The Complete Guide to Combat City (Paperback)

Unmarked on maps and largely unnoticed by urban design, architecture, and planning communities, Combat Cities have quietly spread throughout the western hemisphere. The Complete Guide to Combat City is an architectural and cultural guide of these simulated cities, exclusively developed by the military. 17 existing, fully functioning urban combat centers in the US, Europe and the Middle East have been reconstructed from existing video footage, satellite images, military photographs, and army supplier’s catalogs. Julia Schulz-Dornburg analyzes their features, be they fictional or real, and presents them with commentary, illustrations, and classifications. The book combines different urban portraits to create a comprehensive overview and architectural database of contemporary mock-cities.

- A comprehensive selection of 17 urban combat centers in the US, Europe and the Middle East
- The first in-depth analysis of a clandestine architectural subject

Julia Schulz-Dornburg was born in Germany, studied in the UK and lives and works in Spain. She is a trained architect with an MA in urban planning and has a passion for photography. She combines architectural work and exhibition design with teaching and writing.