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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Nov 2019

      Paul Graham Retweeted Brent Toderian

      Cities that we think of as marvels from the past that we could not match were built by people much poorer than us.https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1198865077165678592 …

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      Brent ToderianVerified account @BrentToderian
      Quote Tweet this with the thing that you MOST WISH PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD ABOUT CITIES!
      25 replies 90 retweets 740 likes
    2. Henry‏ @henryfaarup 26 Nov 2019
      Replying to @paulg

      @portanortepa we are building a walkable town inspired in historic Spanish towns. 🙃

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Nov 2019
      Replying to @henryfaarup @portanortepa

      When people do this, by default they omit the essence in trying to "improve" it. E.g. you can always tell Renaissance-inspired Victorian paintings from actual Renaissance paintings by the fashionably Victorian faces. You can only avoid this by making a conscious effort to.

      6:33 AM - 26 Nov 2019
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        2. Ehdedaidei ⭕‏ @ehdedaidei 26 Nov 2019
          Replying to @paulg @henryfaarup @portanortepa

          It is nice that we build retirement homes/cities that look like the past so that the old folks are not hit with futureshock, but do you have dementian or just never clued into what real civilization would look like?pic.twitter.com/1M5Tzq1iPs

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        3. Ehdedaidei ⭕‏ @ehdedaidei 26 Nov 2019
          Replying to @ehdedaidei @paulg and

          https://youtu.be/w9oqV2HW6Co  nice little animation that has a few concepts right.

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        1. Henry‏ @henryfaarup 26 Nov 2019
          Replying to @paulg @portanortepa

          We've concluded that the key to keeping authenticity is to design a city that allows organic evolution. For this, our focus has been on the "bones" (a grid, numerous public spaces, vernacular architecture and space for nature to creep in).

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