Article (?): Eco Aesthetic

Yeah! What he said:

And this begs the question - especially in lieu of situations like Tijuana - that when one billion people live in slum-like conditions that are parasitically conjoined with existing urban centers, does bringing people out to the desert, in a formerly unoccupied area, seem like a viable option to combat the global housing crisis. It comes off more as a defensive position, dropping out and going off the grid in a state of self-exile.

Article: Charles declares Mumbai shanty town model for the world

from the Guardian
He warned that a soaring urban population - rising from 50% of all the world's inhabitants today to 70% by 2050 - could only be accommodated without disastrous social and environmental consequences by developing local urban design rather than "a single monoculture of globalisation".

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Interesting. Tricky line between being respectful of a culture and romanticizing or pigeon-holing a class. I agree with his stance on building from what you have. Similar to an outlook that Atul Gawande has on healthcare reform in a recent New Yorker.