James H Kunstler Dissects Suburbia

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Permalink Reply by María Graciela Oberto Nunes on May 23, 2010 at 10:21pm

I really like this video, it explains the suburban sprawl effects in very simple words, and in a funny way.
This happens here in Venezuela too, with the same negative effects on the city and people...
(sorry for my english!)

Permalink Reply by Tyson on June 6, 2010 at 12:20pm

Maria, your english is quite good actually :). I also like his humorous approach and the way he makes his point. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

Permalink Reply by Amit Talwar on July 16, 2010 at 11:18am

AWESOME! I dont think he's "eccentric" at all. but i must say we in developing worlds are steering towards these "fuck it" kinda building blocks at rampant speeds. It is scary because no one seems to care as there is money to be made as long as they build whatever they want to build. the key lies with decision makers and policy makers. If they care the city will not commit to situations such as these. If designers know they would not get permission or the client will not agree to these kind of atrocities the architects wont provide them with it. And most of the times institutions/agencies of development do not care about one persons analysis until it becomes a movement or organization in it self that fights people in power or creates some kind of political noise. And ironically in time this movement/organization would become dormant as the leaders would either tire or age or hand over reigns to non believing managers. It is a vicious cycle of complicated multiplicities of economics and social obligations.

Permalink Reply by Almustapha Ahmad on August 6, 2011 at 3:43am

I have not watched the video but Amit, i totally agree with what you said about developing countries, its just like you live in mine. however, the designers and architects also have to do their own side of the job by caring even if the policy makers don't, after all, we all ventured into architecture because we want to solve our countrys' and universal environmental and shelter problems, because we care for our country and universe. designers need to stop compromising standards once they are established in the codes for whosoever the client is.

Permalink Reply by Nikolay Nikolaevich Tregub on August 12, 2011 at 7:56am

I think that must necessarily be the integration of natural cluster in the urban space, envaronmental resource affects the good climate in the society and environment.

Ripple space and multi-layered architecture to eliminate the monotony a depression.

Vulgar speech - it ugly. )))