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The roofs served as the city's only open-air communal space. Children played, residents exercised, and people escaped the suffocating humidity of the lower levels.

City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City (1993) is the definitive photographic and oral record of the Kowloon Walled City , a 6.4-acre enclave in Hong Kong that became the most densely populated place on Earth before its demolition in 1993. Authors and Ian Lambot spent four years documenting the lives of its roughly 35,000 residents. Paper Outline: The "City of Darkness" city of darkness life in kowloon walled city 1993pdfl new

The legacy of the Walled City lives on in cyberpunk media, urban planning discussions, and as a fascination with how humans can create complex societies in the most restrictive, organic, and dense environments. Summary of Key Resources (1993/New) Description The roofs served as the city's only open-air communal space

: Buildings were stacked up to 14 storeys high, often just feet apart, blocking almost all sunlight. Authors and Ian Lambot spent four years documenting