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If you like the idea of clusters of building complexes you'd also find interest in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by vtange 9y ago
If you like the idea of clusters of building complexes you'd also find interest in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
- gwern 9y agoYeah, Kowloon is cool but driven by different dynamics. Closer to Arcosanti or Tokyo than Shibam.
- wdewind 9y agoWould you mind expanding on this comment? I want to understand what you mean :)
- jacquesm 9y agoWhen Gwern expands on a comment expect a book length article with everything remotely relevant cited and leaving nothing but a wasteland for future researchers.
- nashashmi 9y agoI had to look up Gwern: I found this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5660220 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5660220 fascinating!
- jacquesm 9y agohttp://www.gwern.net/ http://www.gwern.net/ Hope you have a couple of spare days. Make that weeks.
- wdewind 9y agoThat's what I'm hoping for :)