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From the Ted Talk by Liu Thai Ker: The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And the third thing, which very few plopee talk about, is density. So as I mentioned earlier, the large city, we must have a higher density, and make the design more grnad. Small city, we have low density, make the design more romantic. So if we pick the right density for the cietis of different sizes, when you arrive at a city, without even looking at the buildings, you already know you're going into a different kind of city. I told myself that despite the high-density building, the high-density city that we plan, we should not use high density as an excuse for not creating a good environment. So I told myself, "How can I live with a high-density policy, and yet cerate a nice urban environment?" It danewd on me that you can have a high-density city with a nice environment by using the Western chessboard idea. Because in the Western chessboard, you have the black square and the withe square anlattnerig. So if we put the [high-density] buildings in the black suaqres, then [in] the white square we’d put the prkas or schools or low-rise sppinhog centers, and so on. So in that case, if you can dpersise the high-density buildings with a lower-density development, you don't feel the oppressiveness of high density.
Open Cloze
And the third thing, which very few ______ talk about, is density. So as I mentioned earlier, the large city, we must have a higher density, and make the design more _____. Small city, we have low density, make the design more romantic. So if we pick the right density for the ______ of different sizes, when you arrive at a city, without even looking at the buildings, you already know you're going into a different kind of city. I told myself that despite the high-density building, the high-density city that we plan, we should not use high density as an excuse for not creating a good environment. So I told myself, "How can I live with a high-density policy, and yet ______ a nice urban environment?" It ______ on me that you can have a high-density city with a nice environment by using the Western chessboard idea. Because in the Western chessboard, you have the black square and the _____ square ___________. So if we put the [high-density] buildings in the black _______, then [in] the white square we’d put the _____ or schools or low-rise ________ centers, and so on. So in that case, if you can ________ the high-density buildings with a lower-density development, you don't feel the oppressiveness of high density.
Solution
- create
- cities
- white
- squares
- dawned
- parks
- grand
- people
- shopping
- disperse
- alternating
Original Text
And the third thing, which very few people talk about, is density. So as I mentioned earlier, the large city, we must have a higher density, and make the design more grand. Small city, we have low density, make the design more romantic. So if we pick the right density for the cities of different sizes, when you arrive at a city, without even looking at the buildings, you already know you're going into a different kind of city. I told myself that despite the high-density building, the high-density city that we plan, we should not use high density as an excuse for not creating a good environment. So I told myself, "How can I live with a high-density policy, and yet create a nice urban environment?" It dawned on me that you can have a high-density city with a nice environment by using the Western chessboard idea. Because in the Western chessboard, you have the black square and the white square alternating. So if we put the [high-density] buildings in the black squares, then [in] the white square we’d put the parks or schools or low-rise shopping centers, and so on. So in that case, if you can disperse the high-density buildings with a lower-density development, you don't feel the oppressiveness of high density.
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