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In the foreword of ''Smooth City'', René Boer writes about changes shaping the city center of Amsterdam nowadays: how the streets once known for their roughness, are now characterized by homogenous aesthetics, minimalist shopping windows and shiny Uber taxis. These are typical characteristics of the "smooth city": a city in which the urge for "perfection," efficiency and(...)
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In the foreword of ''Smooth City'', René Boer writes about changes shaping the city center of Amsterdam nowadays: how the streets once known for their roughness, are now characterized by homogenous aesthetics, minimalist shopping windows and shiny Uber taxis. These are typical characteristics of the "smooth city": a city in which the urge for "perfection," efficiency and(...)
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September 2023
September 2023
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Smooth city: Against urban perfection, towards collective alternatives
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In the foreword of ''Smooth City'', René Boer writes about changes shaping the city center of Amsterdam nowadays: how the streets once known for their roughness, are now characterized by homogenous aesthetics, minimalist shopping windows and shiny Uber taxis. These are typical characteristics of the "smooth city": a city in which the urge for "perfection," efficiency and control is constantly increasing. It is a kind of city which is sterile, clean and layered with new technologies, which makes urban life seemingly "perfect" and frictionless. It can be questioned, however, whether there is still place for divergence from norms, forms of friction or any alternative in the smooth city? René Boer argues in Smooth City that this new version of urbanity undermines the democratic nature and the emancipatory potential of cities, and hardly leaves any space for experiment, non-normativity and transgression. ''Smooth City'' offers a critical analysis of the origins, characteristics and consequences of the smooth city and brings some very welcome reflections on the urban reality we are currently living in.
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In the foreword of ''Smooth City'', René Boer writes about changes shaping the city center of Amsterdam nowadays: how the streets once known for their roughness, are now characterized by homogenous aesthetics, minimalist shopping windows and shiny Uber taxis. These are typical characteristics of the "smooth city": a city in which the urge for "perfection," efficiency and control is constantly increasing. It is a kind of city which is sterile, clean and layered with new technologies, which makes urban life seemingly "perfect" and frictionless. It can be questioned, however, whether there is still place for divergence from norms, forms of friction or any alternative in the smooth city? René Boer argues in Smooth City that this new version of urbanity undermines the democratic nature and the emancipatory potential of cities, and hardly leaves any space for experiment, non-normativity and transgression. ''Smooth City'' offers a critical analysis of the origins, characteristics and consequences of the smooth city and brings some very welcome reflections on the urban reality we are currently living in.
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September 2023
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Do you remember the series of lectures and teachers from your university days? No? Camilla van Deurs does. She particularly remembers one teacher and professor, Jan Gehl, not only for his knowledge but also for his ability to communicate it. Jan Gehl presented the key points of his research through anecdotes and repeated them until they became ingrained. From teacher to(...)
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Do you remember the series of lectures and teachers from your university days? No? Camilla van Deurs does. She particularly remembers one teacher and professor, Jan Gehl, not only for his knowledge but also for his ability to communicate it. Jan Gehl presented the key points of his research through anecdotes and repeated them until they became ingrained. From teacher to(...)
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August 2025
August 2025
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The good city: The short story
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Do you remember the series of lectures and teachers from your university days? No? Camilla van Deurs does. She particularly remembers one teacher and professor, Jan Gehl, not only for his knowledge but also for his ability to communicate it. Jan Gehl presented the key points of his research through anecdotes and repeated them until they became ingrained. From teacher to student. From one generation of architects and urban planners to the next. "Good city: The short story" is a collection of 24 short stories in which Gehl's research work is translated into easy-to-understand reflections on city life. Like the staircase – an architecturally designed component, but one that quickly becomes an accumulation of newspapers and shopping bags. About the distinction between architecture and urban planning on the drawing board and the actual, lived city. About small spaces and big experiences.
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Do you remember the series of lectures and teachers from your university days? No? Camilla van Deurs does. She particularly remembers one teacher and professor, Jan Gehl, not only for his knowledge but also for his ability to communicate it. Jan Gehl presented the key points of his research through anecdotes and repeated them until they became ingrained. From teacher to student. From one generation of architects and urban planners to the next. "Good city: The short story" is a collection of 24 short stories in which Gehl's research work is translated into easy-to-understand reflections on city life. Like the staircase – an architecturally designed component, but one that quickly becomes an accumulation of newspapers and shopping bags. About the distinction between architecture and urban planning on the drawing board and the actual, lived city. About small spaces and big experiences.
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August 2025
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Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian(...)
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Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian(...)
