Urbanism

The classic Italo Calvino novel Invisible Cities imagined descriptions by Marco Polo from memory.

A sunny morning in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, USA on April 28, 2024.

Medium and large cities are interesting due to their population densities. Humans must interact in cities, even if only riding the bus or buying groceries.

Street art on contemporary themes is common in Manhattan, among all the boroughs, of New York City, New York, USA on June 5, 2022.

View from a hotel in Washington, D.C., USA on November 6, 2023.

Each city is also unique. It’s possible to vilify a city because it can’t really defend itself.

A pigeon is flushed out by the photographer in Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA on June 5, 2022.

The Embarcadero of San Francisco, California, USA on April 26, 2024.

It’s also possible to praise a city on the merits of a carefully crafted public image.

A crowd passes down Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, California, USA on March 22, 2023.

In reality, every city has a dark underbelly…

It’s easy to generalize about a city based on anecdotes, thus the opportunity and challenge.

Visitors to Kerry Park in Seattle, Washington, USA shoot selfies with the Space Needle on August 31, 2023.