Tag Archives: Metro Manila

Further Densification – Are They Ready for This?

Posted on 28/03/2016 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke Eight out of the 30 most densely populated cities of the world are located within Metro Manila, Philippines (here). Number 30 is Makati City with about 19,000 people per square kilometer. Number 1 is Manila City with … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Hosting Different Visitors

Posted on 15/12/2015 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke I was walking through the streets of Ha Noi, when a shoe polisher insisted on cleaning my ‘apparently’ dirty shoes. I happened to be in the capital city of Viet Nam for ‘business matters’ – not as … Continue reading →

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A Very Telling Footpath Story

Posted on 13/10/2015 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke This is a short story about a single view and multiple perspectives. The view is shown in the first photo of this blog article: There are three lawns. They are surrounded by a US-American style checkerboard street … Continue reading →

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