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La ville éclairée constitue un tout, une entité à grande échelle. Le territoire nocturne demeure souvent incompris des élus, des responsables et du grand public. Ce livre présente l'histoire des éclairages urbains, l'identité nocturne des villes, l'urbanisme lumière, les stratégies lumière, l'avenir de la ville nocturne. Il offre ensuite 23 cartes postales nocturnes de(...)
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La ville éclairée constitue un tout, une entité à grande échelle. Le territoire nocturne demeure souvent incompris des élus, des responsables et du grand public. Ce livre présente l'histoire des éclairages urbains, l'identité nocturne des villes, l'urbanisme lumière, les stratégies lumière, l'avenir de la ville nocturne. Il offre ensuite 23 cartes postales nocturnes de(...)
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Les éclairages des villes : vers un urbanisme nocturne
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La ville éclairée constitue un tout, une entité à grande échelle. Le territoire nocturne demeure souvent incompris des élus, des responsables et du grand public. Ce livre présente l'histoire des éclairages urbains, l'identité nocturne des villes, l'urbanisme lumière, les stratégies lumière, l'avenir de la ville nocturne. Il offre ensuite 23 cartes postales nocturnes de villes. Nées de voyages professionnels ou de visites touristiques, elles racontent les visions fugitives et les sensations d'un visiteur, conjuguées avec le regard d'un expert.
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La ville éclairée constitue un tout, une entité à grande échelle. Le territoire nocturne demeure souvent incompris des élus, des responsables et du grand public. Ce livre présente l'histoire des éclairages urbains, l'identité nocturne des villes, l'urbanisme lumière, les stratégies lumière, l'avenir de la ville nocturne. Il offre ensuite 23 cartes postales nocturnes de villes. Nées de voyages professionnels ou de visites touristiques, elles racontent les visions fugitives et les sensations d'un visiteur, conjuguées avec le regard d'un expert.
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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines(...)
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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines(...)
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La maison individuelle : vers des paysages soutenables?
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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines (architecture, droit, économie, géographie, sociologie, urbanisme, paysage, bureaux d'études techniques) encourage par ses regards croisés une réflexion plurielle conjuguant différentes échelles : l'intérieur de la maison, son enveloppe, la parcelle sur laquelle elle se situe, le paysage dans lequel elle s'inscrit. Naissent alors plusieurs pistes de réflexion pour faire de ce type d'habitat une entité durable : la préservation des équilibres entre espaces naturels et espaces habités par l'adoption de politiques responsables, l'amélioration technique des enveloppes et des équipements, exigée par les réglementations thermiques successives, la meilleure formation des professionnels de la construction, la mutualisation de certaines installations, la mise en place de solutions de gouvernante novatrices, la préservation du paysage par la considération de la trame verte et bleue. Une mise en perspective internationale, par l'évocation des pratiques dans le Vorarlberg, en Suisse et au Japon, complète cette réflexion et ouvre vers de nouveaux possibles.
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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines (architecture, droit, économie, géographie, sociologie, urbanisme, paysage, bureaux d'études techniques) encourage par ses regards croisés une réflexion plurielle conjuguant différentes échelles : l'intérieur de la maison, son enveloppe, la parcelle sur laquelle elle se situe, le paysage dans lequel elle s'inscrit. Naissent alors plusieurs pistes de réflexion pour faire de ce type d'habitat une entité durable : la préservation des équilibres entre espaces naturels et espaces habités par l'adoption de politiques responsables, l'amélioration technique des enveloppes et des équipements, exigée par les réglementations thermiques successives, la meilleure formation des professionnels de la construction, la mutualisation de certaines installations, la mise en place de solutions de gouvernante novatrices, la préservation du paysage par la considération de la trame verte et bleue. Une mise en perspective internationale, par l'évocation des pratiques dans le Vorarlberg, en Suisse et au Japon, complète cette réflexion et ouvre vers de nouveaux possibles.
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In Architecture in Translation, Esra Akcan offers a way to understand the global circulation of culture that extends the notion of translation beyond language to visual fields. She shows how members of the ruling Kemalist elite in Turkey further aligned themselves with Europe by choosing German-speaking architects to oversee much of the design of modern cities. Focusing(...)
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In Architecture in Translation, Esra Akcan offers a way to understand the global circulation of culture that extends the notion of translation beyond language to visual fields. She shows how members of the ruling Kemalist elite in Turkey further aligned themselves with Europe by choosing German-speaking architects to oversee much of the design of modern cities. Focusing(...)
