The Community

"Community and Communication"

by National Building Museum curator Susan Piedmont-Palladino

It’s not a coincidence that “community” and “communicate” share a common language ancestor in the Latin word for sharing. Everything that’s intelligent about cities lies right there in those two words. Communicate is how we share; community is where we share...

Jan Gehl: The Community

Danish urbanist and author Jan Gehl discusses the interplay between human communities and the architectural forms within them.

Jan Gehl: Community from National Building Museum on Vimeo

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