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"Space, the city and social theory" offers a critical account of key approaches to cities and urban space within social theory and analysis. It explores the relation of the social and the spatial in the context of critical urban themes: community and anonymity; social difference and spatial divisions; politics and public space; gentrification and urban renewal; gender and(...)
Space, the city and social theory : social relations and urban forms
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"Space, the city and social theory" offers a critical account of key approaches to cities and urban space within social theory and analysis. It explores the relation of the social and the spatial in the context of critical urban themes: community and anonymity; social difference and spatial divisions; politics and public space; gentrification and urban renewal; gender and sexuality; subjectivity and space; experience and everyday practice in the city. The text adopts an international and interdisciplinary approach, drawing on a range of debates on cities and urban life. It brings together classic perspectives in urban sociology and social theory with the analysis of contemporary urban problems and issues. Rather than viewing the urban simply as a backdrop for more general social processes, the discussion looks at how social and spatial relations shape different versions of the city: as a place of social interaction and of solitude; as a site of difference and segregation; as a space of politics and power; as a landscape of economic and cultural distinction; as a realm of everyday experience and freedom. Similarly, it examines how core social categories - such as class, culture, gender, sexuality and community - are shaped and reproduced in urban contexts.
Urban Theory
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Un-volumetric architecture expresses a new condition acquired in dealing with and designing open and public space from the nineties to today. This volume is therefore intended to offer a theoretical reflection conducted through 100 construction projects worldwide that have faced the difficult challenge of delineating and building a new identity for that transient and(...)
Contemporary public space : un-volumetric architecture
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Un-volumetric architecture expresses a new condition acquired in dealing with and designing open and public space from the nineties to today. This volume is therefore intended to offer a theoretical reflection conducted through 100 construction projects worldwide that have faced the difficult challenge of delineating and building a new identity for that transient and continually metamorphosing category that is the contemporary open space. The considerable creative freedom, the low budget, the sophisticated relationship with the landscape and geography, the dialogue with new metropolitan realities, the possibility of offering temporary solutions, all make these projects among the richest, freest and most stimulating collections currently available, through the work of major protagonists and many emerging authors on the international scene. The volume is divided into 10 sections: Surfaces, Vertical, Enclosures, Design, Shelters, Environment, Earthworks, Figures, Technique and Events, which attempt to accompany the reader around a complex world of solutions and projects ranging from the traditional public space to the landscape, from the rock concert to the provisional space for cultural and artistic events, from the design of infrastructures to the most sophisticated garden. Each section is introduced by a small essay, written by such important authors on the contemporary scene as Denise Scott Brown, James Wines, Pippo Ciorra, Wes Jones, Enrico Morteo, Alberto Ferlenga, Ilhyun Kim, Kengo Kuma, Arie Graafland, Juan Purcell and Bernardo Secchi, who attempt to tackle the theme of the contemporary open space, offering stimuli for theoretical reflection.
Urban Theory
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Exploring locales such as city streets, bus stops, parking lots, bars, retail establishments, and discussion groups, "Together Alone" ventures into what is often thought of as the realm of passing strangers to examine the nature of personal relationships conducted in public spaces. While most studies of social interaction have gone behind closed doors to focus on(...)
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August 2005, Berkeley
Together alone : personal relationships in public places
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Exploring locales such as city streets, bus stops, parking lots, bars, retail establishments, and discussion groups, "Together Alone" ventures into what is often thought of as the realm of passing strangers to examine the nature of personal relationships conducted in public spaces. While most studies of social interaction have gone behind closed doors to focus on relationships in the family, school, and workplace, this innovative collection pushes the boundaries of the field by analyzing both fleeting and anchored relationships in the seldom-studied communal areas where much of contemporary life takes place. The contributors shed light on the diversity and character of day-to-day negotiations in public spaces and at the same time illuminate how these social ties paradoxically blend aspects of durability and brevity, of emotional closeness and distance, of being together and alone.
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Making cities work
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Cities are the human race at its very best and very worst, bringing together wealth and poverty, culture and crime. For the majority of us, and our children, they will define our lives. The challenge is to make them better places to live; to design and operate them successfully, while balencing society's often conflicting demanfds. 'Making cities work' is about(...)
Making cities work
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Cities are the human race at its very best and very worst, bringing together wealth and poverty, culture and crime. For the majority of us, and our children, they will define our lives. The challenge is to make them better places to live; to design and operate them successfully, while balencing society's often conflicting demanfds. 'Making cities work' is about enabling communities to be more successul. It showcases not just theories but ideas in action worldwide - initiatives that enhance the quality of urban life. The book features projects from all over the world, based around three key themes : -arriving in the city -enjoying the city -getting around the city
Urban Theory
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La programmation de groupes européens de hip-hop en ouverture de l'édition 2004 de la Biennale de la danse à Lyon est emblématique des changements qui se sont produits, au cours des vingt dernières années, dans les relations entre questions urbaines et pratiques culturelles. Tout comme la création d'événements et l'implantation d'équipements populaires, ce type(...)