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Architecture in translation : Germany, Turkey & the modern house
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In Architecture in Translation, Esra Akcan offers a way to understand the global circulation of culture that extends the notion of translation beyond language to visual fields. She shows how members of the ruling Kemalist elite in Turkey further aligned themselves with Europe by choosing German-speaking architects to oversee much of the design of modern cities. Focusing on the period from the 1920s through the 1950s, Akcan traces the geographical circulation of modern residential models, including the garden city—which emphasized green spaces separating low-density neighborhoods of houses surrounded by gardens—and mass housing built first for the working-class residents in industrial cities and, later, more broadly for mixed-income residents. She shows how the concept of translation—the process of change that occurs with transportation of people, ideas, technology, information, and images from one or more countries to another—allows for consideration of the sociopolitical context and agency of all parties in cultural exchanges. Moving beyond the indistinct concepts of hybrid and transculturation and avoiding passive metaphors such as import, influence, or transfer, translation offers a new approach relevant to many disciplines. Akcan advocates a commitment to a new culture of translatability from below for a truly cosmopolitan ethics in a globalizing world.
Architecture in translation : Germany, Turkey & the modern house
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In Architecture in Translation, Esra Akcan offers a way to understand the global circulation of culture that extends the notion of translation beyond language to visual fields. She shows how members of the ruling Kemalist elite in Turkey further aligned themselves with Europe by choosing German-speaking architects to oversee much of the design of modern cities. Focusing on the period from the 1920s through the 1950s, Akcan traces the geographical circulation of modern residential models, including the garden city—which emphasized green spaces separating low-density neighborhoods of houses surrounded by gardens—and mass housing built first for the working-class residents in industrial cities and, later, more broadly for mixed-income residents. She shows how the concept of translation—the process of change that occurs with transportation of people, ideas, technology, information, and images from one or more countries to another—allows for consideration of the sociopolitical context and agency of all parties in cultural exchanges. Moving beyond the indistinct concepts of hybrid and transculturation and avoiding passive metaphors such as import, influence, or transfer, translation offers a new approach relevant to many disciplines. Akcan advocates a commitment to a new culture of translatability from below for a truly cosmopolitan ethics in a globalizing world.
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In Civitas by Design, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., takes a critical look at the planning tradition, examining a wide range of environmental interventions and their consequences over the course of the twentieth century.
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In Civitas by Design, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., takes a critical look at the planning tradition, examining a wide range of environmental interventions and their consequences over the course of the twentieth century.
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Civitas by design : building better communities, from the Garden city to the New Urbanism
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In Civitas by Design, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., takes a critical look at the planning tradition, examining a wide range of environmental interventions and their consequences over the course of the twentieth century.
Civitas by design : building better communities, from the Garden city to the New Urbanism
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In Civitas by Design, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., takes a critical look at the planning tradition, examining a wide range of environmental interventions and their consequences over the course of the twentieth century.
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Performative urban design
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Performative Urban Design identifies emerging trends in urban design as they are reflected in a city's architecture and spatial design. A 'cultural grafting' of the inner city is taking place, and urban development is pursuing an intense city life in which architecture and art are playing a catalytic role. On the one hand, this development has focused on massive(...)
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Performative Urban Design identifies emerging trends in urban design as they are reflected in a city's architecture and spatial design. A 'cultural grafting' of the inner city is taking place, and urban development is pursuing an intense city life in which architecture and art are playing a catalytic role. On the one hand, this development has focused on massive(...)
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Performative urban design
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Performative Urban Design identifies emerging trends in urban design as they are reflected in a city's architecture and spatial design. A 'cultural grafting' of the inner city is taking place, and urban development is pursuing an intense city life in which architecture and art are playing a catalytic role. On the one hand, this development has focused on massive investments in 'corporate architecture.' On the other hand, cities have invested heavily in new cultural centers and performative urban spaces that can fulfill a growing desire for entertainment and culture. This anthology addresses these issues through the three lenses of: Sense Architecture, Place Making, and Urban Catalyst. The articles identify the relevant theoretical positions within architecture, art, and urban strategies, and they demonstrate the concepts and methodological approaches drawn from practical experience.
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Performative Urban Design identifies emerging trends in urban design as they are reflected in a city's architecture and spatial design. A 'cultural grafting' of the inner city is taking place, and urban development is pursuing an intense city life in which architecture and art are playing a catalytic role. On the one hand, this development has focused on massive investments in 'corporate architecture.' On the other hand, cities have invested heavily in new cultural centers and performative urban spaces that can fulfill a growing desire for entertainment and culture. This anthology addresses these issues through the three lenses of: Sense Architecture, Place Making, and Urban Catalyst. The articles identify the relevant theoretical positions within architecture, art, and urban strategies, and they demonstrate the concepts and methodological approaches drawn from practical experience.
