C.Bell Blog

Urban Design, Architecture, Planning, Art, Fashion, Data Visualization, Musings, Philadelphia

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Philly Map of the Week:

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The perfect corner? 1511 Pine St., Philadelphia , 2023

1964

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Franklin Square, Philadelphia, 1901.

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LUIS BARRAGÁN, Casa Pedregal, Jardines del Pedregal, Mexico City 1945-1953. / Elle Decor Italia

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The famous canals in Venice being drained and cleaned, 1956. Check this blog!

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A Monday washing, New York City, 1900

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Policeman Scolds Man For Not Wearing A Mask

San Francisco, 1918

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THE “BLACK” MATRIX

Starring Martial artist/actor Jim Kelly as Neo, Vonettta McGee (Trinity),  and James Coburn (Agent Smith). Re-imagined (and recast) retro poster by Peter Stults, @Stultsified.

Black History Album “The Way We Were”  Website | Tumblr | Pinterest | Facebook  | Twitter  ]

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“There are no trues or falses, only beliefs”

https://twitter.com/NeelaSaldanha

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The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if error seduce them. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.

Gustave Le Bon, ‘The Crowd’ (via dharmarainbow)

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“I see a lot of proposals where people want to create High Lines and it’s just too much architecture. What makes it so successful is that it’s not an architectural statement. It’s really about growing out of what was there in a very quiet way.” - Ricardo Scofidio

“It’s a new idea for a park where there’s nothing to do. I mostly appreciate that. It’s so much about nothingness. You can’t ride a bike, you can’t play ball, you can’t do anything recreational. But you can sit and you can walk.” - Elizabeth Diller

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The High Line, in the words of architects Diller and Scofidio

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Harlem Hospital mural

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Kalahari 40 West 116th Street, New York, NY, 10026

Mixed income residential, LEED Gold.

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Peak density within admin. area (people/km2): 38,242

source: https://urbanage.lsecities.net/data/residential-density-new-york-5