Waffle urbanism

"In his 1964 book, Investigations in Collective Form,Fumihiko Maki defined the basic concept of megastructure, writing: 'The megastructure is a large frame in which all the functions of a city or part of a city are housed... In a sense, it is a humanmade feature of the landscape.' " to find out more...
Passage and Image via http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/waffle-urbanism/

Related links:

http://www.pedrokok.com.br/en

http://www.jmayerh.de/home.htm

http://www.domusweb.it/en/video/-metropol-parasol/
http://mydesignstories.net/profiles/blogs/metropol-parasol-in-seville

Fermin Vazquez Arquitectos

"The Plaza del Torico of Teruel has this dual role of distribution space of urban circulation and public recreational ground for gathering and meetings." to find out more...
Image and google translate via http://b720.com/es/proyecto/plaza_del_torico_es