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Living in the Endless City
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Ricky Burdett, Deyan Sudjic
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Hardback, 512 pages | | Other Information: | 500 | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 26 April 2011 |
The companion of Phaidon's popular The Endless City, Living in the Endless City will add the cities of Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Istanbul to the six cities of the first volume with the same mix of compelling photographs, in-depth and beautifully presented data, and smart writing by global thinkers. Each city is explored in a series of essays that address vital themes, from security to climate change, looking closely at the problems that face contemporary cities and examining a variety of solutions. Like the first book, the new one includes the best writing and information from the Urban Age project, a series of conferences held by the London School of Economics that explore vital field of urban development. Drawing on the work of scholars from all over the globe, this book will give the reader access to a wealth of ideas and data about Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Istanbul and, by extension, urban life across the globe. In addition to this close focus on each of the three cities, Living in the Endless City will feature analysis of surveys done in each city. Editors Deyan Sudjic of the Design Museum and Ricky Burdett of the LSE have also chosen the best contributors to both this book and The Endless City to write thematic essays that discuss the ideas and the lessons they have drawn across all nine cities. |
About the AuthorRicky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age programme. He has worked as Chief Adviser on Architecture and Urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics, as architectural adviser to the Mayor of London and currently advises the Olympic Park Legacy Company. He was Director of the 2006 Architecture Biennale in Venice and currently advises the cities of Genova and Parma, and is a member of the Milan Expo 2015 masterplan team. Reviews."..essential reading...few books do as good a job at articulating the scope of challenges today's cities face."-" The Wall Street Journal" 'there is urgent need for exactly the kind of discussion and research into 21st-century demographics and living conditions undertaken by the Urban Age project, a series of conferences part-hosted by the London School of Economics. Living in The Endless City which details and analyses the conferences' findings, is also thoroughly illustrated with striking, evocative, sometimes shocking images of Mumbai, Istanbul and Sao Paulo.' The Independent on Sunday, 5 June 2011 '[a] valuable insight into our potential urban futures' Stylus.com, June 2011 'Sao Paulo, Mumbai and Istanbul foretell humanity's urban endgames - Through a series of informed essays, graphs and statistics, Living in the Endless City highlights the challenges - both hidden and visible - not for these three cities, but also, by extension, for mankind.' Shumon Basar, Tank, June 2011 'delivers the shock and awe of imposing statistics - striking insights and facts' Rowan Moore, The Observer, 19 June 2011 'fascinating ... A wonderful book for everyone interested in urban development and environmental limits.' The Environmentalist, August 2011 'fascinating insights into the development of urbanism around the world.' P. D. Smith, TLS (Times Literary Supplement), 10 February 2012
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd | | ISBN: | 0714861189 |
| EAN: | 9780714861180 | | Dimensions: | 25.1 x 22.17 x 4.83 centimeters (2.11 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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