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Cities such as Berlin are faced with new architectural and urban planning challenges, not only on account of their constant growth, but also because of changing ways of life. Urban Living seeks to discuss future forms of urban living and to consider their design and social influences. How can residential building strengthen urban structures and provide new opportunities through densification? How can monostructures be broken up and open spaces be upgraded? And how can architecture meet the requirements of new forms of cohabitation, either owing to a broader social mix or to the combination of...

Mexico City, one of the most populous and dense conurbations in the world, faces some of our most daunting contemporary architectural challenges. This unique, incisive volume invites readers on a journey through the everyday life of the city. Not only are its citizens called upon to demonstrate both spontaneity and creativity in order to deal with the city's innumerable problems in this time of growth and globalization, but architects and town planners must also respond, with innovative and unusual strategies, to the challenges of the hyperconcentrated city. Citambulos--which...