Street Form
The Street Edge: Where Building Meets Pavement
Read the street edge through setbacks, doors, and ground-floor openings to see how a building’s meeting with the…
The dispatch archive
Dispatches
Browse pieces that read the city from the ground up: its street edges, building fronts, routes, shared places and neighbourhood patterns.
Buildings
Doorway, Arcade or Recess: Reading a Building Entrance
Read a building entrance by comparing a doorway, an arcade, and a recess, and learn how each shapes the approach…
Routes
Before the Street Grid: How Older Routes Leave Their Mark
Learn to read older routes in bends, narrow passages, and uneven blocks, and separate plausible traces from ordinary…
Public Space
The Empty Plaza Myth: Why Few People in a Space Does Not Explain It
The empty plaza myth turns a quiet moment into a verdict. Learn to read layout, purpose, timing, and nearby activity…
Neighbourhoods
A New Neighbourhood Walk, Planned Around Three Landmarks
Plan a new neighbourhood walk around three landmarks to build an easy route, notice useful connections, and adjust…