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

Among all touristy places in Europe, my all time favorite would be Venezia. Each time I went there, there were always something I miss out from the last time I was there. May be it was the air that filled with salt or the sound of water from the canals or the gushing winds that blew when we passed on the water, but most certainly it was the architectural sights. Not many cities were built on water that has the high vista quality as my beautiful Venezia.

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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 …

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 …

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 …