Imminent commons : commoning cities / edited by Helen Hejung Choi and Hyungmin Pai ; Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017
By: Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2017 : Seoul, Korea).
Contributor(s): Hejung Choi, Helen [editor] | Pae, Hyŏng-min [editor.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Seoul : Actar Publishers ; Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, ©2017Description: 151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781945150661.Other title: Commoning cities.Subject(s): City planning -- History -- 21st century -- Exhibitions | Cities and towns -- Exhibitions | Architecture and society -- Exhibitions | Architecture -- Exhibitions | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- Exhibitions | Urban ecology (Sociology) -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "The third book from the Seoul Biennale 2017 explores the value and meaning of cities as commons, which is embedded and operate in various governance mechanisms of cities in the world. Imminent Commons: Commoning Cities presents questions and answers concerning the current state and near future of cities of the world through the lens of public initiatives, projects, and urban narratives. Cities are searching for new possibilities that will help them survive and thrive within new systems of municipal governance. The strategies of cities with regard to rapid urbanization, scarcity of public resources, and privatization of commons will be examined through the diverse spectrum of focused projects. It also discusses the present and future of cities as commons in the 21st century through examining various ways the cities use to deliberate, operate, imagine and execute their policies for the city"--Provided by publisher| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Shelf | NA2460.S4 S466 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015121 |
Browsing Alfaisal University Shelves , Shelving location: On Shelf Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| NA2340 .Y684 2018 Young architects 18 : (im)permanence / | NA2345.C2 K37 2015 Competing modernisms : Toronto's new City Hall and Square / | NA2460.S4 S465 2017 Imminent commons : urban questions for the near future : Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017 / | NA2460.S4 S466 2017 Imminent commons : commoning cities / | NA2500 .A15 2015 2000+ : the urgencies of architectural theory / | NA2500 .A392 2017 Architecture and identity : responses to cultural and technological change / | NA2500 .A436 2021 Research methods for the architectural profession / |
Includes bibliographical references
"The third book from the Seoul Biennale 2017 explores the value and meaning of cities as commons, which is embedded and operate in various governance mechanisms of cities in the world. Imminent Commons: Commoning Cities presents questions and answers concerning the current state and near future of cities of the world through the lens of public initiatives, projects, and urban narratives. Cities are searching for new possibilities that will help them survive and thrive within new systems of municipal governance. The strategies of cities with regard to rapid urbanization, scarcity of public resources, and privatization of commons will be examined through the diverse spectrum of focused projects. It also discusses the present and future of cities as commons in the 21st century through examining various ways the cities use to deliberate, operate, imagine and execute their policies for the city"--Provided by publisher