Designing Urban Transformation

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
Cover of the book Designing Urban Transformation by Aseem Inam, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Aseem Inam ISBN: 9781135006389
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 23, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Aseem Inam
ISBN: 9781135006389
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 23, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book focuses on a powerful question, "What can urbanism be?" by arguing that the most significant transformations occur by fundamentally rethinking concepts, practices, and outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the philosophical movement known as Pragmatism, the book proposes three conceptual shifts for transformative urban practice:

(a) beyond material objects: city as flux,

(b) beyond intentions: consequences of design, and

(c) beyond practice: urbanism as creative political act.

Pragmatism encourages us to consider how we can make deeper and more systemic changes and how urbanism itself can be a design strategy for such transformations. To illuminate how these conceptual shifts operate in vastly different contexts through analysis of transformative urban initiatives and projects in Belo Horizonte, Boston, Cairo, Karachi, Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Paris. The book is a rare integration of theory and practice that proposes essential ways of rethinking city-design-and-building processes, while drawing critical lessons from actual examples of such processes.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book focuses on a powerful question, "What can urbanism be?" by arguing that the most significant transformations occur by fundamentally rethinking concepts, practices, and outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the philosophical movement known as Pragmatism, the book proposes three conceptual shifts for transformative urban practice:

(a) beyond material objects: city as flux,

(b) beyond intentions: consequences of design, and

(c) beyond practice: urbanism as creative political act.

Pragmatism encourages us to consider how we can make deeper and more systemic changes and how urbanism itself can be a design strategy for such transformations. To illuminate how these conceptual shifts operate in vastly different contexts through analysis of transformative urban initiatives and projects in Belo Horizonte, Boston, Cairo, Karachi, Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Paris. The book is a rare integration of theory and practice that proposes essential ways of rethinking city-design-and-building processes, while drawing critical lessons from actual examples of such processes.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Digital Libraries by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book The United States, India and the Global Nuclear Order by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Framing Languages and Literacies by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Theories of Scientific Method by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Becoming Rivals by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Art as Music, Music as Poetry, Poetry as Art, from Whistler to Stravinsky and Beyond by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Chinese Migrants and Internationalism by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Feminism & Autobiography by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Space, Place and Autonomy in Language Learning by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals) by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Japan's Peace-Building Diplomacy in Asia by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Historical Materialism by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Visualization in the Age of Computerization by Aseem Inam
Cover of the book Science and Virtue by Aseem Inam
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy