Urban Dystopias: Lofty Ideals to Shocking Realities

Urban Dystopias: Lofty Ideals to Shocking Realities
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 139
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ISBN-10 : 9781119833994
ISBN-13 : 111983399X
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Book Synopsis Urban Dystopias: Lofty Ideals to Shocking Realities by : Jane Burry

Download or read book Urban Dystopias: Lofty Ideals to Shocking Realities written by Jane Burry and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guest-edited by Marcus White and Jane Burry Cities are facing several coinciding global crises. There is the dominant existential narrative of the impact of and adaptation to climate change, itself powered by cities. In a time of unprecedented urbanisation and growth, resilient architecture and urbanism is needed in response. New modes of transport, renewed anxiety about robots taking jobs, AI, and the humbling recent experience of a global pandemic are all challenging norms and expectations. All of these are forces of social division, all are changing life experience, evoking strong-arm politics, and giving a sense of teetering between radically different possible futures. This is a story about reclaiming the urban design narrative and being alert to the potential impacts of socio-technical decision-making and design in cities. It is a story for its time. The issue explores the dichotomy of idealised visions for the design of urban settlements and the potentially shocking realities that may emerge from the same impulses and intentions. It examines the slippery territory between utopias and some of the ensuing dystopias that may unfold. Contributors: Tridib Banerjee, Daniele Belleri and Carlo Ratti, Steve Glackin, Justyna Karakiewicz, Nano Langenheim and Kongjian Yu, Mehrnoush Latifi, Andong Lu, Dan Nyandega, Jordi Oliveras, Kas Oosterhuis, Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, Ian Woodcock, and Tianyi Yang. Featured architects: Carlo Ratti Associati, ecoLogicStudio, Harrison and White, and Turenscape.


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