We Own the City: Enabling Community Practice in Architecture and Urban Planning - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9078088915 ISBN 13: 9789078088912

Publisher: Valiz, 2014

Synopsis

We Own the City examines the ways in which urban dwellers--who used to be merely "clients" of development--are taking ownership of their neighborhoods. Bottom-up initiatives are cropping up around the world, but institutions, government offices and developers often find themselves uncertain how to collaborate with and empower these impassioned citizens and communities. Offering solutions to this disconnect, We Own the City analyzes this international trend through five case studies, focusing on Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Moscow, New York and Taipei, each of which discusses different dynamics and intensities of citizens' redevelopment processes. This volume delves into the complexities surrounding the role of today's city-makers and the potential and actual tensions between civil society and government, and it further provides new foundations for inclusive urban development plans which will set the standard for future public governments, housing authorities, architects, town planners and real-estate developers.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Dit is een boek door professionals voor professionals, maar ook voor deskundigen en studenten die zich bezighouden met het scheppen van nieuwe stedelijke topografieën. In de steden van nu staat de rol van de stadsontwikkelaar voortdurend onder druk en de auteurs zien de noodzaak om de relatie tussen de burger en de overheid te onderzoeken. Onze aanbevelingen zullen zich met name richten op overheden, volkshuisvesters, architecten, stedenbouwers en projectontwikkelaars om zo nieuwe argumenten aan te dragen voor wetgeving (of de praktijk) waarin samen met burgers gemaakte stadsplannen niet alleen maar experimenteel zijn, maar juist de norm stellen voor de huidige ontwikkeling.
Behandelde projecten:
Amsterdam: I Can Change The World With My Two Hands, Cascoland, Noorderparkbar, Vrijburcht. Hong Kong: Lam Tin & Uppen Ngau Tau Kwok Estate, Fly the Fly Over Operation, The Community Project Workshop, Choi Yuen Village. New York: Garden of Eden, BRIC Arts - Media and UrbanGlass, New Lots Triangle Plaza, Manufacture New York. Moskou: Cyclification, DelaiSam, Mitino, Nagatino. Taipei: The Treasure Hill, Qing-Tien, Huaguang, Greenlife Roosvelt.

Edition details

• Publisher: Valiz
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9078088915
• ISBN 13: 9789078088912
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Miazzo Francesca, Kee Tris