Making Prestigious Places: How Luxury Influences the Transformation of Cities

ISBN-13: 9781032476728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 194 str.

Mario Paris

Opis

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 preface written by Patsy Healey, this book will be an important addition to the discourse on luxury for urban planners and researchers.

Spis treści

Preface by Patsy Healey. 0. From Luxury to Prestigious Place Mkaing: An Overview Mario Paris and Li Fang Part 1: Concepts  1. Luxury: From Idea to the Reality of Prestigious Places Joanne Roberts and John Armitage  2. Two Geographoes of Luxury Projects: Opportunities, Risks and Challenges for Public Places Paolo Pucci and Giulia Fini  3. Experiencing Prestigious Places Marichela Sepe  4. Walking as a Luxury Activity Andrea Pavia  5. Contemporary Art and Urban Attractiveness: The Role of Hyper-Museums and Art Foundations Francesca Guerisoli Part 2: Reflections  6. Prestige + Luxury: places of urbanity in paramount locations Lineu Castello  7. The city as a playground: how luxury players adapt their actions to local situations Corinna Morandi  8. Placemaking or making places? Ambiguity of luxury and the design of urban public spaces Juan Luis de las Rivas Sanz  9. Luxury and the Metropolis: towards a reciprocal definition? Alain Bourdin  10. What governance for luxury-driven transformations Mario Paris

O autorze

Mario Paris is PoliMI International Fellow and Contract Professor in Urban Planning and researcher of URB&COM lab 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.