The City as a Project environment as in classical socialist movements

as in classical socialist movements of the early 20th Century

Vaclav Smil is neither a pessimist nor an optimist

sondern fragt und fragt und fragt

you’ll discover that maximum sustainability equals maximum flavour

noted architecture critic Joseph Giovannini proposes that our current architectural landscape ultimately emerged from transgressive and progressive art movements that had roiled Europe before and after World War I

The City as a Project environment as in classical socialist movementsThe city is often depicted as a sort of self organizing chaos. This collection of essays, edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli, makes the case for the opposite hypothesis: moreThe city is always the result of political intention, often in the form of specific architectural projects. Cities are shaped not only by material forces, but also by cultural and didactic visions. This thesis is substantiated by eight thoroughly researched essays scrutinizing a