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June 13, 2013

The Geography of Taksim Square

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Brian Stokle: Urban Life Signs highlights my work, observations and thoughts on urbanism, and living in dense cities with lots of people and opinions. You can find my cartographic and photographic work here as well. Write to me regarding freelance work, questions, and ideas at urbanism @ urbanlifesigns.com

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