Suburban Constellations: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3868592318 ISBN 13 : 9783868592313

Editeur : JOVIS Verlag, 2013

Synopsis

In a world of growing and multiplying cities, suburbanization is the most visible and pervasive phenomenon. While the single-family home subdivisions of North America continue to proliferate, many other forms of suburbanization are now emerging around the globe. The highrise housing estates around many European and Canadian cities; the belts and wedges of squatter settlements in the global south; the burgeoning megacity peripheries between Istanbul and Shanghai; and the technopoles and edge cities in different corners of the world--all are a part of a pervasive trend toward global suburbanism. Suburban Constellations provides a first account of this global development. Twenty-two of the most well-known global urban scholars analyze the multiple manifestations of suburbanization, alongside artistic and illustrative contributions. Overviews of suburban trends in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia complete this ambitious volume.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

• Following six of the Canonical projects by Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas has been part of the international avant-garde since the nineteen-seventies and has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for the year 2000. This book, which builds on six canonical Koolhaas projects, traces the discursive practice behind the design methods used by Koolhaas and his office OMA. It uncovers recurring key themes - such as wall, void, montage, trajectory, infrastructure, and shape - that have structured this design discourse over the span of Koolhaas's oeuvre. The book moves beyond the six core pieces, as well: It explores how these identified thematic design principles manifest in other works by Koolhaas as both practical re-applications and further elaborations.

In addition to Koolhaas's individual genius, these textual and material layers shape the very context of his work's relevance. By comparing the design principles with relevant concepts from the architectural Zeitgeist in which Koolhaas has operated, the study moves beyond its specific subject - Rem Koolhaas - and provides novel insight into the broader history of architectural ideas.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In a world of cities, suburbanization is the most visible and pervasive phenomenon. Global sprawl engulfs us but it does so in remarkably differentiated ways. While the single-family home subdivisions of North America remain the 'classical case,' there are now many other forms of suburbanism around the globe. The high rise housing estates around many European and Canadian cities, the belts and wedges of squatter settlements in the global south, the burgeoning megacity peripheries between Istanbul and Shanghai and the technopoles and edge cities in all corners of the world are all part of a pervasive trend towards global suburbanisms. Suburban Constellations provides a first account of this global development. 22 of the most well-known global urban scholars analyze the multiple manifestations of suburbanization and suburbanism. They are joined by artistic and illustrative contributions. Overviews of suburbanization trends in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia complete Suburban Constellations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: JOVIS Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3868592318
• ISBN 13: 9783868592313
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Keil Roger
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible