empty cities

Burtynsky and Caemerrer Photographs Haunt Cities

The hauntingly beautiful photographs by Caemerrer of China’s new – but empty – cities reminded me of Burtynsky’s photographs of industrial over-reach. Burtynsky Shipyard Burtynsky has recorded the disasters of the Modern industrial revolution in the form of photographs that display the patterns and textures of its very demise. But even in the [...]

China Why Not House the Refugees in your Empty New Cities?

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-12-08T22:42:40+00:00August 25th, 2016|Categories: Building - Structures, C. Collective Intelligences, Master Intelligence|Tags: China, circles of care, empty cities, immigrants, isolationism, Master Code, needs, new cities, refugees, self-centric|4 Comments

The sight of China’s empty cities prompted colleague, Anne-Marie Voorhoeve to ask – “Why not house the refugees here?” What a logical question – that provides a solution in one country (China) to a problem in another country (Syria). Even if China were a democratic country, like the USA, housing refugees is a problématique [...]