Comparing The Silicon Valley And Berlin Startup Scene

Life in the city is often chaotic and fast-paced. It is as quick as a television dinner. Often, people are forgetting the art of appreciation. Things go unnoticed like a pebble under a shoe, like sparkling windows on corporate buildings. Now, people are typically giving more time to their technological devices- which is not necessarily a terrible thing. If anything, it speaks more of an imbalance. There is a wider disconnect in every day social interactions (communications) and public spaces (location). It has been noted by a creator of public spaces, Goldberger, that people are “there but not there”. They have closed themselves off from experiencing what is right in front of them. For example, the average adult spends seven hours on a technological

The renewal of the Distillery District situated it as a prime example of a ‘post-industrial’ urban space. However, one can see the redevelopment as a type of “place-making” (Lehrer, 439), as the city deliberately influenced the redevelopment project in order to bring “new meaning to a previously industrial district…” (Lehrer, 439). This sense of “place-making” is relevant to the notion of ‘post-industrial’ urbanism being evident in the modern-day Distillery District. Through the transformation from an industrial landscape to an urban landscape dominated by commercial buildings/service-based businesses, the Distillery District contributes its own meaning to this sense of “place”. The ‘post-industrial’ landscape of the Distillery District is evident through the service-industry dominated land usages, such as restaurants and performing art centres, as opposed to the largely manufacturing/industrial-based usage of the past that dominated the area. Through this, one can see that the Distillery District experienced a substantial growth in its service sector as the influence of industrialization disappeared with the redevelopment project’s introduction. Additionally, the cultural, artistic background of the Distillery District is one of the direct causes for the unique service-based businesses situated within the district, like the performing arts centre. On another note, Kohn examines the notion of reserving space for local artists and NPOs and notes that it allows the Distillery District to undertake a neoliberal outlook on its development (Kohn, Toronto’s…). This neoliberal aspect of the Distillery District’s redevelopment is directly due to the private condominium sales to high-income households, accompanied by the primary selling point that places great emphasis on being a close distance from a historical, cultural district

In the article,”The New City: Urban America in the Industrial Age, 1860-1920 (1985),” written by Raymond A. Mohl, the author illustrates,”On the way, one might pass all sorts of new arrivals to the city. See that young man talking about how things are different on the farm where he's from? He is just part of the large country-to-city migration that's taken place within my lifetime”(Mohl). Mohl illustrates in this quote that because of people moving to the city from the countryside have never seen these new inventions before. They experienced many wonders that they could only dream of, which in turn brought more people out not only for jobs but for chances to see these wonders in

In the article, there are various issues that I agree with since they hold the objective views that are achievable and are realistic and necessary in the contemporary business world. For instance, the writer correctly notes that there is need, in as much as the USA has a capitalist economy, to have better and tougher regulations that would guide the businesses in the country so as to make the business environment lean and straight for operation by all the businesses. This will mean that, just like in Germany, people will have a level field for running their businesses as well as the chance to grow in their businesses in commensurate levels with the effort that they put in.

DISCUSSION: Presently, Liberty Village is undergoing a transformation in order to implement a ‘creative class’ employment center amidst a historical industrial buildings’ theme; hence, adorning a distinct character (Catungal et al., 2009). The area has been a site for one of the oldest European settlements in Toronto (Wieditz, 2007). Businesses in Liberty Village can utilize the advantage of being located close to downtown while simultaneously possessing the advantage of being in a ‘community,’ which differs from a standard office tower within the downtown core (Catungal et al., 2009). Although Liberty Village is in close proximity to downtown, it is a disparate entity and, in fact, separate; elements that enhance

According to Bruce Katz, a member of the think –tank, the Brookings Institution, “…industrial cities must reinvent themselves to survive… return to fundamentals…use their geographical advantages…” (“Reinvention in the rust belt”). While a solution such as this sounds basic, a city including Galena, Illinois used its historical charm and beautiful geography to reinvent its image and has moved on from a “Rust Belt” example (“Reinvention in the rust

Globalization is having a huge effect on most cities across the United States of America, no matter the size, The role it plays is extremely obvious in the town of Columbus Indiana. It has recently started facing more issues of globalization as Cummins, the city’s largest company, has started to expand. They have needed to bring in talent and employees from across the globe. This has changed the way a lot of local businesses run, including Aaron Joslin. Mr. Joslin has worked for his own company since his father hired him out of high school, “I have seen this company grow from a weekend hobby, my father had when I was young, to now being a job that takes more than forty hours a week and an increased warehouse size.”(Joslin).

