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Te ‘aie peal ea. ihe next oe. Rem Koolhaas “dain Gu he conemporary cy the the contenocary ipo — ASiiherane’? te poste Berse hscomegace hed Eso, whar sista conguston i sopig? Ce ct poi ony ep of gy, Tat eats ass tc Hew at thich ka er esnorching Wht eh da ange fe feds she thesronap sks? Whar ths senses ~ snd aul reseed homoge ixion were an incrtnal proce 4 cnsious maven ftom dienes toward tna? What we se we Senge tal inrsn movement down wth casa Whats aer sy sp The Gee 12 Totheenen ht ety deed rom py mae soc, fom the hiss hom cone, fom he eal we fanchow cna imagine hat yb cntporey =a tors consbur to. Bt tr han wth ‘The Genetic City xpoenta impis ht se past wl 2 some point cone ‘coon ob nha snd shed by tase We ot ‘evs exhaust iT the exe ht sory Se ops Frcs presen human qamites wil ably bas {nd pe prow subnet coveted a am ‘aig post sing rponsns moron ihren "se mode of onimuos population expansion = ron only es andes osha bur try i ae a ous Tire “asi more abu becomes le sgn the pois wee ws dina hndoate bec ling “Tistnnig exacerbated by the conser neni ase four on valance that perpen qs for “cara ‘ep gins accel enti eo mening ie 153 leery ke» rows Ia which more and ote ric have vo sare he orp hy nd why om Ct Fepecn, may fave Bon empty fo ses The singe? ‘dei he mare impr he mote eat expan Inerpreaon reneal conan, hy bce Hes lho ~ Seeds ovedtermined it ancy posta ‘tthe ater emer oly a theca of detain i ‘hon fan concnytsone mae Paranal os ‘ryt becoming hyper arin» poled caste: Tha ‘herons: London" eo enya ft ty SNS perpetual coming even ee Landon, me py ess ste 1 New cena: inion a xe, 4 pie ls sapey igen in simple promeic tem As the shee (fies expand, the ecard hy the Ces Hecimes lager and are, hoplny ising Bosh the strength a the authority of he ores fe Sane ‘tween center and ccaference ese th ekg einen ths epee, theres eed avery of th Pevphry sr sone of poeta vl ~a ind of pc hoes onde tht mg aly Be worthy of ache ae Ton = only digas sees the ey of and ‘pendency the Seen: witht ces 9 pee te ines of ths pres compensa the eps ‘the lane Conergy orphaned, the conon of the Fespr mae wos he at at iotier aia, feaing The shox, emphasing tpg maegances “The st ies emanating om the eee ener rece ‘heeding the per abscess No ony the ‘ie by defntion to alt efor ty apne oli ony ie aio mo loge the el cer Bo an overs nag on way implosion psec eee he rato he cy ina. Mantan este Sedge sndtneel peop tote who med ara ‘pppoe eter they and ake he py fort The pr ‘Stece of the preset cncntichuenon mks al gence peopl seconds shou ow Chsaton, denon by the dumb cps Oo ‘slkce ce fm coner of ts youth tr timer cya ace seri) Sito om tc sic cv of ala adenine ot all sjpsfeance, dsb deci nor on he Incesing lame of dependences an wnat nlrb Stainton tat the enero conan min ‘inde moder, Arse mon tpn ple pa ‘ovsly hast beat be me te the mat id ane tw cw the mn edad he on roma andeget "heros eae an consian sapetion, wh then cme ome andcomplted yh fot ast be aa Enowlged wanuormanon ible to themed ee ihe hy of Zari ha od th tow racy expe son ‘Seer in of ees aches lye rae ‘fnew meri shopping centers shine enka, tBboctones are coord undresth the eter Teco terno lngereapund outdo tar ba nwa ard ‘Becenerofhecath te) From epi toro ‘Screeners, ype andro nme the tonaacion of eer mote anges, the oan ii ton af hung infers, washvse it atysr Sond churches io sighs, fom he eal tapes ed vobcquen roping fic ui ae ore ‘Spenste sopping precinct the rcs conver tiloran spice to “pubic” spc, pees the ‘esto of ew park, pling, rie, expo he ferane raring of ore wey samen af cement snus of te. The Gee CY trek wa iis denne le of ependncy nahn, ‘ea etn of pre sesd ad prea ete cy wihous Hs sb ena fo everybody. ic a. Mes not mr maintenance igo sal jt expand Weg old it jeder and ene egal exo. ing or onescing~everyre len “pecs kes Hollywood sai oi an pode new Mey every Monday more 211 The Gener Cy ha grown deamatily vet pat ow ‘dead Nwenly ar acne ceeds number hee Inekeenty 1970 war inhabedy a verge 2 lon sta end $0000 wil asso ve 12 Di he Genre Cy arin Ani? I 40 po foonyenornl thar can oly be imped nan Sy the Gone iy mow aes ex Ase Fao Ain [ne The dente move say tom the county, ho teste, the cy aos move tthe cy ae