ISSUE 05

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What is a city now? For some, nature is the new urban. But if cities would be brave enough to be cities again, that would be my wonderland. This issue gives some hints of its form. Cities as forests not in terms of nature, but of navigation and justice. Vertical cities freed from their past, floating in latent memories. A highway unfolding vistas to our escapist mind. Systems of transit constructing the sense of place. And us, more eager than ever to explore. Yet, this time, slowly. The issue of paradoxes. Issue 05 takes you to PHNOM PENH – BERLIN – SAN DIEGO – RIJEKA–DUBROVNIK – SEVARAMBES – ATHENS – SYDNEY – MANAMA – CASABLANCA – SIFNOS – and a city guide on SEOUL COME WANDER WITH US! Interview: Lance WymanDiscussing visual navigation systems and the sense of place, in cities throughout Lance’s career. The City is a ForestWhat if we could end the arbitrary binary between what is nature and what is not? Burning with Desire for SeoulApproaching Seoul through eight iconic locations appearing in Korean Wave films. Driving the Change Along the AdriaticHow the construction of a highway invited international visitors to discover the coast. The Vertical City of SevarambesThe director of the short film “Sevarambes” walks us through the dystopian city. The Slow TouristEdited thoughts on the conflicts of tourism craves in the post-covid era. Sydney: A Catalog of StationsHyperlocal tourism as an antidote to forced confinement. Manama: Itineraries of UrgeDocumenting fading structures to strengthen person-to-place bonds. – Read more about us at MagCulture Show more