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January 2011
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Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists, the 'dark matter' of the art world, are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they frequently organize in opposition to it. Gregory Sholette, a(...)
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Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists, the 'dark matter' of the art world, are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they frequently organize in opposition to it. Gregory Sholette, a(...)
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Dark matter: art and politics in the age of enterprise culture
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Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists, the 'dark matter' of the art world, are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they frequently organize in opposition to it. Gregory Sholette, a politically engaged artist, argues that imagination and creativity in the art world originate thrive in the non-commercial sector shut off from prestigious galleries and champagne receptions. This broader creative culture feeds the mainstream with new forms and styles that can be commodified and used to sustain the few artists admitted into the elite. This dependency, and the advent of inexpensive communication, audio and video technology, has allowed this 'dark matter' of the alternative art world to increasingly subvert the mainstream and intervene politically as both new and old forms of non-capitalist, public art. This book is essential for anyone interested in interventionist art, collectivism, and the political economy of the art world.
Dark matter: art and politics in the age of enterprise culture
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Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists, the 'dark matter' of the art world, are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they frequently organize in opposition to it. Gregory Sholette, a politically engaged artist, argues that imagination and creativity in the art world originate thrive in the non-commercial sector shut off from prestigious galleries and champagne receptions. This broader creative culture feeds the mainstream with new forms and styles that can be commodified and used to sustain the few artists admitted into the elite. This dependency, and the advent of inexpensive communication, audio and video technology, has allowed this 'dark matter' of the alternative art world to increasingly subvert the mainstream and intervene politically as both new and old forms of non-capitalist, public art. This book is essential for anyone interested in interventionist art, collectivism, and the political economy of the art world.
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Tout au long de son évolution architecturale et stylistique, le jardin n’a cessé de refléter une vision du monde en s’approchant d’un idéal de vie. À l’origine espace enclos, le jardin change d’échelle au xxe siècle, mû par la conscience d’une finitude écologique : il devient planétaire. Pour préserver cet espace soumis aux lois du marché et de la croissance à tout prix,(...)
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Tout au long de son évolution architecturale et stylistique, le jardin n’a cessé de refléter une vision du monde en s’approchant d’un idéal de vie. À l’origine espace enclos, le jardin change d’échelle au xxe siècle, mû par la conscience d’une finitude écologique : il devient planétaire. Pour préserver cet espace soumis aux lois du marché et de la croissance à tout prix,(...)
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Jardins, paysage et génie naturel
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Tout au long de son évolution architecturale et stylistique, le jardin n’a cessé de refléter une vision du monde en s’approchant d’un idéal de vie. À l’origine espace enclos, le jardin change d’échelle au xxe siècle, mû par la conscience d’une finitude écologique : il devient planétaire. Pour préserver cet espace soumis aux lois du marché et de la croissance à tout prix, le jardinier doit se mettre à l’écoute du génie naturel : imaginer, réaliser et entretenir le jardin dans son aspect dynamique, en respectant le développement des espèces et leurs migrations.
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Tout au long de son évolution architecturale et stylistique, le jardin n’a cessé de refléter une vision du monde en s’approchant d’un idéal de vie. À l’origine espace enclos, le jardin change d’échelle au xxe siècle, mû par la conscience d’une finitude écologique : il devient planétaire. Pour préserver cet espace soumis aux lois du marché et de la croissance à tout prix, le jardinier doit se mettre à l’écoute du génie naturel : imaginer, réaliser et entretenir le jardin dans son aspect dynamique, en respectant le développement des espèces et leurs migrations.
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Romanticism was a cultural and intellectual movement characterized by discovery, revolution, and the poetic as well as by the philosophical relationship between people and nature. Botany sits at the intersection where romantic scientific and literary discourses meet. Clandestine Marriage explores the meaning and methods of how plants were represented and reproduced in(...)
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Romanticism was a cultural and intellectual movement characterized by discovery, revolution, and the poetic as well as by the philosophical relationship between people and nature. Botany sits at the intersection where romantic scientific and literary discourses meet. Clandestine Marriage explores the meaning and methods of how plants were represented and reproduced in(...)
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Clandestine marriage : botany and romantic culture
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Romanticism was a cultural and intellectual movement characterized by discovery, revolution, and the poetic as well as by the philosophical relationship between people and nature. Botany sits at the intersection where romantic scientific and literary discourses meet. Clandestine Marriage explores the meaning and methods of how plants were represented and reproduced in scientific, literary, artistic, and material cultures of the period. Theresa M. Kelley synthesizes romantic debates about taxonomy and morphology, the contemporary interest in books and magazines devoted to plant study and images, and writings by such authors as Mary Wollstonecraft and Anna Letitia Barbauld. Period botanical paintings of flowers are reproduced in color, bringing her argument and the romantics' passion for plants to life. In addition to exploring botanic thought and practice in the context of British romanticism, Kelley also looks to the German philosophical traditions of Kant, Hegel, and Goethe and to Charles Darwin's reflections on orchids and plant pollination. Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment.
