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Urbainable: Positions on the european city for the 21st century

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Constant change is what marks the history of the European city. Over centuries, architecture’s reactions to social disruptions?natural disaster, plague, or war?have fashioned the city into an engine of civilization. And bound up with this has been the promise of economic independence, social cohesion, and individual freedom. Now fundamental challenges, such as climate change, are bringing cities face to face with new transformations that call into question the continuity and sustainability of the ethical foundations underpinning urban ways of life. Bold and decisive steps are needed. How far can urban planning, landscape planning, and architecture foster the vital processes of change? How can the city offset possible losses caused by altered lifestyles, integrate new technologies, or rehearse new forms of behaviour and ultimately sublimate them into a functioning culture? In this volume, the members of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste Berlin and their invited guests from all over Europe introduce their positions by means of projects, visions, and manifestos.

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Endless Kiesler

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Frederick Kiesler's Endless House is regarded as an icon of 20th century visionary architecture. Even tough it was never built, the Endless House has been inspiring for people working in the field, spawning an ever-growing legacy. This publication brings together many hitherto unpublished drawings, plans and photographs, along with some recent reflections on Frederick Kiesler's central concepts. The publication is enriched by contributions from well-known architects and artists as well as winnners of Kiesler Prize who have all engaged in a creative dialogue with Frederick Kiesler.

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Wolf D. Prix, Studio Prix: University of Applied Arts 1990-2011

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Prix' architectural visions shaped the studio, which from the very beginning came to stand for radicalism and utopias built into the real. The publication features a selection of projects and diploma works of students as well as statements of international guests such as architects like Hitoshi Abe, Greg Lynn, and Zaha Hadid and theoreticians like Sylvia Lavin, Christian Reder and Hans Ulrich Reck.

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Michael Wallraff : Vertical public space

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The Viennese architect Michael Wallraff has spent years examining the use of vertical spaces in the city's fabric and devising new ways of fostering public spaces. This first overview of Wallraff's projects and ideas explains the principles of his practice, also addressing the broader issue of population density in cities.