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Visual Complexity by Manuel Lima
Exploring the history of visually representing information and how imagery can interpret data, is what is covered in the book ‘Visual Complexity : Mapping Patterns of Information’. This book acts as a platform for preserving Manuel’s projects...
What We See When We Read – Peter Mendelsund
Peter Mendelsund in his book, ‘What We See When We Read’ discusses about the strong emotional impressions a person experiences when they read something. Critical points of discussion in the book
Lewis Mumford – Last of the great Humanists
Mumford believed in ‘Organic Humanism’, which meant that education must address the whole person and not just the intellectual portion of that individual.
Richard L. Florida – Concept of Creative Class
Urban Studies theorist, Richard Florida, an American who specializes in social and economic theory. He is renowned for his concept of Creative Class and its implications for urban regeneration, which is composed of scientists and engineers, university professors, poets and architects
Jane Jacobs – Urbanist
Without any formal training as a planner, Jacobs a renowned urbanist and activist took a community based approach to city planning. Jane Jacobs had a contribution towards urban planning of many cities in the world, like in New York, her work advocated towards not having a car centered approach to city planning.
Patrick Geddes – Urban Planning
Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) was once a celebrated messiah of “humanist” urban development and influential social reformer, described by biographers as a “practical genius, bold and ambitious, a precise observer and of penetrating insight” (Slater 1932).
