The 1st day of the Architectural Democracy Tour in India
My lecture tour in India in 2019 started from the Middle east. I took a late flight from Muscat, Oman, on the 8th March 2019 arriving...


Today's Master Plans benefits the masters
"In city planning, participatory democracy has largely increased inequality, not lessened it." (Badger, 2020) There is a new masterplan...


The next failed Smart City: Saudi Arabia's "The Line"
Saudi Arabia just presented it’s new megaproject: “THE LINE”, a linear development of smart cities connected without cars, is, according...


Architectural Democracy with the Latvian Urban Institute
On Saturday 18th May 2019, from 12:00-17:00 PM, I lectured on Architectural Democracy at the "Encouraging Participatory Activities by...