Robert Reich, a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley and former labor of secretary states it’s worries for a city that is slowly changing due to the boom of technology. Reich expresses his thoughts about the change San Francisco is facing in the documentary Version 2.0. In this documentary, directed by Alexandra Pelosi, we see both sides of the coin that San Francisco is facing. One of them being the technology boom, the numerous fancy buildings and

As the nation's economy continues to shift towards being a tech centered entity, several states throughout the country are evolving into tech hubs where tech jobs are growing at record rates. In the past, California and Washington stood as the two most prominent destinations for America's most powerful technology companies. Today, the tide is shifting, and the primary beneficiary looks like it's going to be Texas.

On January 21, 2016 at nine in the morning, I was in the parking lot of Main street barbeque of Durant, waiting to begin my assignment. It was 37 degrees Fahrenheit with an overcast sky. Alexis, Stephen, Mathew, and I were on a team together. I have been a resident of Durant for all my life and I have strolled down Main Street numerous times and I have browsed through some of the shops. It was difficult taking of the figurative lenses I wear of familiarity and I tried my best to be observant and map the city from a new perspective. I did not expect to see anything that was unfamiliar to me. Our exploration of downtown Durant focused mostly on the local self-owned businesses therefor we only explored the first four blocks and the shops there.

San Francisco 2.0, directed by Alexandra Pelosi, documents how the tech boom has changed this city with both costs and progress. The documentary mainly address two issues: the invasion of technology and the rapidly increasing price in real estate. From the use of onscreen Google searches to the poster of San Francisco in half image and half pixel, Pelosi highlights the non-negligible impact of technology in our life. As Pelosi said, “This is an Invasion, an IT invasion. And it may be too late to stop them.” Just like what we read in Joan Didion’s essay, the IT invasion today is similar to the invasion of industrialization to the US in 1980s. As technology and new businesses benefit our life, traditional culture and

“Cities are not approached simply as forums for economic and political confrontations but as places rich with meaning and value for those who live, work, and play in and near them” (Borer 2006). People assign characteristics and personality to cities. These traits are assumed to be as permanent and concrete as the physical city (Borer 2010). However, like the characteristics of a person’s identity may change over time, the identity of places is fluid and dynamic (Borer

Entrepreneurship is America’s defining cultural characteristic. Consider the college dropouts that sat in a garage trying to develop inexpensive and better ways for Americans to connect, communicate and move data - think Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and of course, Apple Computer. Or consider another college dropout that conceived an idea to connect millions of people through his interpersonal software application called Facebook – think Mark Zuckerberg.

Residents influence the character of a neighborhood, form the backbone of the business community, and shape the vision for future generations. The City’s go to destination for all things trending in San Jose: http://www.sanjose.com/lifestyle/ was really more a casual display of eclectic events taking place. The city’s ‘Lifestyle’ category mainly caters to housing and improvement of the build environment through shopping for commodities. It is said that the region gives inception to all things tech/innovation but, without a traditional approach to socialization factors like festivals and rodeos of sort that gather people just for the sake of being out and social; the only things these other events like ‘home shows’ and ‘kitchen & bath’ design conventions serve to reinforce is a dated and mundane community at large. Which in turn, does not help the City’s objective for attracting or retaining a younger, hipper demographic of

Different cities gain their notoriety depending on whichever characteristic they constantly embody. Los Angeles is a city that is always moving whether it is physically or figuratively. Los Angeles residents spend a large quantity of their time on the freeway moving from one area to the next; Los Angeles residents are moving from one trend to another to keep up with whatever the latest one is. Presumably, Los Angeles and its business owners are always on the look out for the newest trends and latest marketing devices to attract consumers. Third Street Promenade is easily describable as an upscale dining and entertainment location attracting locals and out of town visitors to downtown Santa Monica, California. This district of premier dining