Paris Making Prestigious Places

How Luxury Influences the Transformation of Cities
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-31243-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten

Making Prestigious Places investigates the spatial dimension of luxury, both as a sector involving activities, operators and investments, and as a system of values acting as a catalyst for recent urban transformations. Luxury shares a well-established connection to the city, as a place of production, consumption and self-representation, and continues to grow despite economic difficulties. This edited collection includes case studies from Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East to create a dialogue around these developments and the challenges presented, such as the tension between the idea of prestige and current values in urban planning, the discussion between academic reflections and operational practices, and how these interact with the long term economic and social dynamic of the city. With rich analysis and a foreword written by Patsy Healey, this book will be an important addition to the discourse on luxury for urban planners and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paris, Mario

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface by Patsy Healey. Introduction. Part 1: Concepts 1. Luxury Joanne Roberts and John Armitage 2. Traces of Luxury in Consolidated Cities and Urban Areas Maria Vittoria Capitanucci 3. Experiencing Prestigious Places Marichela Sepe 4. Luxury in the City Paola Pucci and Giulia Fini 5. Walking as a Luxury Activity Andrea Pavia 6. Museums and Art Foundation and Public Art as Driver in Urban Attractiveness Francesca Guerisoli Part 2: Reflections 7. Placemaking or Making Places? Juan Luis de las Rivas 8. Prestige and Luxury Lineu Castello 9. The City as Field Corinna Morandi and Mattia Abdu 10. Luxury in Contemporary City Li Fang 11. Luxury and the City Alain Bourdin Conclusions. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mario Paris is PoliMI International Fellow and Adjunct Professor in Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research focuses on the role of luxury stakeholders in recent urban transformations and an advanced spatial analysis of current metropolitan dynamics.