Lesson: Vertical Community
We are living through the rise of the vertical community. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. All jokes aside, nations are becoming more urban, creating a demand for increased housing density, which means increasing numbers of urbanites live in high-rise apartments. As apartment buildings become taller and density increases, we risk living in asocial societies where no one knows anyone and losing a sense of community. In this lesson, we discuss the idea of community as architecture and how cities can create buildings that are vertical communities to prevent asocial societies from forming.
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Example Article
Each conversation topic is based on a theme. In order to help students acquire a basic understanding of that topic, four media articles are provided for them to read. I will never test you on the articles, but I strongly suggest you book lessons far enough in advance to give yourself enough time to properly prepare. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will receive from our conversations.
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