With another #globalurbanstudy tour approaching, I’m revisiting past tour insights, such as in Edinburgh’s New Town. My #urbanstructurediagrams capture built edges, streets, and key nodes—quick sketches focused on memory, revealing how places, spaces, and connections relate.

This never ceases to awe me whenever I exit Russel Square Station #London:

4 storey mix use. Integrated urban transit station. Vertical, narrow townhomes. Sidewalk vendors. All in a 1 block street frontage.

Just do this.

Everywhere.

All the time.

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Passages, arcades, mews, lanes, and walks shape London’s fine-grained connectivity. These routes invite wandering, add mystery between major streets, and enrich the pedestrian experience. Their mix of retail, culture, and quiet spots strengthens local life and urban texture. #globalurbanstudy

A Brighton day trip revealed a city-by-the-sea with its own urban vernacular. Beyond tourism, housing colors, bold wall graphics, and a mix of neighborhood, independent, flea-market, and global retail define its core. All before you get to its distinctive rock-ladened beachfront. #globalurbanstudy

A night visit to King’s Cross shows Western Coal Drops Yard as a standout #adaptivereuse project. Once 19th century coal sheds, now connected by glazed spaces and terraces, the retail bays create a distinct rhythm and help define one of London’s most dynamic emerging districts. #globalurbanstudy

A Saturday trip to #portobelloroad always makes me think about colour and place. Vibrant home colours with contrasting doors make a unique #nottinghill vernacular, echoed in the market’s vibrant wares and foods. An immersive lesson in putting “unity” in community. #globalurbanstudy

I’m not usually big on corner balconies, they often take away from the view on the interior. But, in the case of this building, the narrow balcony helps to accentuate the corner and provides a panoramic viewing of the major avenue and the side street. A well articulated condition. #globalurbanstudy

Development grafted onto the exteriors of churches. Something I saw in Brussels, Ghent, and Amsterdam. Further research needed. There’s always some interesting anomalies that one finds when studying cities.That’s part of what makes studying cities so rewarding! #urbanobservations #globalurbanstudy