America vs Europe: Two Ways to Build a City. "European space is shaped on purpose: American open space is what's left over. Small blocks make more corners, more routes, more street life." [kottke.org]
Architect and urban & computational designer Abhinav Bhardwaj made this great set of slides comparing urban design in the US and Europe, peppered with pithy observations like:
European space is shaped on purpose: Amer
