All Outputs (3)

La République peut-elle porter l’habit anglais? (2012)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2012). La République peut-elle porter l’habit anglais?. Cahiers- Institut d Amenagement et d Urbanisme de la Region d Ile de France, 14-19

This paper (written in French) suggests that French planners, operating in a Rousseauiste tradition, have an arsenal of rules, regulations and powers at their disposal to protect the republican ideal of 'equality'. English planners on the other hand,... Read More about La République peut-elle porter l’habit anglais?.

Trompes l'oeil (2012)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2012). Trompes l'oeil. Architectural Design, 82(1), 92-97. https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1356

This article challenges the myth that London is an organic, unplanned city shaped by economic forces, and Paris is, in contrast a planned city moulded by the state. The modern development of the two cities is tracked from the early nineteenth century... Read More about Trompes l'oeil.

In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's (2012)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2012). In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 4, 21-24

It is a little known fact that until the 1920s Paris was surrounded by a wall and entry into the city controlled through gates. That wall demarcated Paris from the rest of France. After its demolition that distinction between Paris 'intra-muros' and... Read More about In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's.