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June 2005, La Tour d'Aigues
Culture et politique de la ville
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La programmation de groupes européens de hip-hop en ouverture de l'édition 2004 de la Biennale de la danse à Lyon est emblématique des changements qui se sont produits, au cours des vingt dernières années, dans les relations entre questions urbaines et pratiques culturelles. Tout comme la création d'événements et l'implantation d'équipements populaires, ce type d'ouverture marque la reconnaissance de nouvelles formes d'intervention artistique, en prise directe avec des populations hier délaissées, et une considération accrue pour des pratiques artistique dites amateurs. Mais pourquoi l'action culturelle en milieu urbain fait-elle l'objet d'un tel investissement professionel, politique et militant? Comment les politiques publiques l'accompagnent? Plus précisément, comment s'opère le croisement entre politique de la ville et culture? Tel est l'objet du présent ouvrage qui propose d'interroger les frottements, tensions et hybridations qui naissent de cette rencontre.
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between(...)
September 2005, New York
New urbanism 6 : Caracas litoral, Venezuela / El litoral de Caracas, Venezuela
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between the Gulf of Mexico and the Avila Mountain - also shared with the national airport and second largest seaport. In a city where most of the urban population lives in informal housing, the contested nature of redevelopment - emergent social, economic, and cultural patterns confronting traditional patterns of settlement - could easily be predicted. Fully bilingual, in English and Spanish, this book explores opportunities that unite the various constituencies through innovative programming, sustainable geological/hydrological infrastructure, and economically viable housing and commercial development.
La métropole des individus
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L'individu n'est pas une idée nouvelle, mais, dans notre civilisation des individus fortement associée aux métropoles, il devient le centre du monde. Tel est l'argument de cet essai où Alain Bourdin nous montre que cet individu des métropoles répond à une offre plus qu'il ne se soumet à un ordre-comme dans les sociétés d'hier. Aujourd'hui, chacun vit dans un monde où il(...)
La métropole des individus
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L'individu n'est pas une idée nouvelle, mais, dans notre civilisation des individus fortement associée aux métropoles, il devient le centre du monde. Tel est l'argument de cet essai où Alain Bourdin nous montre que cet individu des métropoles répond à une offre plus qu'il ne se soumet à un ordre-comme dans les sociétés d'hier. Aujourd'hui, chacun vit dans un monde où il doit sans cesse choisir, se différencier, changer de place (matériellement ou virtuellement), créer des significations nouvelles... Cette civilisation des individus produit des formes urbaines, une organisation sociale et des modalités d'action totalement nouvelles. Les métropoles s'affirment alors comme le coeur de cette culture de l'offre. Ce livre présente la «nouvelle donne», en propose une théorie et ouvre des pistes à l'action.
Urban Theory
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A publication surveying the diversity of urban planning in Amsterdam since 1986 and placing these developments within a historical context. Projects examined through text and images include: the transformation of the former harbour area (Oostelijk Havengebied, Westerdokseiland), urban renewal projects (Bijlmermeer, Westerlijk Tuinsteden) and Amsterdam's larger scale(...)
Impact : urban planning in Amsterdam after 1986
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A publication surveying the diversity of urban planning in Amsterdam since 1986 and placing these developments within a historical context. Projects examined through text and images include: the transformation of the former harbour area (Oostelijk Havengebied, Westerdokseiland), urban renewal projects (Bijlmermeer, Westerlijk Tuinsteden) and Amsterdam's larger scale urban projects (Noord/Zuidlijn, Zuidas and IJburg).
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Du rond-point au giratoire
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Une figure routière est apparue et prolifère dans l'espace urbain français. On l'appelle «giratoire», ou plus communément «rond-point». Cet ouvrage propose de reconstituer une généalogie qui nous conduit d'abord au coeur des forêts de chasse et des jardins classiques, puis, via les embellissements du XVIIIe siècle et le Paris d'Haussmann, jusqu'à la fin du XIXe(...)
Du rond-point au giratoire
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Une figure routière est apparue et prolifère dans l'espace urbain français. On l'appelle «giratoire», ou plus communément «rond-point». Cet ouvrage propose de reconstituer une généalogie qui nous conduit d'abord au coeur des forêts de chasse et des jardins classiques, puis, via les embellissements du XVIIIe siècle et le Paris d'Haussmann, jusqu'à la fin du XIXe siècle-moment décisif où les inventeurs d'une nouvelle science nommée «urbanisme» (Cerdà, Sitte, Stubben) cherchent une solution aux conflits des voitures dans les carrefours urbains. Au moment où un véritable réseau de giratoires-balises tend à réorganiser l'espace urbain, des architectes, paysagistes et artistes se penchent sur cette pièce du vocabulaire territorial courant. Ainsi, au travers de nombreux projets présentés, se dessinent les voies d'une possible réinvention du rond-point comme dispositif d'articulation majeur de la matrice viaire contemporaine.
Urban Theory
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À l’occasion de Nancy 2005, une exposition réunissant 20 «artistes-architectes» a pour objectif de défricher le futur de la ville par la mise en scène de réflexions et d’utopies. Quel avenir envisagent-ils pour la ville à l’horizon de l’an 3000 ? Ce sont bien des créateurs qui se sont interrogés et leurs réponses mêlent certaines utopies retrouvées, intuitions, constats,(...)
Avenirs de villes / Future for cities
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À l’occasion de Nancy 2005, une exposition réunissant 20 «artistes-architectes» a pour objectif de défricher le futur de la ville par la mise en scène de réflexions et d’utopies. Quel avenir envisagent-ils pour la ville à l’horizon de l’an 3000 ? Ce sont bien des créateurs qui se sont interrogés et leurs réponses mêlent certaines utopies retrouvées, intuitions, constats, amplification du questionnement même ou dérision et jeu. Le travail de ces penseurs du futur est expliqué dans ce livre qui n’est pas un catalogue mais une projection dans les avenirs possibles des villes.
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