Recent Posts
Unfinished London - City Planning and failure explained
Part of an 8 Part series called “Unfinished London”, Jay Foreman tells entertaining stories of how and why many planned urban developments have failed, and their consequences (both positive and negative). He’s very witty and genuinely funny, and I find it valuable to hear his insights. More “Urban Planning” than “local placemaking”.
His 2-episode tangent about Bicycles could be very relevant for Singapore.
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A brief history of washroom signs in ADM
This isn’t so much about place and identity, but more of an issue of wayfinding –
I’ve always found that the ADM building, as much as it is pretty on the outside, is poorly designed for navigation especially in current times where accessible building design is important.
Wayfinding is scarce – there are signboards near the lift lobbies and major open areas in Read more →