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A Thank You to Brugmann – your book is an inspiration

Jeb Brugmann’s “Welcome to the Urban Revolution – How Cities are Changing the World” (2009) is a great book to all Urban Planners, professional or students alike. My past posts referring to Brugmann’s work in this blog is never intended … Continue reading

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Summer of 2009 – finale

I am rested and ready to start my Masters degree in Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo. In a couple of weeks that is, but before I will make sure to enjoy the finale of this relaxing Summer. Call … Continue reading

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This is Kent Hakull calling: Banksy, the City needs you

Not in a superhero way, but as a voice of the Urban Revolution; an artistic voice among all the other urban revolutionary comrades in the world – in the City. Cities are constantly changing and they are increasingly changing the … Continue reading

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To understand the world is complicated. Period.

Upon studying the world at university, I’ve come across various theoretical approaches to how best grasp the world in which we live. “Globalization” certainly was a concept to be approached, accepted and abused from the very beginning of my academic … Continue reading

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My intellectual urban pre-school era (The Summer of 2009)

No teachers nor authorities of corrections for miles around, only myself and where the road takes me form these days – these limited days – where I get to uncontrolled and playful explore a world unfamiliar in my own pace. … Continue reading

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