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À la façon d'un journal de bord construit rétrospectivement, cet ouvrage revisite quatre opérations de logements mises en œuvre vers la fin des années cinquante : la ville verte de Briey-en-Forêt, la ville nouvelle de Bagnols-sur-Cèze, la ZUP de Bures-Orsay et la cité des 4000 à La Courneuve. Il rend compte de la façon dont le site, avec ses contraintes géographiques et(...)
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À la façon d'un journal de bord construit rétrospectivement, cet ouvrage revisite quatre opérations de logements mises en œuvre vers la fin des années cinquante : la ville verte de Briey-en-Forêt, la ville nouvelle de Bagnols-sur-Cèze, la ZUP de Bures-Orsay et la cité des 4000 à La Courneuve. Il rend compte de la façon dont le site, avec ses contraintes géographiques et(...)
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Grands ensembles en situation : journal de bord de quatre chantiers
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À la façon d'un journal de bord construit rétrospectivement, cet ouvrage revisite quatre opérations de logements mises en œuvre vers la fin des années cinquante : la ville verte de Briey-en-Forêt, la ville nouvelle de Bagnols-sur-Cèze, la ZUP de Bures-Orsay et la cité des 4000 à La Courneuve. Il rend compte de la façon dont le site, avec ses contraintes géographiques et administratives, a singularisé cet habitat pensé a priori comme uniforme. Visites de chantier, relevés de terrain, croquis in situ et échanges entre architectes et élus locaux sont examinés en détail afin d'exposer les lignes de conflit et les divergences d'intérêts qui peu à peu détournent les chantiers de leur programme initial. Remettant en question l'idée du site comme impensé des grands ensembles, ce livre prend part au débat actuel sur la démolition reconstruction du logement subventionné en proposant une politique de transformation fondée sur la spécificité du lieu.
Grands ensembles en situation : journal de bord de quatre chantiers
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À la façon d'un journal de bord construit rétrospectivement, cet ouvrage revisite quatre opérations de logements mises en œuvre vers la fin des années cinquante : la ville verte de Briey-en-Forêt, la ville nouvelle de Bagnols-sur-Cèze, la ZUP de Bures-Orsay et la cité des 4000 à La Courneuve. Il rend compte de la façon dont le site, avec ses contraintes géographiques et administratives, a singularisé cet habitat pensé a priori comme uniforme. Visites de chantier, relevés de terrain, croquis in situ et échanges entre architectes et élus locaux sont examinés en détail afin d'exposer les lignes de conflit et les divergences d'intérêts qui peu à peu détournent les chantiers de leur programme initial. Remettant en question l'idée du site comme impensé des grands ensembles, ce livre prend part au débat actuel sur la démolition reconstruction du logement subventionné en proposant une politique de transformation fondée sur la spécificité du lieu.
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The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing(...)
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The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing(...)
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The language of towns and cities: A visual dictionary
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The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
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The Language of Towns and Cities is a landmark publication that clarifies the language by which we talk about urban planning and design. Everyday words such as "avenue," "boulevard," "park," and "district," as well as less commonly used words and terms such as "sustainability," "carbon-neutral," or "Bilbao Effect" are used with a great variety of meanings, causing confusion among citizens, city officials, and other decision-makers when trying to design viable neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
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Rome: The centre(s) elswhere
Rome: The centre(s) elswhere
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An authoritative visual essay on the relationship between urban politics, large scale design, and architectural form. A plan that addresses Rome’s consular roads, infrastructure, and landscape, together with a dense reflection on the meaning of Rome as "Urban Paradigm".
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An authoritative visual essay on the relationship between urban politics, large scale design, and architectural form. A plan that addresses Rome’s consular roads, infrastructure, and landscape, together with a dense reflection on the meaning of Rome as "Urban Paradigm".
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Rome: The centre(s) elswhere
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An authoritative visual essay on the relationship between urban politics, large scale design, and architectural form. A plan that addresses Rome’s consular roads, infrastructure, and landscape, together with a dense reflection on the meaning of Rome as "Urban Paradigm".
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An authoritative visual essay on the relationship between urban politics, large scale design, and architectural form. A plan that addresses Rome’s consular roads, infrastructure, and landscape, together with a dense reflection on the meaning of Rome as "Urban Paradigm".
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October 2010
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The urban code of China
The urban code of China
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To the Western visitor, China appears as an overwhelmingly mysterious realm of urban signs. In his architectural and urban field study, the author of this publication embarks on a journey through the boom towns of China in order to venture to the very heart of the Chinese city.
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To the Western visitor, China appears as an overwhelmingly mysterious realm of urban signs. In his architectural and urban field study, the author of this publication embarks on a journey through the boom towns of China in order to venture to the very heart of the Chinese city.