Clandestine marriage : botany and romantic culture
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Romanticism was a cultural and intellectual movement characterized by discovery, revolution, and the poetic as well as by the philosophical relationship between people and nature. Botany sits at the intersection where romantic scientific and literary discourses meet. Clandestine Marriage explores the meaning and methods of how plants were represented and reproduced in scientific, literary, artistic, and material cultures of the period. Theresa M. Kelley synthesizes romantic debates about taxonomy and morphology, the contemporary interest in books and magazines devoted to plant study and images, and writings by such authors as Mary Wollstonecraft and Anna Letitia Barbauld. Period botanical paintings of flowers are reproduced in color, bringing her argument and the romantics' passion for plants to life. In addition to exploring botanic thought and practice in the context of British romanticism, Kelley also looks to the German philosophical traditions of Kant, Hegel, and Goethe and to Charles Darwin's reflections on orchids and plant pollination. Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment.
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Fit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design. Distinguished architect and urbanist Robert Geddes argues that buildings, landscapes, and cities should be designed to fit: fit the purpose, fit the place, fit future possibilities. Fit replaces old paradigms, such as form follows(...)
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Fit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design. Distinguished architect and urbanist Robert Geddes argues that buildings, landscapes, and cities should be designed to fit: fit the purpose, fit the place, fit future possibilities. Fit replaces old paradigms, such as form follows(...)
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FIT: an architect's manifesto
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Fit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design. Distinguished architect and urbanist Robert Geddes argues that buildings, landscapes, and cities should be designed to fit: fit the purpose, fit the place, fit future possibilities. Fit replaces old paradigms, such as form follows function, and less is more, by recognizing that the relationship between architecture and society is a true dialogue -dynamic, complex, and, if carried out with knowledge and skill, richly rewarding.
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Fit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design. Distinguished architect and urbanist Robert Geddes argues that buildings, landscapes, and cities should be designed to fit: fit the purpose, fit the place, fit future possibilities. Fit replaces old paradigms, such as form follows function, and less is more, by recognizing that the relationship between architecture and society is a true dialogue -dynamic, complex, and, if carried out with knowledge and skill, richly rewarding.
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November 2012
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Cities are the affirmation of civilisation and human inventiveness. They are at once fragile organisms in constant need of care and battlegrounds of conflicting interests. A Smart Guide to Utopia showcases 111 projects, initiaves and ideas from all over Europe that make our cities better. Whether it be an underground waste disposal system in Barcelona or a public swimming(...)
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Cities are the affirmation of civilisation and human inventiveness. They are at once fragile organisms in constant need of care and battlegrounds of conflicting interests. A Smart Guide to Utopia showcases 111 projects, initiaves and ideas from all over Europe that make our cities better. Whether it be an underground waste disposal system in Barcelona or a public swimming(...)
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A smart guide to utopia: 111 inspiring ideas for a better city
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Cities are the affirmation of civilisation and human inventiveness. They are at once fragile organisms in constant need of care and battlegrounds of conflicting interests. A Smart Guide to Utopia showcases 111 projects, initiaves and ideas from all over Europe that make our cities better. Whether it be an underground waste disposal system in Barcelona or a public swimming pool converted into an arts centre in Berlin, a self-sufficient urban garden or solar-powered pop-up restaurant travelling with the sun, a building printer or a zero-packaging supermarket, this book celebrates the energy and imagination of people who want to make their cities a little more fun, clean, friendly, green and above all, restore a sense of community. Our cities belong to us, and they depend on us. Only we can make them worth living in.
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Cities are the affirmation of civilisation and human inventiveness. They are at once fragile organisms in constant need of care and battlegrounds of conflicting interests. A Smart Guide to Utopia showcases 111 projects, initiaves and ideas from all over Europe that make our cities better. Whether it be an underground waste disposal system in Barcelona or a public swimming pool converted into an arts centre in Berlin, a self-sufficient urban garden or solar-powered pop-up restaurant travelling with the sun, a building printer or a zero-packaging supermarket, this book celebrates the energy and imagination of people who want to make their cities a little more fun, clean, friendly, green and above all, restore a sense of community. Our cities belong to us, and they depend on us. Only we can make them worth living in.
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September 2012
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