Public Space Acupuncture

English Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-9893317-0-8
Verlag: Actar D

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 982 g

As the financial crisis deepens in many European countries and the construction sector remains in a slump, many plans for urban regeneration have been shelved. Cities are cutting their spending on large public works, so the time is ripe for low-cost strategies that have a positive impact on the urban habitat. One such strategy is Public Space Acupuncture, in which independent, but coordinated small interventions help regenerate urban public space and city life. It is based on Zygmunt Bauman’s characterization of the current era as Liquid Modernity. With works on Switzerland, The Netherlands, Austria, China, Germany, Spain, Albania, Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia and Korea.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casanova, Helena

Hernandez, Jesus

Über Autor(innen)

In 2001, Casanova + Hernandez Architects was established in Rotterdam in order to experiment and build the new urban habitat of the XXI century. The office activities are focused on the three linked fields that make possible a sustainable urban development: urban planning, landscape architecture and architecture.