A city of canals is a city of bridges and my city is no exception.
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Four Months of Houses
This year, I have set myself the goal of building a Micropolis module every week. I sketched out a rough plan and started building houses.
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Micropolis Monday: Canal Amphitheater
Now that the more suburban section of my city is finished, I’ve started working on a canal. I’ve always liked the idea of rivers in Micropolis, but a canal is even easier to fit into a layout thanks to the more modest scale.
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Micropolis Monday: Simple Park
I think that an important measure of a city is its public spaces.
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Micropolis Monday: Brown & Blue Houses
One last pair of houses. I’ve reached the point in this project where I am starting to mix older models with new, and as such I needed one last residential module to round out a block.
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Micropolis Monday: Primary Houses
As I finish up my fourth block of residential, I must say that I’m more than a bit creatively exhausted. I’m happy with all of my little houses, but even happier that I get to start building other things soon!
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Micropolis Monday: Magenta House
As my series of residential modules nears an end, I decided to revisit a house design that I came up with months ago. I’d built part of a cute little house, but before I finished it, I raided it for parts. Now I’ve finally finished it!
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Micropolis Monday: Brown & Pink Houses
As much as I like building unusual houses, most houses aren’t that outlandish. This week I’ve built another pair of simple houses for my neighborhood.
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Micropolis Monday: Masonry Houses
This week I decided to switch it up with a pair of big modern houses, but went with a masonry vibe.
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Micropolis Monday: Blue House and Empty Lot
This week I decided to build something that is common in many residential neighborhoods: the empty lot. In cities like Portland, most older houses have a basement, and when they get torn down, the basement remains.
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