deCoding Asian Urbanism : A+D Museum

Kenneth Frampton

ISBN 10: 1638487006 / ISBN 13: 9781638487005

Published by Actar D - (IPS) Sep 2021, 2021

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Neuware - deCoding Asian Urbanism is a captivating exploration into innovative architecture and urbaninterventions reshaping the landscape of Asian cities. The book highlights projects thatembrace the rapid growth, cultural richness, and intricate complexities of the contemporaryAsian urban fabric. The magnitude and speed of 21st-century urbanization are extraordinary, with projectionssuggesting that Asia's urban development in the next two decades could surpass the totalglobal urban growth of the past two centuries. As we stand on the brink of this urban revolution, deCoding Asian Urbanism brings together the minds of visionary architects, historians, sociologists, urban designers, and activists from around the world. Their essays offer uniqueinsights into the diverse and multifaceted nature of Asian cities, each an intricate tapestry of>This enriching journey through the book is accompanied by a multitude of images, analyticaldiagrams, maps, and captivating photographs. You'll find yourself immersed in the ideas andspirited discussions captured in symposium panels at Harvard University's South Asia Institute.Here, contemporary thinkers and practitioners from various disciplines reveal their innovativedesign and planning approaches for Asian cities.xxdeCoding Asian Urbanism transcends the boundaries of mere globalization; it delves into theessence of systemic innovation, elevating the Asian city to new heights. The book isthoughtfully organized into three sections: Decoding the City, where the context is set and theurban puzzle begins to unravel; Mediating the City, which unveils strategic approaches toaddress the complex urban challenges; and Transforming the City, the grand finaleshowcasing projects that breathe life into urban spaces, infusing them with vitality, renewal, >With Contributions of Kenneth Frampton, Rahul Mehrotra, Ken Yeang, Farooq Ameen, Saskia Sassen, Edward Glaeser, Diana Balmori, Kongjian Yu, Jonathan D. Solomon, Steven Holl, Weiping Wu, Stephen Kieran, Kashef Chowdhury, Qingyun Ma, Frances Anderton, Kazi Ashraf, Nate Berg, Nondita Correa Mehrotra, Terence Young, Rafael Vinoly, Satoshi Toyoda.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: deCoding Asian Urbanism : A+D Museum
• Publisher: Actar D - (IPS) Sep 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1638487006
• ISBN 13: 9781638487005
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 24D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 610 grams

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deCoding Asian Urbanism explores the current discourse and creation of innovative architecture and urban interventions that are effectively transforming the spatial and operational landscape of the complex Asian city. The book highlights efforts that strategically embrace the rapid growth and the cultural and physical complexity of the built environment in Asia. While the scale and pace of 21st-century urbanization are staggering and unprecedented, new urban development in Asia alone in the next two decades will likely exceed the urban growth worldwide of the last two hundred years. While Asian cities have historically drawn on their history and regional culture, this critical assimilation has been vastly superseded by the sheer velocity of urban growth inspired by external/global/western models. The phenomenal growth of Asian cities remains a challenge to their infrastructure, existing resources, and the roles that have traditionally constituted city-making in the broadest sense. Essays by some of the most prominent architects, historians, sociologists, urban designers, and activists across the globe provide unique perspectives on the diverse complexity of the Asian city. The book is extensively illustrated with project images, analytical diagrams, maps, and selected photographs. The essays and illustrations complement transcripts and images of spirited panel discussions from a symposium at Harvard University’s South Asia Institute that reveal contemporary thinking and practice of design and planning in Asian cities. deCoding Asian Urbanism focuses on those critical interventions that go beyond globalization to achieve a substantive systemic innovation in the Asian City. The book is organized into three sections: Decoding the City, Mediating the City, and Transforming the City. These sections present the context, consider a strategic approach, and present transformational projects that revitalize, renew, and transform the complex urban environment.