Instant cities

By:

Wright, Herbert

Publication details: London Blackdog Publishing 2008Description: 237,ipISBN:

9781906155346

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.76 WRI

Contents:

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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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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

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