2011

The Living City
The transcript of a talk I gave in Berlin as part of Cognitive Cities, a conference on the future of cities. In this I examine interactions, flows, boundaries and evolution in what I call the 'living' city.

2010

A Short History of Intersection
An overview of the status of ‘centrality’ as a concept in urban discourse.

Microplexes
On microscopic complex systems and their analogy to urban space.

The Urban Assemblage
Towards a theory of urban assemblages, based on Manuel De Landa's theory of social complexity.

2009

George Oppen
On the poetry of matter of the objectivist poet George Oppen.

Beginnings
How to begin? Here's how other people begin.

Supersurfaces
On the fabrication of generative architectural surfaces rooted in biological form. A discussion of morpho-ecological architecture.

Augmented Textuality
On the superposition of layered semantic relationships on digital text. Featuring texts from Henri Lefebvre, Bruce Sterling and Rem Koolhaas.

Auto-Construcción
On self-built environments in Mexico City. DIY Urbanism.

Mompou
On the work of quietist Catalan pianist Federico Mompou.

2008

Emergent Democracy
On emergence, complex democracy and political decision-making.

Making is thinking
Reflections on software development as craftsmanship, via Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard Sennett and Kent Beck.

2007

Perma
An aphoristic piece on sustainability and work culture. Insights from startup life.

Fun Palace
On Cedric Price's cybernetic cultural space and the 2012 Olympics. Thoughts from a Hackney homeowner.

Ambient Intimacy
On the intertwining of private and public spheres in the digital realm. Written for The New Statesman.

2006

DIY Culture
On bottom-up cultural forms in the network society, following a panel at the ICA, London.