You are the City

Observation, organization and transformation of urban settings

Cities are hybrid entities based on multilayered and sometimes contradictory organizing principles. As complex networks of geographic, economic, political and cultural segments, they are caught up in a constant process of differentiation. How are we to understand such dynamic processes, especially the complex connections between individuals, whose movements and interactions leave traces in the urban landscape? This publication offers architects, urban planners and general readers interested in city design and growth a novel approach, a mapping tool that creates a framework for understanding the continually changing configuration of the city. With transparent slides, the tool allows one to superimpose various realities like layers and build new urban connections. It invites readers in short to immerse themselves in the complexity of our cities.

Petra Kempf is a practicing architect and urban designer based in New York City. She is currently teaching at Columbia University in New York.

You are the City
Observation, organization and transformation of urban settings
Petra Kempf
English, 2009
30 x 21,2 x 2 cm, 16 pages
Brochure with 26 coloured transparencies in a booklet
ISBN: 978-303778-159-3
Price: € 31,99 / $ 44,95 / sFr. 52,90

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- Lars Müller Publishers - www.lars-mueller-publishers.com