Rethinking towns & cities

Does it inspire people to come together? Is it a pleasant surrounding for the vibrant comings and goings of a community? Does it serve the needs of humans or just some ego? Is its primary function to impress and give me some happy moments?

I do believe we need a rethink on why we build what.

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Cubic kind of building with a mirror facade. The facade is a juxtaposition of triangles which allows for fun mirror twists.

The photographer in me can spend some happy time with a building like this (next to the Hauptbahnhof in Berlin).

The thinker and moreover the town builder in me wonders what the good of such a building is.

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I put together a little fun guide to rethinking.

Rethinking - How is it done?

'The watcher is a reminder that humans will only progress if and when they strive to understand what it is they are doing, and when they ask themselves why they are doing it.'

© Charlie Alice Raya, book 2/2, travelling

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For more see

www.towns-and-cities-international.org

and

www.easy-town-books.com

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By integrating the arts in the way we do, we hope to integrate some of this generosity, this desire to give, into our town and into our lives, no matter how needy we are.’

Charlie Alice Raya, book 1, beginning, about the future Easy Town

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the artist always dreams of creating something that makes a difference, that makes a contribution, that gives us something we were missing or hadn’t seen yet. Art, in that respect, is very generous.

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‘An artist is a needy creature. The artist needs solitude, time to contemplate, time to create. But the artist also needs the bath in the crowds, the interaction, the confrontation, the praise. And while there is some selfishness involved in this,

Whenever I come across an issue that needs addressing, I create a town which is specifically built to offer solutions and ongoing research, a town which deals with the issue and allows its people to heal and thrive.

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I will also use this account in connection with the chapter by chapter release of book 4/1, building, starting 30 May.

For more see @charliealiceraya.bsky.social

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More about the easy town books

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Our town will interweave everything it has to offer: a welcoming town layout, great architecture, amazing gardens, incredible clinics, inspiring arts, ingenious crafts, progressive businesses, inspiring education, uplifting parties and more.’

book 3/1, shaping

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Our town will be built for the towners, for their communal life. Our town attempts to restore nature and find a way to coexist with it. In our town health plays a central role. Our town leaves nothing to chance. Instead we compose our town thoughtfully.

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Mudiwa smiled. ‘Some of our viewers ask: What’s so special about Easy Town?’
‘Uh, a big one,’ Jason said. ‘There are several central points where our town deviates from other towns. Our town has a purpose, a focus, something to aim for.

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The aim is to create an environment in the towns which allows humans to thrive and the planet to recover.

Introducing towns & cities international

The idea to give a town a purpose first developed in my easy town books. By now I have a collection of more than eighty ideas for towns with a purpose.

In my main fictional work, the easy town books, I create a town and a town experiment from scratch.
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A town with a focus brings together people from around the world who share an interest, a characteristic, a passion, and who want to further explore what they are interested in, who want to share their findings.