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The rise of the neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s
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Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian urban neighbourhoods, city and suburban, since the 1880s. The book highlights patterns in neighbourhood life, particularly noticeable in larger urban areas, which are especially important for the least mobile people: workers, lower income households, immigrants, women, children, and the elderly. It explores how the physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods affect public health, crime rates, social capital, and job opportunities while shaping the lifelong prospects of children.
The rise of the neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s
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Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian urban neighbourhoods, city and suburban, since the 1880s. The book highlights patterns in neighbourhood life, particularly noticeable in larger urban areas, which are especially important for the least mobile people: workers, lower income households, immigrants, women, children, and the elderly. It explores how the physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods affect public health, crime rates, social capital, and job opportunities while shaping the lifelong prospects of children.
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May 2025
May 2025
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A radical new perspective on cities and urbanism Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice ''urbz'', explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in(...)
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A radical new perspective on cities and urbanism Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice ''urbz'', explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in(...)
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January 2026
January 2026
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Home grown city: Reclaiming the metropolis for its users
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A radical new perspective on cities and urbanism Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice ''urbz'', explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in the story of cities and urban development.
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A radical new perspective on cities and urbanism Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice ''urbz'', explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in the story of cities and urban development.
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January 2026
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Voulons-nous véritablement perpétuer la dictature automobile dans nos quartiers densément peuplés? Cul-de-sac montre que la domination de la voiture entraîne des dommages moraux dont nous sommes tous responsables par nos actes ou par notre indifférence. Dans cet essai, Blanchard et Nadeau soutiennent qu'un changement réel, grâce auquel la voiture ne serait plus reine, est(...)
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Voulons-nous véritablement perpétuer la dictature automobile dans nos quartiers densément peuplés? Cul-de-sac montre que la domination de la voiture entraîne des dommages moraux dont nous sommes tous responsables par nos actes ou par notre indifférence. Dans cet essai, Blanchard et Nadeau soutiennent qu'un changement réel, grâce auquel la voiture ne serait plus reine, est(...)
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October 2007, Montréal
October 2007, Montréal
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Cul-de-sac : L'impasse de la voiture en milieu urbain
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Voulons-nous véritablement perpétuer la dictature automobile dans nos quartiers densément peuplés? Cul-de-sac montre que la domination de la voiture entraîne des dommages moraux dont nous sommes tous responsables par nos actes ou par notre indifférence. Dans cet essai, Blanchard et Nadeau soutiennent qu'un changement réel, grâce auquel la voiture ne serait plus reine, est non seulement possible, souhaitable et nécessaire, mais à portée de main.
Cul-de-sac : L'impasse de la voiture en milieu urbain
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Voulons-nous véritablement perpétuer la dictature automobile dans nos quartiers densément peuplés? Cul-de-sac montre que la domination de la voiture entraîne des dommages moraux dont nous sommes tous responsables par nos actes ou par notre indifférence. Dans cet essai, Blanchard et Nadeau soutiennent qu'un changement réel, grâce auquel la voiture ne serait plus reine, est non seulement possible, souhaitable et nécessaire, mais à portée de main.
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October 2007, Montréal
October 2007, Montréal
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What if there is no ‘space,’ only a permanent, slow-motion mystic takeover, an implausibly careening awning? Nothing is utopian. Everything wants to be. Soft Architects face the reaching middle. If architecture is the language of concrete and steel, then Soft Architecture needs a vocabulary of flesh, air, fabric and colour. It’s about civic surface and natural history.(...)
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What if there is no ‘space,’ only a permanent, slow-motion mystic takeover, an implausibly careening awning? Nothing is utopian. Everything wants to be. Soft Architects face the reaching middle. If architecture is the language of concrete and steel, then Soft Architecture needs a vocabulary of flesh, air, fabric and colour. It’s about civic surface and natural history.(...)
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August 2006, Toronto
August 2006, Toronto
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Occasional work and seven walks from the office for soft architecture
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What if there is no ‘space,’ only a permanent, slow-motion mystic takeover, an implausibly careening awning? Nothing is utopian. Everything wants to be. Soft Architects face the reaching middle. If architecture is the language of concrete and steel, then Soft Architecture needs a vocabulary of flesh, air, fabric and colour. It’s about civic surface and natural history. It’s about social space and clothing and urban geography and visual art, and some intersection of all these. This delectable book collects the rococo prose of Lisa Robertson, the ambulatory Office for Soft Architecture. There are essays on Vancouver fountains, the syntax of the suburban home, Value Village, the joy of synthetics, sca×olding and the persistence of the Himalayan blackberry. There are also seven Walks, tours of Vancouver sites – poetic dioramas, really, and more material than cement could ever be.
