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‘We Could Do Without Urban Planning’: Destiny Thomas on the 2021 Un-Urbanist Assembly
"The truth is, we could do without urban planning. And if we did, that wouldn’t mean that no one would be thinking intentionally about how to make cities. But the machine that we’ve used to do city-making for so long — it's got to go." - @DrDesThePlanner https://t.co/Yq6aJlXhBh
Open“The truth is, we could do without urban planning. And if we did, that wouldn’t mean that no one would be thinking intentionally about how to make cities. The instrument, the arm, the machine…
"The truth is, we could do without urban planning. And if we did, that wouldn’t mean that no one would be thinking intentionally about how to make cities. But the machine that we’ve used to do city-making for so long — it's got to go." - @DrDesThePlanner https://t.co/Yq6aJlXhBh
Open‘We Could Do Without Urban Planning’: Destiny Thomas on the 2021 Un-Urbanist Assembly
“The truth is, we could do without urban planning. And if we did, that wouldn’t mean that no one would be thinking intentionally about how to make cities. The instrument, the arm, the ...
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