Reflection

Summary and Reflection

From observations and reflections of cities made over the past two months, we realised that a city is dynamic. There is no one model or definition that can exactly fit a city as they all possess their own unique characteristics. Throughout the blog we highlighted and showcased the morphology of cities within Trinidad.  

     WeBlogTriniThings 
     http://weblogtrinithings.blogspot.com/

In Urban wire, the benefits of green spaces in urban areas were looked at. Likewise, In WeBlogTriniThings, Woodford Square which is located in the city of Port of Spain was highlighted. The authors focussed on the history and beauty of the space as well as its social and mental benefits.

        Architecture through Time

        http://triniurbanarchitecture.blogspot.com/

Looking at Rana and Shariel’s blog one of their posts, (Nicholas Tower) stood out the most to us. It spoke about the Nicholas Tower being the fifth tallest building in Independence Square and how building designs have changed over time to an “an entirely modernized technological world”. This could be related to urban morphology as change is evident from just looking at the buildings in Port of Spain. 
   TT Urban Scapes

   http://urbanscapesandspaces.tumblr.com/

Simone and Jewell’s blog post on globalization in the city was well written and researched. They mentioned how globalization results in better telecommunication, more modes of transport and the reduction in cost. These factors aid in the development of an urban area and thus relates to our blog on urban morphology