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Berlin transfer : open living structures (to be completed by the user) / Rainer Hehl & Ludwig Engel.
Berlin transfer : open living structures (to be completed by the user) / Rainer Hehl & Ludwig Engel.
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1 volume (235 unumbered pages) : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
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1 volume (235 unumbered pages) : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
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- Space (Architecture),
- Space (Architecture) Designs and plans.,
- Space (Architecture) History.,
- Space (Architecture) Philosophy.,
- Space (Architecture) Germany Berlin History.,
- Espace (Architecture),
- Espace (Architecture) Dessins et plans.,
- Espace (Architecture) Histoire.,
- Espace (Architecture) Philosophie.,
- Espace (Architecture) Allemagne Berlin Histoire.,
- Germany Berlin,
- Architectural drawings,
- History
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Berlin : Ruby Press, [2016], ©2016
Berlin : Ruby Press, [2016], ©2016
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Berlin transfer : open living structures (to be completed by the user) / Rainer Hehl & Ludwig Engel.
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1 volume (235 unumbered pages) : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
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Berlin : Ruby Press, [2016], ©2016
Berlin : Ruby Press, [2016], ©2016
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- Space (Architecture),
- Space (Architecture) Designs and plans.,
- Space (Architecture) History.,
- Space (Architecture) Philosophy.,
- Space (Architecture) Germany Berlin History.,
- Espace (Architecture),
- Espace (Architecture) Dessins et plans.,
- Espace (Architecture) Histoire.,
- Espace (Architecture) Philosophie.,
- Espace (Architecture) Allemagne Berlin Histoire.,
- Germany Berlin,
- Architectural drawings,
- History
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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimistic — perhaps naïve — to expect both. "Green city" proponents, however, do(...)
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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimistic — perhaps naïve — to expect both. "Green city" proponents, however, do(...)
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Green cities : urban growth and the environment
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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimistic — perhaps naïve — to expect both. "Green city" proponents, however, do hope to realize both ambitions. What exactly is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco is greener than Houston, or that Vancouver is a green city while Beijing is not? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it produce environmental gains? These are the questions that drive this smart and engaging book. In "Green cities", Matthew Kahn surveys the burgeoning economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth. He discusses the environmental Kuznets curve, which theorizes that the relationship between environmental quality and per capita income follows a bell-shaped curve. The heart of the book unpacks and expands this notion by tracing the environmental effects of economic growth, population growth, and suburban sprawl. Kahn considers how cities can deal with the environmental challenges produced by growth. His concluding chapter addresses the role of cities in promoting climate change and asks how cities in turn are likely to be affected by this trend. Kahn considers the evidence for and against rival perspectives throughout the book. Despite being labeled as purveyors of a "dismal science," economists are often quite optimistic about the relationship between urban development and the environment. In contrast, many ecologists remain wary of the environmental consequences of free-market growth. "Green cities" does not try to settle this dispute. Instead, it marshals data and arguments to convey the excitement of an ongoing debate, enabling readers to formulate well-informed opinions and priorities on this critically important issue.
Green cities : urban growth and the environment
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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimistic — perhaps naïve — to expect both. "Green city" proponents, however, do hope to realize both ambitions. What exactly is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco is greener than Houston, or that Vancouver is a green city while Beijing is not? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it produce environmental gains? These are the questions that drive this smart and engaging book. In "Green cities", Matthew Kahn surveys the burgeoning economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth. He discusses the environmental Kuznets curve, which theorizes that the relationship between environmental quality and per capita income follows a bell-shaped curve. The heart of the book unpacks and expands this notion by tracing the environmental effects of economic growth, population growth, and suburban sprawl. Kahn considers how cities can deal with the environmental challenges produced by growth. His concluding chapter addresses the role of cities in promoting climate change and asks how cities in turn are likely to be affected by this trend. Kahn considers the evidence for and against rival perspectives throughout the book. Despite being labeled as purveyors of a "dismal science," economists are often quite optimistic about the relationship between urban development and the environment. In contrast, many ecologists remain wary of the environmental consequences of free-market growth. "Green cities" does not try to settle this dispute. Instead, it marshals data and arguments to convey the excitement of an ongoing debate, enabling readers to formulate well-informed opinions and priorities on this critically important issue.
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August 2006, Washington, D.C.
August 2006, Washington, D.C.
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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85 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
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85 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
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- Traffic circles Pictorial works Catalogs.,
- Carrefours giratoires Ouvrages illustrés Catalogues.,
- Traffic circles,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Platz,
- Kreisverkehr,
- Protestbewegung,
- Politische Bewegung,
- City planning Political aspects.,
- Architecture Political aspects.,
- Architecture and society.,
- Demonstrations.,
- (fast)Traffic circles.,
- (fast)Pictorial works.,
- Catalog,
- illustrated books.,
- catalogs (documents),
- Illustrated works,
- Catalogs,
- Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Catalogues.
