Bratislava was once a lively city with lots of different neighborhoods mirroring its ethnically mixed population. From 1918 until 1939, Bratislava was a part of the First Czechoslovak Republic, one of the few true democracies in Europe of those times. Enjoying its proximity to Vienna and having a direct tram connection from the city centre [...]
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October 11, 2010 at 21:40 :: Filed under Musings, Politics :: [*] :: No Comments ::
Two Bratislava lessons on urbanism today. These belong to the worst examples of how architects and bureaucracy fail to include the pedestrians in the city planning. Aupark shopping mall with 500m detour for pedestrians coming from the bus stop Ola Fågelmark, of the Technical University in Lund, Sweden, analyzed the pedestrian traffic moving from a [...]
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September 22, 2010 at 00:43 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: 2 Comments ::
I have always been interested in how the cities evolved through the 20th century. Urbanism and urban planning came to the game and changed the way where streets were built, what buildings were built and how public spaces appeared. Old aerial photos are hard to find, only military or intelligence agencies did some aerial shots [...]
August 23, 2010 at 17:10 :: Filed under Internet, Musings :: [*] :: 1 Comment ::
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