Shaping the City (eBook, ePUB)

Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design
Redaktion: El-Khoury, Rodolphe; Robbins, Edwards

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shaping the City takes on the key ideas facing the future of urban design.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317342250
• Artikelnr.: 45353384

Autorenporträt

Rodolphe El-Khoury is an urban designer and historian. He is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Architecture and Urban Design at The University of Toronto. El-Khoury is also a partner in Khoury Levit Fong, an award winning practice that has gained international recognition for innovative design. Edward Robbins, trained as an anthropologist, is Professor of Urbanism in the Institute of Urbanism, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design who has written and taught extensively about the relation of design to social theory and practice. Presently he is engaged in working on the challenges posed by cities in the south, especially the issue of poverty.

Inhaltsangabe

Abu Dhabi and Dubai: World City Doubles Keller Easterling Atlanta Rem Koolhaas Barcelona
Rethinking Urbanistic Projects Joan Busquets Brasilia
The Project of Brasilia Farès el
Dahdah Chicago
Superblockism: Chicago's Elastic Grid Sarah Whiting Detroit
Motor City Charles Waldheim Hong Kong
Aformal Urbanism Jonathan D Solomon Los Angeles
Between Cognitive Mapping and Dirty Realism Paulette Singley New Orleans
Ecological Urbanism Victor J. Jones Oslo
The Triumph of Zombie Urbanism Jonny Aspen Philadelphia
The Urban Design of Philadelphia: Taking the Towne for the City Richard M. Sommer San Francisco
San Francisco in an Age of Reaction Mitchell Schwarzer San Diego/Tijuana: an Urbanism Beyond the Property Line Teddy Cruz Shenzhen
Topology of a New
Liberal City Adrian Blackwell New Urbanism Edward Robbins Bibliography Notes Index