Vistopia
Cover of Parallel Cities: The Infinite Life Reading List, Season 2
Parallel Cities: The Infinite Life Reading List, Season 2
Leaving the city: necessity or freedom?
Completed · 13 episodes
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Audio in Chinese
Talking about Cities, Understanding Where We Live 1. Why Must a City “Face South with Its Back to the North”? | A Study of Capital-City Systems in Ancient China 2. What Is the “Spirit of a City”? | Cities in Civilization: Culture, Innovation, and Urban Order 3. How Cities Make Our Lives Greener | Triumph of the City 4. Is Bigger Always Better for a City? | The Great Nation Needs Bigger Cities 5. Urban Space and Gendered Power Inequality | The Urban Order A Note on Taking Leave 6. Chengdu Teahouses and Urban Public Space | Street Culture 7. Why Are Cities Becoming So Boring? | The Image of the City 8. Should Urban Planning Look Backward or Forward? | City Record 9. The Cost of Demolishing and Rebuilding a City | Paris, Capital of Modernity 10. How Can Urban Development Coexist with Nature? | From Reeds and Fishing Songs to the Paris of the East Bonus | Jiang Song × Liang Jie: What Did We Lose by Flattening Ancient Cities and Rebuilding Them?