Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations

self-organization in hanoi traffic

hanoi, vietnam, 24feb2009. this is a nice example of self-organization as described by complexity theory. there are no fixed "top-down" laws (i.e. traffic lights), and yet the incredible traffic flows continuously. in complexity terms, the collective motion emerges from the multiple local interactions between the "agents" (drivers and pedestrians), mediated by horn sounds, eye contact, body gestures etc.

Space Syntax movie

the constructal theory of generation of design in nature - Adrian Bejan

The Social Life of Small Public Spaces - The Street Corner

William H. Whyte: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - The Street Corner from MAS on Vimeo.

amazing starlings murmuration

Roads FiT for People