Biblioteca Memetica

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Category: Urbanism

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This meme presents a side-by-side comparison of the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, highlighting its significant urban transformation over four decades. The top image, labeled "1980s," shows a concrete highway and indus...

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This urbanism meme highlights the irony of how city infrastructure is designed for cars. The top panel jokes that because roads prioritize vehicles, people rarely have to walk and it feels warm. The bottom panel then...

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This urbanism meme satirizes the planning ideology that prioritizes vehicular freedom over public transit. The top image shows a city planner reviewing a model of a modern metropolis, declaring his desire to "liberate...

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This image humorously contrasts an articulated bus with an articulated building, suggesting how they would solve urban connectivity problems differently. On the left, a vehicle links its sections together to form a sm...

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This urbanism meme illustrates the conflict between city planning goals and the realities of daily life. The upper text explains that developers want walkable neighborhoods to encourage residents to drive less and sav...

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This meme humorously illustrates the urban fantasy of accessing "wild" nature while remaining comfortably within the city or suburban bounds. It suggests that cities often have nearby "natural" spaces, like a Vermont...

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In the context of urbanism, this meme visualizes the transition from heavy, dangerous infrastructure to modern, efficient transit. The left side depicts a "Virgin Li Ion battery" that is excessively heavy (544 kg), da...

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This urbanism meme contrasts the dense, high-rise living seen at the top with rows of detached suburban houses at the bottom. It references the term "pods" to describe the high-rise apartment complex, implying a prefe...

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This meme plays on the gap between everyday city life and fictional entertainment, highlighting the chaotic nature of public transportation versus the logic of TV shows. It suggests that in reality, a busy street is o...

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