
The City As A Project
Pier Vittorio AureliFernando DonisHamed KhosraviAmir DjalaliMaria Shéhérazade GiudiciChristopher C. M. LeeFrancesco MarulloBernardina BorraPlaton Issaias(Author)
Pier Vittorio Aureli(Editor)
Ruby Press
4th Edition
Published in May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
366 pages
978-3-944074-06-1 (ISBN)
Description
The city is often depicted as a sort of self-organizing chaos. This collection of essays ; edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli ; makes the case for the opposite hypothesis: The city is always the result of political intention ; often in the form of specific architectural projects. Cities are shaped not only by material forces ; but also by cultural and didactic visions. This thesis is substantiated by eight thoroughly researched essays scrutinizing a fascinating line-up of urban conditions across more than two thousands years of history: from the political theology of the Islamic city to the political economy of Renaissance architecture ; from the rise of public architecture in 17th-century France to the laissez-faire development of the contemporary Greek city ; from the exemplary teachings of Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand to the collaborative work of Hannes Meyer ; and from the plan of the Mesoamerican metropolis to that of the Fordist factory floor. In challenging the split between theory and practice ; The City as a Project reveals the powerful ways in which the city arises from the constant interaction between ideas and spatial conditions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Architekten, Stadtplaner, Politikwissenschaftler, Soziologen
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
673 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-944074-06-1 (9783944074061)
Schweitzer Classification