Nina Urban – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 6

Katie J Wells, Kafui Attoh, Declan Cullen
Disrupting D.C.

A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to UberThe first city to fight back against Uber, Washington, D.C., was also the first city where such resistance was def…

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Ben Highmore
Playgrounds

A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these ne…

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Alva Gotby
Feeling at Home

Housing is more than bricks and mortar. Feeling at Homegrapples with the practical and emotional questions of housing -- domestic labour, privacy, security, ownership, and health. Is it possible to imagin…

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Carrie Levan
Neighborhoods Matter

The unexpected impact of neighborhood design on civic engagementParticipation in official governmental institutions and activities has declined dramatically. Americans are less inclined to express trust i…

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Natural Beauty

How the parts relate to the whole: an essayistic exploration of architectural coherenceThis two-part book contains a series of statements on architecture, construction, rationality and photography--which …

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Landscapes in the Making

How are landscapes created? Landscapes in the Making goes beyond professional design and planning to examine the social range of knowledge, technique, and imagination in the making and meaning of landscap…

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Stephane Safin
Cognitive Activities in Architectural Design

Architectural design relies on distinct cognitive processes that have been the subject of research for several decades. However, in light of recent social and technological shifts reshaping the discipline…

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The Smart and Resilient City

While advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructures offer solutions for improving urban management and quality of life a priori, they al…

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Holly Smith
Up in the Air

Up in the Air tells the story of Britain's multistorey council housing from its beginnings to the present day. Across the decades, the high rise has symbolised the welfare state for better or worse. Here,…

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Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the Built Environment?

Explores how spatial justice shapes equitable, empowering, and inclusive experiencesIn an era increasingly defined by questions of equity and inclusion, Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the B…

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Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria

A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral processIn 2011, emboldened by the Arab Spring, the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violenc…

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Christian Frost
Architecture and Cultural Continuity

Architecture and Cultural Continuityexplores a dynamic way of viewing architecture - arguing that all architecture is best evaluated through active experiences in relation to cultural traditions of commun…

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Stefano Mancuso,
Phytopolis

"A renowned plant expert explains how we can make urgent, positive changes to our cities that protect against and reduce global warming. The conquest of new lands has been the greatest occupation of …

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Christian Frost
Architecture and Cultural Continuity

Architecture and Cultural Continuityexplores a dynamic way of viewing architecture - arguing that all architecture is best evaluated through active experiences in relation to cultural traditions of commun…

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Peter F Burns, Matthew O Thomas, Max R Bieganski
Disneyland Politics

Forthcoming Fall 2025

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Stephen Verderber
Architecture and Health Equity in an Imperiled World

How the thoughtful reimagining of health-centric built environments both locally and globally can better serve vulnerable populations and reduce health disparities in a climate-threatened world.As climate…

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Christopher Brown
A Natural History of Empty Lots

An "instant classic", this genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto is a fascinating study for rewilding the city, the self, and society (Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times b…

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Russell Burge
The Promised Republic

In The Promised Republic, Russell Burge offers a bold new history of South Korea's rapid development. By focusing on the experience of rural-to-urban migrants who built and lived in Seoul's shantytowns, B…

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Jeffrey A Kroessler
Rural County, Urban Borough

This book explains how, in less than 100 years, Queens transformed from an agricultural hinterland to a vital urban corridor. This richly illustrated, vital work of history charts the rapid transformation…

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Lucy Lavers, Judy Ovens
Adventurous Vents

A beautiful tribute to some of the UK's strangest, most charismatic structures - and an invitation to see the world around us a little differently 'Allow me to vent my enthusiasm for the oddest book of th…

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