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Berlin : Sternberg Press, 2015., ©2015
Berlin : Sternberg Press, 2015., ©2015
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The roundabout revolutions / Eyal Weizman ; with Blake Fisher and Samaneh Moafi ; Nikolaus Hirsch & Markus Miessen (eds.).
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85 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
The roundabout revolutions / Eyal Weizman ; with Blake Fisher and Samaneh Moafi ; Nikolaus Hirsch & Markus Miessen (eds.).
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85 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
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Berlin : Sternberg Press, 2015., ©2015
Berlin : Sternberg Press, 2015., ©2015
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- Traffic circles Pictorial works Catalogs.,
- Carrefours giratoires Ouvrages illustrés Catalogues.,
- Traffic circles,
- Öffentlicher Raum,
- Platz,
- Kreisverkehr,
- Protestbewegung,
- Politische Bewegung,
- City planning Political aspects.,
- Architecture Political aspects.,
- Architecture and society.,
- Demonstrations.,
- (fast)Traffic circles.,
- (fast)Pictorial works.,
- Catalog,
- illustrated books.,
- catalogs (documents),
- Illustrated works,
- Catalogs,
- Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Catalogues.
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239 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm
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239 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm
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- Arquitetura moderna brasileira. English.,
- Adrian Forty & Elisabetta Andreoli -- by Guilherme Wisnik -- by Roberto Conduru -- by Luiz Recaman -- by João Masao Kamita -- by Pedro Fiori Arantes -- by Adrian Forty & Elisabetta Andreoli.,
- Andreoli, Elisabetta.,
- Forty, Adrian, 1948-
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2004.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2004.
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Brazil's modern architecture / [edited by] Elisabetta Andreoli & Adrian Forty ; [translated by Michael Asbury, Ana Carneiro, Daniel Marcus].
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239 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm
Brazil's modern architecture / [edited by] Elisabetta Andreoli & Adrian Forty ; [translated by Michael Asbury, Ana Carneiro, Daniel Marcus].
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239 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2004.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2004.
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- Arquitetura moderna brasileira. English.,
- Adrian Forty & Elisabetta Andreoli -- by Guilherme Wisnik -- by Roberto Conduru -- by Luiz Recaman -- by João Masao Kamita -- by Pedro Fiori Arantes -- by Adrian Forty & Elisabetta Andreoli.,
- Andreoli, Elisabetta.,
- Forty, Adrian, 1948-
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1 audiocassette (DAT) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master, 1 audio disc (67 min., 22 sec.) ; 12 cm consultation copy
- Library main av cca productions 269576 | Box 2 (BIB 201835) | DAT | Available
- Library main av cca productions 272034 | Box 2 (BIB 201835) | CD consultation copy | Available
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1 audiocassette (DAT) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master, 1 audio disc (67 min., 22 sec.) ; 12 cm consultation copy
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- Fortification Europe.,
- City planning Europe.,
- City planning Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.,
- Architecture, Domestic Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Fortification Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Land use Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.,
- Utilisation du sol Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 18e siècle.,
- Architecture, Domestic.,
- City planning.,
- Economic history.,
- Fortification.,
- Land use.,
- Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions.,
- Montréal (Québec) History 18th century.,
- Europe.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Geometrical Fortifications Europe 1500-1800.,
- Urban planning Europe 1500-1800.,
- Fortifications Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Urban planning Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Land use Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Houses Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Reformatted audiovisual materials.,
- Lectures.,
- Audiocassettes.,
- Sound recordings.,
- Digital audio tapes.,
- Compact discs.,
- Optical disks.,
- History.
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[1992]
[1992]
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[Lectures on eighteenth-century Montréal and the history of geometric fortifications].
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1 audiocassette (DAT) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master, 1 audio disc (67 min., 22 sec.) ; 12 cm consultation copy
[Lectures on eighteenth-century Montréal and the history of geometric fortifications].
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1 audiocassette (DAT) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master, 1 audio disc (67 min., 22 sec.) ; 12 cm consultation copy
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[1992]
[1992]
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- Fortification Europe.,
- City planning Europe.,
- City planning Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.,
- Architecture, Domestic Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Fortification Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Land use Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.,
- Utilisation du sol Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 18e siècle.,
- Architecture, Domestic.,
- City planning.,
- Economic history.,
- Fortification.,
- Land use.,
- Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions.,
- Montréal (Québec) History 18th century.,
- Europe.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Geometrical Fortifications Europe 1500-1800.,
- Urban planning Europe 1500-1800.,
- Fortifications Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Urban planning Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Land use Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Houses Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.,
- Reformatted audiovisual materials.,
- Lectures.,
- Audiocassettes.,
- Sound recordings.,
- Digital audio tapes.,
- Compact discs.,
- Optical disks.,
- History.
