Porous city : : from metaphor to urban agenda / / editors Sophia Wolfrum, [and six others].

What is the porous city? How could porosity become an urban concept? Well-known authors from the worlds of architecture, urbanism, and landscape design embark on a search for new concepts for a life-enhancing city, with reference to this enigmatic term. The term refers to the overlaying and interwea...

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Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhauser,, [2018]
2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (303 pages) :; illustrations
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Summary:What is the porous city? How could porosity become an urban concept? Well-known authors from the worlds of architecture, urbanism, and landscape design embark on a search for new concepts for a life-enhancing city, with reference to this enigmatic term. The term refers to the overlaying and interweaving of spaces and structures, to urban textures and their architectural properties and qualities -- to cities with radically mixed urban functions.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783035616019
9783035615784
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: editors Sophia Wolfrum, [and six others].