Date: February 19th, 2009

Cities imply optionality and that requires privacy: Part 1, the virtue of peeping

19 February, 2009 (12:16) | Cities, Policy, Primer Posts, Speculation, Theory | No comments

Cities are where total strangers live companionably in close proximity – literally on the other side of a wall, floor, or ceiling.  Why do we do this, and what does it imply about how we create urban housing? 
As housing is the linchpin of cities, all these tensions and choices manifest themselves in our housing configuration [...]