Ecologies of Prosperity for the Living |
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| Author:
| Jover, Margarita
Wall, Alexander |
| ISBN: | 978-1-940743-50-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | ORO Editions
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| Imprint: | ORO Applied Research + Design |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $72.99 |
Book Description:
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Ecologies of Prosperity for the Living City is a collection of writings, interviews, and projects exploring themes introduced during the 2016 Woltz Symposium: Novel Synergies, the Instrumental Commons, and Dispersed Concentrations. With new material from speakers Philippe Rahm, Nina-Marie Lister, Marina Alberti, Paola Vigano, Niek Hazendonk, Albert Cuchi, and Jedediah Purdy, the dialogue is framed by a series of seminal texts from the 20th century and reimagines existing...
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Ecologies of Prosperity for the Living City is a collection of writings, interviews, and projects exploring themes introduced during the 2016 Woltz Symposium: Novel Synergies, the Instrumental Commons, and Dispersed Concentrations. With new material from speakers Philippe Rahm, Nina-Marie Lister, Marina Alberti, Paola Vigano, Niek Hazendonk, Albert Cuchi, and Jedediah Purdy, the dialogue is framed by a series of seminal texts from the 20th century and reimagines existing urban challenges through exemplary design projects of today. Structured as a reader for students and design practitioners, it promotes urban design as a catalyst for cultural, social, and environmental transformation within cities, towns, communities, institutions, and individuals faced with today's most pressing urban challenges.