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In 'Imagined cities', Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centers from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. In a series of subtle and convincinginterpretations of novels by Flaubert, Dickens, Bely, Joyce, and Kafka, Alter reveals the ways the city entered the literary imagination.
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In 'Imagined cities', Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centers from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. In a series of subtle and convincinginterpretations of novels by Flaubert, Dickens, Bely, Joyce, and Kafka, Alter reveals the ways the city entered the literary imagination.
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Imagined cities : urban experience and the language of novel
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In 'Imagined cities', Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centers from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. In a series of subtle and convincinginterpretations of novels by Flaubert, Dickens, Bely, Joyce, and Kafka, Alter reveals the ways the city entered the literary imagination.
Imagined cities : urban experience and the language of novel
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In 'Imagined cities', Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centers from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. In a series of subtle and convincinginterpretations of novels by Flaubert, Dickens, Bely, Joyce, and Kafka, Alter reveals the ways the city entered the literary imagination.
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May 2005, New Haven, London
May 2005, New Haven, London
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Urban theory traditionally links modernity to the city, to the historical emergence of certain forms of subjectivity and the rise of important developments in culture, arts and architecture. This is often in response to technological, economic and societal transformations in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries in select Euro-American metropolises. In contrast,(...)
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Urban theory traditionally links modernity to the city, to the historical emergence of certain forms of subjectivity and the rise of important developments in culture, arts and architecture. This is often in response to technological, economic and societal transformations in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries in select Euro-American metropolises. In contrast,(...)
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Istanbul open city: exhibiting anxieties of urban modernity
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Urban theory traditionally links modernity to the city, to the historical emergence of certain forms of subjectivity and the rise of important developments in culture, arts and architecture. This is often in response to technological, economic and societal transformations in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries in select Euro-American metropolises. In contrast, non-Western cities in the modern period are often considered through the lens of Westernization and development. How do we account for urban modernity in "other" cities?
Istanbul open city: exhibiting anxieties of urban modernity
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Urban theory traditionally links modernity to the city, to the historical emergence of certain forms of subjectivity and the rise of important developments in culture, arts and architecture. This is often in response to technological, economic and societal transformations in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries in select Euro-American metropolises. In contrast, non-Western cities in the modern period are often considered through the lens of Westernization and development. How do we account for urban modernity in "other" cities?
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January 2018
January 2018
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79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans, portraits ; 19 cm
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79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans, portraits ; 19 cm
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- Architecture China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- City planning China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- Space (Architecture) China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- Architecture.,
- Buildings.,
- City planning.,
- Space (Architecture),
- Shenzhen Shi (China) Buildings, structures, etc. Exhibitions.,
- China Shenzhen Shi.,
- Exhibition catalogs.
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Berlin : Aedes, ©2018.
Berlin : Aedes, ©2018.
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Shenzhen-ness : space in mutation / publisher, Kristin Feireiss, Hans-Jürgen Commerell ; authors, Doreen Heng Liu, Zhu Rongyuan.
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79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans, portraits ; 19 cm
Shenzhen-ness : space in mutation / publisher, Kristin Feireiss, Hans-Jürgen Commerell ; authors, Doreen Heng Liu, Zhu Rongyuan.
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79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans, portraits ; 19 cm
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Berlin : Aedes, ©2018.
Berlin : Aedes, ©2018.
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- Architecture China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- City planning China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- Space (Architecture) China Shenzhen Shi Exhibitions.,
- Architecture.,
- Buildings.,
- City planning.,
- Space (Architecture),
- Shenzhen Shi (China) Buildings, structures, etc. Exhibitions.,
- China Shenzhen Shi.,
- Exhibition catalogs.
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City planning initiatives and redesign of urban structures often become mired in debate and delay. Despite the fact that cities are considered to be dynamic and flexible spaces- never finished but always under construction- it is very difficult to change existing urban structures; they become fixed, obdurate, securely anchored in their own histories as well as in the(...)
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City planning initiatives and redesign of urban structures often become mired in debate and delay. Despite the fact that cities are considered to be dynamic and flexible spaces- never finished but always under construction- it is very difficult to change existing urban structures; they become fixed, obdurate, securely anchored in their own histories as well as in the(...)
