Instant cities
Wright, Herbert
Instant cities - London Blackdog Publishing 2008 - 237,ip.
CONTENTS
Introduction 6
Growth/Masterplan 12
Abuja 28
Astana 32
Kinshasa 40
Siberia as Analogous Territory 44
Utopia/Dystopia 52
Cumbernauld 66
Dhavari 72
Thames Town 76
12 Ultimate Critical Steps to Sudden Urban Success 80
Fantasy/Reality 84
The Metabolists 100
Second Life 106
The Explosion of Space: Architecture and the Filmic Imaginary 110
Nuclear/Distributed 122
Atlanta 136
Moscow City 142
Stapleton 144
Exopolis: The Restructuring of the Urban Form 148
Nomadic/Rooted 156
Dubai Metro 168
Beijing Airport 172
Somali Refugees in Eastleigh, Nairobi 176
Global/Local 182
New Songdo City 196
Tokyo 200
(De)construction in (Post)socialist Europe: Continuous and Variable Use of Spaces and Methods 204
Humanity/Environment 208
Rizhao 220
Arcosanti 224
Elevation Five and the Future of Green 228
Further Reading 230
9781906155346
307.76 / WRI
Instant cities - London Blackdog Publishing 2008 - 237,ip.
CONTENTS
Introduction 6
Growth/Masterplan 12
Abuja 28
Astana 32
Kinshasa 40
Siberia as Analogous Territory 44
Utopia/Dystopia 52
Cumbernauld 66
Dhavari 72
Thames Town 76
12 Ultimate Critical Steps to Sudden Urban Success 80
Fantasy/Reality 84
The Metabolists 100
Second Life 106
The Explosion of Space: Architecture and the Filmic Imaginary 110
Nuclear/Distributed 122
Atlanta 136
Moscow City 142
Stapleton 144
Exopolis: The Restructuring of the Urban Form 148
Nomadic/Rooted 156
Dubai Metro 168
Beijing Airport 172
Somali Refugees in Eastleigh, Nairobi 176
Global/Local 182
New Songdo City 196
Tokyo 200
(De)construction in (Post)socialist Europe: Continuous and Variable Use of Spaces and Methods 204
Humanity/Environment 208
Rizhao 220
Arcosanti 224
Elevation Five and the Future of Green 228
Further Reading 230
9781906155346
307.76 / WRI