Mark Raymond : Victims of the city

Mark Raymond·TEDxPortofSpain
Victims of the city
Summary
Who are victims of the city and why are they victims of the city?

The speaker is an architect and the city in the story seems to be about Port of Spain which is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Venezuela is a republic in northeastern South America, I thought that it’s too far to live Indian people because my teacher said that the speaker looked an Indian, though, according to the Wikipedia, Residents of African and Indian seem to descent with each other in Trinidad and Tobago. It surprised me and my teacher was great.

As an architect, he worked hard, however, he is disappointed in the city where there are a lot of aesthetic buildings. It’s because he explains that architecture is not to build beautiful buildings but it creates instructions with humans and landscapes and it builds an environment. It’s important to think about the value and possibility of places and spaces more and it should be enhanced.

Simply, for only buildings, highways, and economic results, much money shouldn't be used but whole societies where there is active and equitable participation for everybody, safety, security, and sustainable future should be created. This must be a true meaning of architecture.

Words in this story
habitat /noun/ the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism