The Messy City
KevinEmbracing change, uncertainty and local initiative for our cities and towns
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Do You Live in a Fragile Neighborhood?
From the earliest days of my interest in urban planning, I became very interested in the overlap between design and culture. By that I mean, how cities shape human interaction, and how human interaction shapes cities. Why are some places su...
Creating a (mostly) car-free new town in Costa Rica
I had the pleasure of meeting Charles Brewer right when he was starting to get interested in becoming a real estate developer. This was after a very successful short career in the dot-com world, as he was a founder of Mindspring. When he ex...
A Conversation with Dhiru Thadani
It’s truly a rare thing in life to run across people that are uber-talented, thoughtful, and just fantastic human beings. Dhiru Thadani is one of those rare people.
The big lie of architectural education
Kevin’s note: This was a Twitter/X thread that went a bit viral last week. I thought I’d go ahead and type it up for this format as well.
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Welcome - my name is Kevin Klinkenberg, and this site "The Messy City" is my personal blog. I started blogging on urban planning and design issues in 2007, and began working in the field in 1993. Thanks for reading.
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