Occasional work and seven walks from the office for soft architecture
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What if there is no ‘space,’ only a permanent, slow-motion mystic takeover, an implausibly careening awning? Nothing is utopian. Everything wants to be. Soft Architects face the reaching middle. If architecture is the language of concrete and steel, then Soft Architecture needs a vocabulary of flesh, air, fabric and colour. It’s about civic surface and natural history. It’s about social space and clothing and urban geography and visual art, and some intersection of all these. This delectable book collects the rococo prose of Lisa Robertson, the ambulatory Office for Soft Architecture. There are essays on Vancouver fountains, the syntax of the suburban home, Value Village, the joy of synthetics, sca×olding and the persistence of the Himalayan blackberry. There are also seven Walks, tours of Vancouver sites – poetic dioramas, really, and more material than cement could ever be.
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August 2006, Toronto
August 2006, Toronto
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Le Lieu Unique, installé dans l'ancienne biscuiterie Lefèvre-Utile à Nantes, est l'aboutissement d'un défi : la rencontre entre un projet culturel innovant et une démarche architecturale inhabituelle.
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Le Lieu Unique, installé dans l'ancienne biscuiterie Lefèvre-Utile à Nantes, est l'aboutissement d'un défi : la rencontre entre un projet culturel innovant et une démarche architecturale inhabituelle.
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Le lieu unique : lee chantier, un acte culturel / Nantes
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Le Lieu Unique, installé dans l'ancienne biscuiterie Lefèvre-Utile à Nantes, est l'aboutissement d'un défi : la rencontre entre un projet culturel innovant et une démarche architecturale inhabituelle.
Le lieu unique : lee chantier, un acte culturel / Nantes
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Le Lieu Unique, installé dans l'ancienne biscuiterie Lefèvre-Utile à Nantes, est l'aboutissement d'un défi : la rencontre entre un projet culturel innovant et une démarche architecturale inhabituelle.
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September 2006, Arles
September 2006, Arles
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Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, this book is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway.
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Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, this book is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway.
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September 1996, Cambridge, Mass.
September 1996, Cambridge, Mass.
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City of bits : space, place, and the infobahn
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Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, this book is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway.
City of bits : space, place, and the infobahn
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September 1996, Cambridge, Mass.
September 1996, Cambridge, Mass.
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The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores(...)
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The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores(...)
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August 2019
August 2019
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Urban landscapes in high-density cities: parks, streetscapes, ecosystems
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The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores strategies to reconcile the various demands, such as food production, resilience and nature conservation. Indeed, urban landscapes have to be restorative, ecological and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. This is a particular challenge in high-density cities like Singapore, Seoul or New York where space is a scarce commodity. The continuing growth of the worldwide urban population imbues the topic with a special urgency.
Urban landscapes in high-density cities: parks, streetscapes, ecosystems
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The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores strategies to reconcile the various demands, such as food production, resilience and nature conservation. Indeed, urban landscapes have to be restorative, ecological and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. This is a particular challenge in high-density cities like Singapore, Seoul or New York where space is a scarce commodity. The continuing growth of the worldwide urban population imbues the topic with a special urgency.
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August 2019
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A citizen's guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live. Housing is increasingly unattainable in successful global cities, and Toronto is no exception - in part because of zoning that protects "stable" residential neighborhoods with high property values. ''House Divided'' is a citizen's guide for changing the way housing can work in big cities. Using(...)
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A citizen's guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live. Housing is increasingly unattainable in successful global cities, and Toronto is no exception - in part because of zoning that protects "stable" residential neighborhoods with high property values. ''House Divided'' is a citizen's guide for changing the way housing can work in big cities. Using(...)
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June 2019
June 2019
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House divided: how the missing middle can solve Toronto's affordability crisis
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A citizen's guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live. Housing is increasingly unattainable in successful global cities, and Toronto is no exception - in part because of zoning that protects "stable" residential neighborhoods with high property values. ''House Divided'' is a citizen's guide for changing the way housing can work in big cities. Using Toronto as a case study, this anthology unpacks the affordability crisis and offers innovative ideas for creating housing for all ages and demographic groups. With charts, maps, data, and policy prescriptions, ''House Divided'' poses tough questions about the issue that will make or break the global city of the future.
House divided: how the missing middle can solve Toronto's affordability crisis
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A citizen's guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live. Housing is increasingly unattainable in successful global cities, and Toronto is no exception - in part because of zoning that protects "stable" residential neighborhoods with high property values. ''House Divided'' is a citizen's guide for changing the way housing can work in big cities. Using Toronto as a case study, this anthology unpacks the affordability crisis and offers innovative ideas for creating housing for all ages and demographic groups. With charts, maps, data, and policy prescriptions, ''House Divided'' poses tough questions about the issue that will make or break the global city of the future.
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June 2019
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