Hello world, I am Joni Baboci, an architect, planner, knowledge seeker & all-around urban enthusiast. This is my modest static online notebook where I publish thoughts in tandem with interesting bits of knowledge.

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emergence | thinkthinkthink #7

emergence | thinkthinkthink #7

Cities exhibit emergence: this means that the behavior of the city as a whole is more complex than the sum of all individual actions and transactions.

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Cities & DNA | thinkthinkthink #1

Cities & DNA | thinkthinkthink #1

DNA is not a blueprint - how can we leverage that fact to build better cities + an amazing book on the history of Rome and three articles on evolution, Wuhan, and bitcoin.

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Tirana on the Sustainable Cities Podcast

Tirana on the Sustainable Cities Podcast

I had a fantastic conversation with Jarret Fisher on her awesome podcast regarding cities and the sustainable development goals: tune in to hear about Tirana, urban planning and complex systems. If you like what you hear, Jarret's got more fantastic stories from Accra, Bristol, Quito, New York, Barcelona, Melbourne, Lagos! Click read more for links and a full transcript of our conversation.

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Designing for children should be plan A — so why aren’t we doing it?

Designing for children should be plan A — so why aren’t we doing it?

It is such a simple and straightforward idea: design your public space with safety and comfort for infants, toddlers, and caregivers. Do this, and you will have designed human-centric urban fabric that is safe and fun for all ages. Yet, despite being such an undemanding proposition, it is only recently becoming — slowly but steadily — part of the design discourse.

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The Pyramid of Tirana

The Pyramid of Tirana

The Pyramid of Tirana is a landmark building in the main boulevard of the capital of Albania, built in 1988 by a number of renowned Albanian architects led by Klement Kolaneci. The structure was constructed with the preset aim of serving as a museum for the legacy of communist dictator Enver Hoxha. It fulfilled this purpose for three years up to 1991; since then it has gone through an array of functions becoming - always ephemerally.

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Kuaj, Hitite, dhe Histori

Kuaj, Hitite, dhe Histori

Më shumë se 4000 vjet përpara përhapjes së Europianëve në të gjithë kontinentet e tjera, kishte një shtrirje të mëhershme brënda për brënda Europës dhe Azisë perëndimore e cila i dha jetë shumicës së gjuhëve që fliten sot në këtë hapësirë. Edhe pse këto pushtues të mëhershëm ishin analfabetë, shume element të gjuhës dhe kulturës së tyre mund të rindërtohen nga rrënjët e fjalëve të ruajtura nga gjuhet modern Indo-Europiane. Pushtimi i shumicës së Euroazisë nga to, si dhe ekspansioni i mëvonshëm përtej oqeaneve i pasardhësve të tyre, duket të ketë qënë një aksident i bio-gjeografisë.

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Terragni and La Casa del Fascio: Rationalism and Fascism

Terragni and La Casa del Fascio: Rationalism and Fascism

Giuseppe Terragni is a world renowned Italian architect who practiced mostly in the city of Como from the 1920s to the 1940s. The combination of the period and the place where Terragni worked is unique for two principal reasons: modernism and Fascism.

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