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September 2010
September 2010
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The urban code of China
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To the Western visitor, China appears as an overwhelmingly mysterious realm of urban signs. In his architectural and urban field study, the author of this publication embarks on a journey through the boom towns of China in order to venture to the very heart of the Chinese city.
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To the Western visitor, China appears as an overwhelmingly mysterious realm of urban signs. In his architectural and urban field study, the author of this publication embarks on a journey through the boom towns of China in order to venture to the very heart of the Chinese city.
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September 2010
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A billion people, roughly half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for more than half a century and continue to outpace the rest of the city in growth. Janice Perlman's "The Myth of Marginality" was the first in-depth account of life in the(...)
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A billion people, roughly half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for more than half a century and continue to outpace the rest of the city in growth. Janice Perlman's "The Myth of Marginality" was the first in-depth account of life in the(...)
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Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro
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A billion people, roughly half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for more than half a century and continue to outpace the rest of the city in growth. Janice Perlman's "The Myth of Marginality" was the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, and it is considered one of the most important books in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in "Favela", Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewing many longtime favela residents whom she had first met in 1969 - as well as their children and grandchildren - Perlman offers the only long-term perspective available on the favelados as they struggle for a better life. Perlman discovers that much has changed in three decades, but while educational levels have risen, democracy has replaced dictatorship, and material conditions have improved, many residents feel marginalized more than ever. The greatest change is the explosion of drug and arms trade and the high incidence of fatal violence that has resulted. Almost one in five people report that a member of their family has been a victim of homicide. Yet the greatest challenge of all is job creation - decent work for decent pay. If unemployment and under-paid employment are not addressed, she argues, all other efforts - from housing to policing to community development - will fail to resolve the fundamental issues. A revealing study of the giant slums of Rio de Janeiro and of the vibrant communities of migrants who have risked everything to come to the city to provide more opportunities for their children, this book yields insights that apply to the entire global South, from Mexico City to Cairo, and from Mumbai to Lagos. Favela offers a long-term look at one of the great challenges facing the modern world - perhaps the major challenge of the twenty-first century.
Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro
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A billion people, roughly half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for more than half a century and continue to outpace the rest of the city in growth. Janice Perlman's "The Myth of Marginality" was the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, and it is considered one of the most important books in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in "Favela", Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewing many longtime favela residents whom she had first met in 1969 - as well as their children and grandchildren - Perlman offers the only long-term perspective available on the favelados as they struggle for a better life. Perlman discovers that much has changed in three decades, but while educational levels have risen, democracy has replaced dictatorship, and material conditions have improved, many residents feel marginalized more than ever. The greatest change is the explosion of drug and arms trade and the high incidence of fatal violence that has resulted. Almost one in five people report that a member of their family has been a victim of homicide. Yet the greatest challenge of all is job creation - decent work for decent pay. If unemployment and under-paid employment are not addressed, she argues, all other efforts - from housing to policing to community development - will fail to resolve the fundamental issues. A revealing study of the giant slums of Rio de Janeiro and of the vibrant communities of migrants who have risked everything to come to the city to provide more opportunities for their children, this book yields insights that apply to the entire global South, from Mexico City to Cairo, and from Mumbai to Lagos. Favela offers a long-term look at one of the great challenges facing the modern world - perhaps the major challenge of the twenty-first century.
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June 2010
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Depuis plus de trente ans, la ville sait faire preuve d'une étonnante capacité à entreprendre, misant notamment sur la régénération de l'espace public. Les Jeux olympiques de 1992 avaient mis la capitale catalane sous les feux de la rampe et révélé un " modèle barcelonais ", fondé sur la proximité, la convivialité et la qualité de l'animation urbaine, porteur de(...)
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Depuis plus de trente ans, la ville sait faire preuve d'une étonnante capacité à entreprendre, misant notamment sur la régénération de l'espace public. Les Jeux olympiques de 1992 avaient mis la capitale catalane sous les feux de la rampe et révélé un " modèle barcelonais ", fondé sur la proximité, la convivialité et la qualité de l'animation urbaine, porteur de(...)
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Barcelone, la ville innovante
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Depuis plus de trente ans, la ville sait faire preuve d'une étonnante capacité à entreprendre, misant notamment sur la régénération de l'espace public. Les Jeux olympiques de 1992 avaient mis la capitale catalane sous les feux de la rampe et révélé un " modèle barcelonais ", fondé sur la proximité, la convivialité et la qualité de l'animation urbaine, porteur de revitalisation économique et de durabilité. Ce dynamisme se renouvelle en permanence. Désormais ville multipolaire, organisant sa croissance urbaine et économique à l'échelle de son aire métropolitaine, Barcelone continue sa course dans le peloton de tête des villes européennes créatives. Ce livre démontre les ressorts d'une telle vitalité.
