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The Children of Today Will Build the Cities of Tomorrow

January 7, 2009 by thetenproject Leave a Comment

When you tell people that 51% of us live in cities, and that we are adding the equivalent of a city the size of Seattle to the planet every four or five days, they are usually surprised and often react with shock and even despair. Read more of this post

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Slivers of São Paulo

May 24, 2008 by thetenproject Leave a Comment

São Paulo is in the mega-city elite. To have small splinters of it lodged in my consciousness wherever I go is a great fortune.

A Mega-city is a place where you can stand in the middle of human diversity, its failings and its extraordinary achievements, at arm’s reach from the vital pulse of the human condition. Read more of this post

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