Time and the City
Cities outlast us. Our imagination doesn't. From seconds to generations, a journey through how cities transform, adapt, and outlast the people who build them.
By Yuval FogelsonThe city was there before you were born. It will be there after you die. And it is always changing, adapting, absorbing, and transforming, whether we plan for it or not, whether we want it to or not. The city’s lifespan far exceeds our mortal imagination, as it cycles through multiple human lifetimes, multiple generations. Our predecessors told us their stories, and our descendants will tell theirs. Time as a Lens When a neighbourhood changes, we grieve what we perceive as the loss of... Read more