Barcelone, la ville innovante
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Depuis plus de trente ans, la ville sait faire preuve d'une étonnante capacité à entreprendre, misant notamment sur la régénération de l'espace public. Les Jeux olympiques de 1992 avaient mis la capitale catalane sous les feux de la rampe et révélé un " modèle barcelonais ", fondé sur la proximité, la convivialité et la qualité de l'animation urbaine, porteur de revitalisation économique et de durabilité. Ce dynamisme se renouvelle en permanence. Désormais ville multipolaire, organisant sa croissance urbaine et économique à l'échelle de son aire métropolitaine, Barcelone continue sa course dans le peloton de tête des villes européennes créatives. Ce livre démontre les ressorts d'une telle vitalité.
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June 2010
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After the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans faces a rare chance to rebuild, with an unprecedented opportunity to plan what gets built. As the city's director of planning from 1992 until 2000, Kristina Ford is uniquely placed to use these opportunities as a springboard for an eye-opening discussion of the intransigent problems and promising(...)
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After the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans faces a rare chance to rebuild, with an unprecedented opportunity to plan what gets built. As the city's director of planning from 1992 until 2000, Kristina Ford is uniquely placed to use these opportunities as a springboard for an eye-opening discussion of the intransigent problems and promising(...)
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The trouble with the city planning: what New Orleans can teach us
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After the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans faces a rare chance to rebuild, with an unprecedented opportunity to plan what gets built. As the city's director of planning from 1992 until 2000, Kristina Ford is uniquely placed to use these opportunities as a springboard for an eye-opening discussion of the intransigent problems and promising possibilities facing city planners across the nation and beyond.
The trouble with the city planning: what New Orleans can teach us
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After the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans faces a rare chance to rebuild, with an unprecedented opportunity to plan what gets built. As the city's director of planning from 1992 until 2000, Kristina Ford is uniquely placed to use these opportunities as a springboard for an eye-opening discussion of the intransigent problems and promising possibilities facing city planners across the nation and beyond.
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December 2010
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The world is the way it is today because 600 years ago Portugal, a small nation on the edge of Europe, sent its sailors off in search of spices and souls. In Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure, Mary Soderstrom takes us to places touched by the Portuguese telling a tale of adventure and triumph.
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The world is the way it is today because 600 years ago Portugal, a small nation on the edge of Europe, sent its sailors off in search of spices and souls. In Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure, Mary Soderstrom takes us to places touched by the Portuguese telling a tale of adventure and triumph.
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Making waves: The continuing Portuguese adventure
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The world is the way it is today because 600 years ago Portugal, a small nation on the edge of Europe, sent its sailors off in search of spices and souls. In Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure, Mary Soderstrom takes us to places touched by the Portuguese telling a tale of adventure and triumph.
Making waves: The continuing Portuguese adventure
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The world is the way it is today because 600 years ago Portugal, a small nation on the edge of Europe, sent its sailors off in search of spices and souls. In Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure, Mary Soderstrom takes us to places touched by the Portuguese telling a tale of adventure and triumph.
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September 2010
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Par centaines de milliers, obéissant au mot d’ordre « Sortez ! » de Hu Jintao, les Chinois se ruent vers l’Afrique. Pour le pire parfois, pour le meilleur aussi. En échange de matières premières dont le continent noir regorge (pétrole, gaz, métaux, uranium, bois, poissons), l’Empire du Milieu développe l’Afrique et l’intègre dans la mondialisation. Pékin séduit de(...)
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Par centaines de milliers, obéissant au mot d’ordre « Sortez ! » de Hu Jintao, les Chinois se ruent vers l’Afrique. Pour le pire parfois, pour le meilleur aussi. En échange de matières premières dont le continent noir regorge (pétrole, gaz, métaux, uranium, bois, poissons), l’Empire du Milieu développe l’Afrique et l’intègre dans la mondialisation. Pékin séduit de(...)
