The Horizontal Metropolis (Paperback)

Chiara Cavalieri

ISBN 10: 3038600628 / ISBN 13: 9783038600626

Published by Park Books, Zurich, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. We usually think of cities as dense and verticalbut in reality most cities extend vast distances in a more horizontal fashion, with less density and lower-rising buildings. This book invites us to rethink the relationship between that center and its periphery, revealing that dispersed condition as a potential asset rather than a limit, offering the possibility of constructing a sustainable and innovative new urban dimension. Taking up the concept of desakota, which describes areastypically occurring in Asiasituated outside the traditional urban zone, The Horizontal Metropolis investigates such areas alongside examples in the United States, Italy, and Switzerland, highlighting the advantages of the concept and its relevance to economic, ecological, and social questions. Presents latest research on settlement structures that belong neither fully to metropolitan nor to rural spaces. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Horizontal Metropolis (Paperback)
• Publisher: Park Books, Zurich
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038600628
• ISBN 13: 9783038600626
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

We usually think of cities as dense and vertical—but in reality most cities extend vast distances in a more horizontal fashion, with less density and lower-rising buildings. This book invites us to rethink the relationship between that center and its periphery, revealing that dispersed condition as a potential asset rather than a limit, offering the possibility of constructing a sustainable and innovative new urban dimension. Taking up the concept of “desakota,” which describes areas—typically occurring in Asia—situated outside the traditional urban zone, The Horizontal Metropolis investigates such areas alongside examples in the United States, Italy, and Switzerland, highlighting the advantages of the concept and its relevance to economic, ecological, and social questions. 
 

About the Author

Chiara Cavalieri is an architect and urbanist. She works as a researcher and lecturer at Università IUAV di Venezia and as a post-doctoral researcher at EPFL in Lausanne. Paola Viganò is a cofounder of the Milano-based urban design firm Studio 015. She also teaches as a professor of urban theory and design at at Università IUAV di Venezia and at EPFL in Lausanne.