International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam - 1: Mobility: A Room with a View

Odile Decq

ISBN 10: 9056622579 / ISBN 13: 9789056622572

Published by NAi Publishers, 2003

Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke. The theme of the first Rotterdam International Architecture Biennial was mobility--as it relates to the city and the landscape, and the design culture that comes with it. Held between May and July 2003, the biennial brought together numerous universities, architects, urbanists, spatial planners and designers to swap experiences and discuss new strategies for giving shape to (car) mobility. This unique book shows the results of this international research in its various statistics, photography, text, visual collage and design proposals. These together give a tangible and insightful look at the mobile cultures found in a wide range of cities and countries, from Mexico City, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, to Djakarta, Budapest, the Ruhr Valley, Beirut, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Peking and Holland. The aim of the publication is twofold. On the one hand, to understand infrastructures and motorway culture by studying their different cultural and geographical contexts. On the other, to draw up an agenda for the future, one that establishes the role to be played by various design disciplines. This research and publication endeavor is the fruit of a collaboration between the universities of Wuppertal, Aachen, Berlin, California, Monterrey (Mexico), Tokyo, Hong Kong, Peking, Beirut, Budapest, Bandung and Delft. Seller Inventory # f83c4daf-24d0-4464-95eb-f0e86b9a82c9

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Edited by Francine Houben and Luisa Calabrese. Essays by Odile Decq, Paul Meurs, Joerg Rekittke and Dennis Lago.

Bibliographic Details

Title: International Architecture Biennale ...
Publisher: NAi Publishers
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Fine