Urban Transformation by Ruby Ilka (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Very good trade paperback, wraps rubbed, lightly soiled and worn. Wrapper-band DJ present but also lightly worn. Heavy oversize book will require a shipping surcharge if not sent via US Media Mail, or to any non-US destination.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Urban Transformation takes us on a global dérive through a carefully selected series of emerging urban conditions in five continents ; seen through the eyes of more than 50 international architects ; urban planners ; politicians ; and artists including Saskia Sassen ; Robert Somol ; Jean-Philippe Vassal ; Eyal Weizman ; Teddy Cruz ; Keller Easterling ; Rahul Mehrotra ; Enrique Peñalosa. The book makes a pledge for a differentiated understanding of urban culture at the beginning of the 21st century ; embracing cultural idiosyncracy while adhering to a universal ambition: to cultivate the city as the prime arena of human existence ; not only because it is the place where since recently the majority of the global population is living ; but also because the city is the only type of spatial organization able to accommodate an ever-increasing amount of people on earth in a sustainable way.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Urban Transformation | Ilka Ruby (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2008 | Ruby Press | EAN 9783000248788 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: RUBY PRESS GmbH, Schönholzer Str. 11, 10115 Berlin, mail[at]ruby-press[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.