businesses don’t operate off of them. However, the urban fabric of the Taiwanese (and Chinese)...