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Unbuilding cities : obduracy in urban sociotechnical change
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City planning initiatives and redesign of urban structures often become mired in debate and delay. Despite the fact that cities are considered to be dynamic and flexible spaces- never finished but always under construction- it is very difficult to change existing urban structures; they become fixed, obdurate, securely anchored in their own histories as well as in the histories of their surroundings. In "Unbuilding cities", Anique Hommels looks at the tension between the malleability of urban space and its obduracy, focusing on sites and structures that have been subjected to "unbuilding"-redesign or reconfiguration. She brings the concepts of science and technology studies (STS) to bear on the study of cities. Viewing the city as a large sociotechnological artifact, she demonstrates the usefulness of STS tools that were developed to analyze other technological artifacts and explores in detail the role of obduracy in sociotechnical change. Her analysis distinguishes three concepts of obduracy: interactionist, in which actors with diverging views are constrained by fixed ways of thinking and interacting; relational, in which change is difficult because of technology's embeddedness in sociotechnical networks; and enduring, in which persistent traditions influence the development of technology over time. Hommels examines the tensions between obduracy and change in three urban redesign projects in the Netherlands: a renovated city center that fell into drabness and disrepair; a highway system that runs through a densely populated urban area; and a high-rise housing project, designed according to modernist precepts and built for middle-class families, that became a haven for unemployment and crime. "Unbuilding cities" contributes to a productive fusion of STS and urban studies.
Unbuilding cities : obduracy in urban sociotechnical change
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City planning initiatives and redesign of urban structures often become mired in debate and delay. Despite the fact that cities are considered to be dynamic and flexible spaces- never finished but always under construction- it is very difficult to change existing urban structures; they become fixed, obdurate, securely anchored in their own histories as well as in the histories of their surroundings. In "Unbuilding cities", Anique Hommels looks at the tension between the malleability of urban space and its obduracy, focusing on sites and structures that have been subjected to "unbuilding"-redesign or reconfiguration. She brings the concepts of science and technology studies (STS) to bear on the study of cities. Viewing the city as a large sociotechnological artifact, she demonstrates the usefulness of STS tools that were developed to analyze other technological artifacts and explores in detail the role of obduracy in sociotechnical change. Her analysis distinguishes three concepts of obduracy: interactionist, in which actors with diverging views are constrained by fixed ways of thinking and interacting; relational, in which change is difficult because of technology's embeddedness in sociotechnical networks; and enduring, in which persistent traditions influence the development of technology over time. Hommels examines the tensions between obduracy and change in three urban redesign projects in the Netherlands: a renovated city center that fell into drabness and disrepair; a highway system that runs through a densely populated urban area; and a high-rise housing project, designed according to modernist precepts and built for middle-class families, that became a haven for unemployment and crime. "Unbuilding cities" contributes to a productive fusion of STS and urban studies.
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November 2005, Cambridge, Mass.
November 2005, Cambridge, Mass.
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Victor Gruen became renowned in 1950s America as the "pioneer of the shopping center", then by his urban redevelopment projects as the "savior of the downtowns", and by the mid-1960s as the "architect of the environment". "From Urban Shop to New City" focuses on Gruen's theories and projects, especially with respect to the terms that he set for himself : the return of(...)
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Victor Gruen became renowned in 1950s America as the "pioneer of the shopping center", then by his urban redevelopment projects as the "savior of the downtowns", and by the mid-1960s as the "architect of the environment". "From Urban Shop to New City" focuses on Gruen's theories and projects, especially with respect to the terms that he set for himself : the return of(...)
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Victor Gruen: from urban shop to new city
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Victor Gruen became renowned in 1950s America as the "pioneer of the shopping center", then by his urban redevelopment projects as the "savior of the downtowns", and by the mid-1960s as the "architect of the environment". "From Urban Shop to New City" focuses on Gruen's theories and projects, especially with respect to the terms that he set for himself : the return of the city centre and urban public space as a focus of social and cultural life. The context for his vision, however, was the "triumph" of the suburbs and the collapses of American downtown. Gruen's successes and failures engaged or prefigured every important commercial retail, development, and planning trend since World War II ; thus his work is a crucial vehicule for understanding the transformation of American city-scape and landscape, and is a starting point for asking the question : what kind of city do we want?
Victor Gruen: from urban shop to new city
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Victor Gruen became renowned in 1950s America as the "pioneer of the shopping center", then by his urban redevelopment projects as the "savior of the downtowns", and by the mid-1960s as the "architect of the environment". "From Urban Shop to New City" focuses on Gruen's theories and projects, especially with respect to the terms that he set for himself : the return of the city centre and urban public space as a focus of social and cultural life. The context for his vision, however, was the "triumph" of the suburbs and the collapses of American downtown. Gruen's successes and failures engaged or prefigured every important commercial retail, development, and planning trend since World War II ; thus his work is a crucial vehicule for understanding the transformation of American city-scape and landscape, and is a starting point for asking the question : what kind of city do we want?
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September 2005
September 2005
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
