{"product_id":"the-urbanism-reader-design-technology-culture-and-the-future-of-cities-9781350377905","title":"The Urbanism Reader: Design, Technology, Culture and the Future of Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003ePositioning design at the center of the debate, \u003ci\u003eThe Urbanism Reader\u003c\/i\u003e brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selection of readings presented here is uniquely tailored to a design perspective for architects and urban designers - balancing social issues in urbanism with a clear focus on foregrounding design as an instrument for change in cities, and examining the outcomes and challenges of recent design theories, design methods, and technologies in the built urban environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering today's most urgent issues, 45 texts explore key topics in urbanism - from digital design technologies to smart cities, from the ongoing ecological crisis to public health and the impact of Covid-19, and from emergence and informality to economic inequity in global cities. Chapters cover cultural issues including diversity, indigenous knowledge, decolonization, social justice, and inclusion alongside technological developments, while a final chapter speculates on the future of urbanism through readings in AI, virtual reality, and the frontiers of current thinking in architecture and urban design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe extracts are grouped by theme, each with an introduction to the historical contexts and guiding paradigms - helping design students, researchers, and professionals to make sense of the diverse field of theory and practice in the past, present, and future of global urbanism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefan Al\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect, urban designer and author, and Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College, City University of New York, USA. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\"best book to read\" and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Mobility: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlanning Cities for People and Places\u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2019 National Urban Design Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Verebes \u003c\/b\u003eis Tenured Professor in the School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology, USA, and Director of OCEAN CN, based in New York. He is the author of over 150 books, chapters, articles and project features.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359113117970,"sku":"9781350377905","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d05ed718-eb45-46d3-adad-e22019522991.jpg?v=1749580852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-urbanism-reader-design-technology-culture-and-the-future-of-cities-9781350377905","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}