The Germans are often too bureaucratic, too fixated on rules and not risk-oriented enough. And some of their officials have the feeling that they need to make everything in the cityscape look nice and pretty as quickly as possible. That… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
As industries migrate toward the Far East, the future of many Western cities will no longer lie in manufacturing products but ideas and patents. Young, mobile elites can choose where they want to live, and they can easily move, which… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Contradictions, most of all, a balance between chaos and order. It needs neighborhoods vibrating with energy just as much as cozy little corners and… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
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… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Creativity cannot be really regulated, but it can be encouraged. The redevelopment or revitalization of a city is an art. It depends on the… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
The Germans are often too bureaucratic, too fixated on rules and not risk-oriented enough. And some of their officials have the feeling that they… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Hamburg will have a new and important attraction with which it can distinguish itself from other cities. But the important thing is that activities… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
As far as population size goes, big is no longer important, and it can even be a drawback. In fact, the future belongs more… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Another thing I like about German cities - and it's an advantage which they haven't sufficiently exploited yet - is that they are pioneers… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
All cities have one key resource: the special abilities of the people who live in them. You just have to find out what they… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Hamburg is getting a new symbol with its new Elbe Philharmonic concert hall. Such an architecturally impressive building is built somewhere in the world… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Detroit is an urban hell. But even in this city of the dying auto industry, there is reason to hope, if they manage to… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Some remain great cities, but they shouldn't stand still. They should move in the direction of a knowledge-oriented society. Most cities have to do… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
