The Rise of the Ephemeral City

In affluent parts of the world, a new kind of urban center is taking shape, catering to the nomadic rich and the restless, rootless young.

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April 19, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"This "ephemeral city" might become the prototype for advanced countries in the twenty-first century. San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and parts of New York already serve as ephemeral cities. Unlike the imperial capital, which administered a vast empire and extracted riches from it, or the commercial city, which thrived by trading goods, the ephemeral city prospers by providing an alternative lifestyle to a small sector of society."

Thanks to Jim Barrows

FULL STORY: The Rise of the Ephemeral City

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 in MetropolisMag.com

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