“In a city like London, the fact that cultures live together and cross-fertilize is a beautiful and natural thing. The many cultures in Amsterdam contribute to the city's high level of craziness - something which every interesting city should offer. But sometimes immigrants can live in parallel worlds which can exclude others and not be very attractive.” WorldShouldSometimesFactsTogetherBeautifulCultureNaturalInterestingLevelsCitiesOffersCrossesLondonAttractiveImmigrantsVery InterestingParallelsHigh LevelCrazinessNatural ThingsAmsterdam Author:Charles Landry
“As far as population size goes, big is no longer important, and it can even be a drawback. In fact, the future belongs more to second-tier cities. Any place can become a world-class center today by finding an area in which it outperforms others, by thinking for the long term, by expanding its competitive abilities and by operating globally.” ThinkingWorldLongImportantFactsBigsTodayTermAbilityCitiesClassFindingsAreasSizePopulationLong TermExpandingWorld ClassDrawbacks Author:Charles Landry
“Hamburg is getting a new symbol with its new Elbe Philharmonic concert hall. Such an architecturally impressive building is built somewhere in the world maybe once every five years, if you're lucky.” IfsWorldYearsFiveBuildingLuckyBuiltSymbolsFive YearsHallsConcertsImpressive Author:Charles Landry
