Archive - Coco’s Newsletter

An eleven year journal, on crossing thresholds in life

A non-linear journey in the making

Dec 20 •

November 2024

May 2024

Free zones, from history to modernity, and into the future

A brief history, the mechanics behind how free zones work and values they bring, and the culture that enables it.

May 4 •

June 2023

How railroads have created urban parks from around the world

Reusing infrastructure, a look into railways that have been converted to green belts and urban linear parks

Jun 28, 2023 •

April 2023

A Brief History of the World’s Fair

A chronological view of some of the greatest gatherings of humanity

Apr 7, 2023 •

December 2022

Building a City in Africa

Learnings from building Itana

Dec 23, 2022 •

July 2022

Dubai: On mobility, policy, and identity

Experience from a trip to Dubai

Jul 4, 2022 •

November 2021

Infrastructure, Culture, and the People of Lagos, Nigeria

Experience from a trip to Nigeria

Nov 8, 2021 •

August 2021

Design thinking in interior design

Learnings from diving into a few interior design projects

Aug 16, 2021 •

May 2021

Utopian cities of the world. PART 2

The stories of Shenzhen, Songdo, and Dubai

May 31, 2021 •

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