The Unknown City
Contesting Architecture and Social Space : a Strangely Familiar Project
ed. by Iain Borden, Joe Kerr, Jane Rendell, with Alicia Pivaro

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Editor(s)

Iain Borden, Joe Kerr, Jane Rendell, …[et al.]

Publication, year

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : The MIT Press, 2001

Scope

533 Pages, illustrated, 26 cm.

ISBN

9780262024716

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The Unknown City takes its place in the emerging architectural literature that looks beyond design process and buildings to discover new ways of looking at the urban experience. A multistranded contemplation of the notion of "knowing a place," it is about both the existence and the possibilities of architecture and the city. Although many of the essays are driven by social, cultural, and urban theory, they also tell real stories about real places. Each piece is in some way a critique of capitalism and a thought experiment about how designers and city dwellers working together can shape the cities of tomorrow.

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Location

Cabinet 28 - 6: Culturele benadering van de (stedelijke) ruimte

Extra themes

Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment, Walk / stroll / explore / hang out

Remarks

Incl. bibliographical references and Index.