Rew itmore tothe Gener Cy te ys pettve ach foe the ey 13 Some continent, ke An pie to the Geer Cl shes af shamed by Because nde oad be rp omeeig ound the eguter “tlre proportion af ‘evn ies An semingy cnteton sn or ‘he over fiat ited by he erable One yl I bse exe sain tha dcr roe of Ween haan, though he resxnantceon tat ey Seen inton bogs t ke 24 Someines an od singling ke Baeons by ering ts het as Gener becoes ret ite sop. Therese never appt at kas nok Gene 3.1 The Genet Cys what se ferrets of ran lie cose ofr wo ybenpce. Is plae a wk ed tended sent ew ad fe betwen emotion, ace Istria es age pace ys be lamp. Campae 9 theese ey the Geneve Cys etd aly pred Troma Seder poston lend of conceeon =a ots presence inthe Gener Cynara ‘paced far apa tote ce of snot unas the exper hcl vation noe heen Inga afeeling jot lore unr he aes of Stak diferent of on tuning a mg ae pats fod the sen they ray Spy be ore The ‘She Th pea ak urgeny tence 2 ke pote er induser a halla te nr 3.2 na dea ees of wha apps them cae eco the ciy= “hae edna soto of the Gener iy anes cl he abner he moe fprmonma the pres The Gear Cy des he star were ced to th adel Cy tfe ont love fort becaneunctonal Te eyo he Geers ‘Goi achieved byte eoratin of ce pic alm re omg) rede The et le now ont scommodset, cosy movement, dames eh ca ighwaye et ‘ier versiow of Golevare and pas, keg mare nd ‘ne pss thee dei cen sini or sams Sc in ft srpiangy senl > ween prose Sein the doa of soot pce Wi ew oat it Ticomaie pbb ree hat cannot be mest Aliwios The same soy ten] sech ele a umber fuer iret expec an a fre mines roy ean be shred wth sino dy or wit she tere popula, can yl the sleet of Pe ‘maleated sped = at whch post he seston of he Ge ‘se Cy may sven bctne eo at a sc des arene clasophable meno oppo wh is be ene of he Gener Cy iat fs st oe 533 The Gener Gy faa one eption oF he se simple arcu module, pose fo recat om sms emi desktop compte, maybe een i Gotfcones az al at of ober 35 The Generic Cy at eis phone mbes oe the resinane tenure toasake crutch the tana ‘yb cote enn ne ile nubs eo “41 Shee manfenason of ukimate aun siqpns now fre smong te mast angle charac en ofthe Gene Cone venice fiero They hive tobe engl he average person nde ceperer tale iy Like» den prtame Smomaton, photo ‘als repro lal eons ges Sconce Bast tthe lel lee tines al be th Fan, ‘omforaie, eon, pl repr Eaern, rs ere Stnducoeed”thwe a Ge ate toga’ nk ‘Ths conceal cared apors become elena Hens imprinted on the gol colkciveancomcout in sage ‘onpeltions of er monnviane atten = neice ep Pere opectacalr opti unten he enc and elbiny DF hr comecton foe apr interme of ona (gaphpeormance, the por 3 concent of oth he petiolate peal” hyperal the sese You am ge goods here that ae oot een sable the Iper in the see you cn pe ngs her eat You eat "2 The tendency nao gests oat everpete suronomy:smetines thee even pact nel 8 ‘pee Gene Cig Besoin ger an Ne sped ‘eh mae and wove lies unconnected tte ey rt fn the mayo replacing the iy Te instant Sosa s ‘ecming iver Toe prs cnn pplstos of tah lcs they ae ike ours he Cone Cy, omen eve it eto for Beg en cee with he Nlci aston f tein hemes ye om whch sis ocscape- neg tanner ap “13 The dlge fhe Genre Cy can be conse ‘oom coe renga septs geome Hazon! psn (is unigue case pent or hepgonal. 1960. Ortogos! ihn an eon: 1970, Calla iy. 1980s Asn cad ‘Eton endely exude! eke pan probaly 1990+ User ranching ot thea ake Cera Se Acpons come nto ss oo tg onal Ye hor hsm inne tt pelrmance. Thi pe ‘tat he move mga eset of all inasrucres et {sonal acy Calne for he nat mabe of pa opr pe ea” ty re ade by the ones ed ‘oes bed owed ulema nde 5 Fopalaon 51"The Genre Cy eouly mule on average 8% ‘ak, 125 white, 37% Hla 37% Chino Raa, 6% Indra 10% ote Not ont raci aso maes ‘ura Thary why i ce as rp Co at tempt Between he sas deg o the ma boner Bade tah CBD (cea buss at) "52 Tae Gener iy alae fund by pop ote rove pod move an. Th expan dh naty of ireundvon ik th aes oe sed fred ‘Sar gid by ining se cheicl brncen eel v0 cama ap uncertain esp on he thn ‘rconfluenc lwo migatns Cuan ems ping nr ‘5 Jewish veces ping south formance bt lat nthe say somepiacece eal oa tte lays ene Gann hy shore iba {hepa oly ft Gene iy sno sb son wht Sse

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