I have an upcoming project that will have a panel discussion on urban planning and design, so this article is of great interest. There is also a component of the economy at play that cannot be overlooked.
Riots updated: Sennett, Rykwert, Till, de Botton, Tavernor and more on why Britain is burning:
“The AJ asks prominent architectural thinkers to comment on the architecture of our cities. More comments added daily.”
Joseph Rykwert
Cities incite riots – and herding people in high rise reservoirs of social aggression doesn’t help: if we didn’t have football and rugby matches to release it, however messily, we’d have many more, though riots are almost always triggered by specific incidents. (Read more at above link)
