The land of a 210 year old tradition Someone who has been through the struggle of finding a flat to rent in Munich might have also asked himself : “Why does a gigantic void such as Theresienwiese still exists??” This is a plaza of 42 ha, which is equivalent to 58 football pitches, located near … Read moreTheresienwiese: an empty land full of possibilities
32. This is the number of signs signalling this pedestrian crossing on this relatively quiet residential road. The cherry on the cake is that they lit up at night! The question to be asked is does this make it a safer and more comfortable crossing?
Pedestrian city centres all around Europe Town’s historical centres transformed into pedestrian-zones is a more and more common measure. I experienced the pleasure of a centre completely pedestrian in Montpellier where I lived 4 years. Walking around the medieval streets without having anything to look out for, but to just appreciate the building scenery is … Read moreReclaiming streets from cars: Augustenstraße
Parks can tend to be creepy and empty, but today more than ever cities need to promote these refreshing spaces. What can we learn from the success of the parks in Munich?
Artistic scenes and the night life participate in the reputations of cities and develop their attractiveness. Munich is an extremely dynamic city but why is it said to be boring? Berlin vs Munich The project Make Munich Weird launched at the Technical University of Munich by the ARI Research Incubator brings to the headlines the … Read moreMake Munich Weird or how important is creativity for a city’s development
I always smile when I see children playing in the parks. It is not something I am used to. In cities, we usually meet adults and sometimes children but held very closely to their parents. Cities struggle to be at a human scale but certainly, no city is at the children’s scale. Nevertheless, in Munich … Read moreA city at the children’s scale
Green Munich Trees play an essential role in the comfortable city for multiple reasons but first of all I wondered: Why do I notice particularly trees in Munich than in other towns? First of all trees are extremely recurrent in the landscape of the streets (not counting the vast parks which look more like forests … Read moreWhy trees improve my journey to work