How Did The World Get So Ugly?
A new series about modern design, and how it compares to urban design in the past.
First episode is on YouTube. 16 minutes long.
If we want more pleasing urban spaces, we must pay for them through higher taxes or changed priorities. Many of the people who can afford to pay taxes to fund better cities will be the people who complain the most about higher taxes, and Governments will kowtow to them.
https://youtu.be/tWYxrowovts
#Design #UrbanPlanning
Ian Robinson
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