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Jun
12
Regional Planning and The New Communities Movement Theory
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Regional Planning
Planning, if it is to be successful, must start at the beginning. The beginning, according to Wright’s approach, is the total situation of a village or a metropolis in its statewide and multi-state region.
The country was really a number of natural “flow Read more
Apr
18
Venetian Canals; Veins of a City
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Among all touristy places in
Apr
18
Bonn’s Marketplace
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When thinking about an impact of a place that is of a city scale, with many functions and means of usage, we think about an urban space. Particularly in this 2000 year-old city; Bonn, there is the need of the whole urban scale to congregate at one point and through tradition; Germans have been used to using Marktplatz as an urban space even for political reasons.
The lay out of the square is quite similar in any German town, in front of the old Rathaus (City Hall), an opening of square fenced by commercial buildings, such as shops, cafes, and restaurants, even in some cases hotels completed with some kind of statue as a mark for the city. Read more
Jan
28
Graffiti on The Urban Surface
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This written work has recently been published in Bergmann, Alexander (Ed.); Music-City. Sport-City. Leisure-City. A reader on different concepts of culture, creative industries, and urban regeneration attempts. Germany, 2008.
Graffiti exists where human civilization exists. It is almost impossible to find a human settlement without graffiti. They can be found everywhere, almost on any surface throughout the urban sphere, even on surfaces that exceeds the capacity of the human logic. Some people consider graffiti as decorative elements in the urban space. Others relate graffiti to public disorder and vandalism. Therefore perceive graffiti as a sign of lowering community life qualities.Before we continue any further, it would be best if we knew the meaning of the term ‘graffiti’. The term originated from the Italian word graffito (singular form) which means Read more
Jan
27
Kampung Tunjungan Survey (Translated and edited from Mohammad Cahyo’s brief report to the deMAYA community-26/1/2008)
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Our survey took place on Thursday, January 24th 2008 covering Kampung Kebangsren, Kampung Blauran, and Kampung Ketandan, and involved seven members: Anggara Sijabat, MADcahyo, Putu Surya KB, P.Pras, Indiga, Hendi and Baloma. Mas Wahyu and Chotob failed to attend the survey due to other agendas.
Effectively we began our survey at 09.00, starting from an alley accessible from Jalan Tunjungan (Tunjungan Rd.), across Optik Seis Tunjungan. A brief description of Jalan Tunjungan; it is one of Surabaya’s legendary streets which used to be a shopping center. Traces of its history can be seen from its wide sidewalks, Read more