The automobile is the greatest catastrophe in the entire history of city architecture.Philip C. Johnson1955★ 5.2
SociologyThere must be eyes upon the street, eyes belonging to those we might call the natural proprietors of the street. The buildings on a street equipped to handle strangers and to insure the safety of both residents and strangers, must be oriented to the street. They cannot turn their backs or blank sides on it and leave it blind.Jane JacobsThe Death and Life of Great American Cities · 1961★ 5.2
Philosophical dialogue · Dialogue · Philosophical literatureThe country places and the trees won't teach me anything, and the people in the city do.SocratesPlato, Phaedrus · 370 BC★ 4.0