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La Chinafrique : Pékin à la conquête du continent noir, nouvelle édition augmentée
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Par centaines de milliers, obéissant au mot d’ordre « Sortez ! » de Hu Jintao, les Chinois se ruent vers l’Afrique. Pour le pire parfois, pour le meilleur aussi. En échange de matières premières dont le continent noir regorge (pétrole, gaz, métaux, uranium, bois, poissons), l’Empire du Milieu développe l’Afrique et l’intègre dans la mondialisation. Pékin séduit de nombreux dictateurs – en ne posant aucune condition – avec des produits bon marché, drogue à forte accoutumance dans les pays pauvres jusque-là dépendants des produits occidentaux. Grâce à Pékin, l’Afrique, jadis victime de l’afro-pessimisme, vit un boum économique sans précédent. Pour la première fois, l’Afrique a le choix. Les Occidentaux, qui l’avaient laissé tomber, veulent y revenir. Seulement voilà, la place est souvent prise et des conflits se préparent… Qui sont ces aventuriers Chinois ? Dans quels pays vont-ils ? Pour y faire quoi ? Quel est le secret de leur succès ? Comment se passe la rencontre de ces deux mondes si différents ? Et avec quelles conséquences sur les droits de l’homme et l’environnement ? Pour répondre à ces questions, les auteurs ont parcouru quinze pays, sillonnant tout le continent à la rencontre de cette « Chinafrique », des forêts ratiboisées du Congo aux rivages venimeux du Nigeria, des sables militairement mouvants du Niger aux pipelines du Soudan, des souvenirs d’Egypte made in China aux restaurants gastronomiques de Douala, des campagnes misérables de la Chine à ce continent mystérieux qu’est l’Afrique pour les nouveaux aventuriers.
La Chinafrique : Pékin à la conquête du continent noir, nouvelle édition augmentée
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Par centaines de milliers, obéissant au mot d’ordre « Sortez ! » de Hu Jintao, les Chinois se ruent vers l’Afrique. Pour le pire parfois, pour le meilleur aussi. En échange de matières premières dont le continent noir regorge (pétrole, gaz, métaux, uranium, bois, poissons), l’Empire du Milieu développe l’Afrique et l’intègre dans la mondialisation. Pékin séduit de nombreux dictateurs – en ne posant aucune condition – avec des produits bon marché, drogue à forte accoutumance dans les pays pauvres jusque-là dépendants des produits occidentaux. Grâce à Pékin, l’Afrique, jadis victime de l’afro-pessimisme, vit un boum économique sans précédent. Pour la première fois, l’Afrique a le choix. Les Occidentaux, qui l’avaient laissé tomber, veulent y revenir. Seulement voilà, la place est souvent prise et des conflits se préparent… Qui sont ces aventuriers Chinois ? Dans quels pays vont-ils ? Pour y faire quoi ? Quel est le secret de leur succès ? Comment se passe la rencontre de ces deux mondes si différents ? Et avec quelles conséquences sur les droits de l’homme et l’environnement ? Pour répondre à ces questions, les auteurs ont parcouru quinze pays, sillonnant tout le continent à la rencontre de cette « Chinafrique », des forêts ratiboisées du Congo aux rivages venimeux du Nigeria, des sables militairement mouvants du Niger aux pipelines du Soudan, des souvenirs d’Egypte made in China aux restaurants gastronomiques de Douala, des campagnes misérables de la Chine à ce continent mystérieux qu’est l’Afrique pour les nouveaux aventuriers.
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May 2009
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In the wake of recent failures in America's urban infrastructure, an emerging group of activist designers are calling on architects to rethink their relationship to the city. For them, the future of the American city lies not in modernism's large-scale master plans or new urbanism's nostalgic community planning. Instead, they favor working with the realities of urban(...)
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In the wake of recent failures in America's urban infrastructure, an emerging group of activist designers are calling on architects to rethink their relationship to the city. For them, the future of the American city lies not in modernism's large-scale master plans or new urbanism's nostalgic community planning. Instead, they favor working with the realities of urban(...)
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Fast-forward urbanism: Rethinking architecture's engagement with the city
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In the wake of recent failures in America's urban infrastructure, an emerging group of activist designers are calling on architects to rethink their relationship to the city. For them, the future of the American city lies not in modernism's large-scale master plans or new urbanism's nostalgic community planning. Instead, they favor working with the realities of urban space, finding hidden opportunities in what already exists in our cities; they eschew monolithic, top-down approaches. Fast-Forward Urbanism presents a mixture of essays, opinions, and design projects by well-known architects and theorists including Stan Allen, Will Alsop, Lars Lerup, and Keller Easterling. Equal parts theory and practice, their ideas lay the groundwork for the next American metropolis.
Fast-forward urbanism: Rethinking architecture's engagement with the city
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In the wake of recent failures in America's urban infrastructure, an emerging group of activist designers are calling on architects to rethink their relationship to the city. For them, the future of the American city lies not in modernism's large-scale master plans or new urbanism's nostalgic community planning. Instead, they favor working with the realities of urban space, finding hidden opportunities in what already exists in our cities; they eschew monolithic, top-down approaches. Fast-Forward Urbanism presents a mixture of essays, opinions, and design projects by well-known architects and theorists including Stan Allen, Will Alsop, Lars Lerup, and Keller Easterling. Equal parts theory and practice, their ideas lay the groundwork for the next American metropolis.
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December 2010
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