There have been numerous possible scenarios depicted on the impact of the internet on urban spaces. Considering ubiquitous/pervasive computing, mobile, wireless connectivity and the acceptance of the Internet as a non-extraordinary part of our everyday lives mean that physical urban space is augmented, and digital in itself. This poses new problems as well as opportunities to those who have to deal with it. This book explores the intersection and articulation of physical and digital environments and the ways they can extend and reshape a spirit of place. It considers this from three main...
There have been numerous possible scenarios depicted on the impact of the internet on urban spaces. Considering ubiquitous/pervasive computing, mobile...
A 'dwelling', or the physical space we call a house, is full of meaning for us. It can be implacable, in that it can work for or against us, depending on how we are able to access and use it. This means that we have to learn to accept dwelling as it is and find some accommodation with our surrounding environment. This book develops a new approach to looking at dwelling and how we use it. It explores the manner in which we use housing to exclude others and so protect our privacy. It also argues we need to exclude others in order to protect and nurture our loved ones. The book combines...
A 'dwelling', or the physical space we call a house, is full of meaning for us. It can be implacable, in that it can work for or against us, depending...
Bringing together ideas from the fields of sociology, economics, human geography, ethics, political and communications theory, this book deals with some key subjects in urban design: the multidimensional effects of the spatial form of cities, ways of appropriating urban space, and the different material factors involved in the emergence of social life. It puts forward an innovative conceptual framework to reconsider some fundamental features of city-making as a social process: the place of cities in encounters and communications, in the randomness of events and in the repetition of...
Bringing together ideas from the fields of sociology, economics, human geography, ethics, political and communications theory, this book deals with...
During recent years, the topic of participation has constantly been gaining importance in Iran - in both the scientific field and in practice and rhetoric. However, in current scientific literature - and especially in English literature - there is little knowledge on the conditions, legal background, perceptions, experiences and processes of citizens' participation in Iran.
This book aims at shedding light on the question of participation in Iran, which is a paradoxical one: it is old and new, dysfunctioning and functioning, disappointing and promising. This slippery status of...
During recent years, the topic of participation has constantly been gaining importance in Iran - in both the scientific field and in practice and r...
Widely analysed by design professionals, controversially discussed in the media, misunderstood by the public and regulated by public procurement; in recent years, architecture competitions have become projection screens for various and often incommensurable desires and hopes.
Almost all texts on architectural competition engage it for particular reasons, whether these be for celebration of the procedure, or dismissal. From this view point Architecture Competition is a revelatory study on what really happens when competitions take place. But the story is not just about...
Widely analysed by design professionals, controversially discussed in the media, misunderstood by the public and regulated by public procurement; i...
Some cities are characterised by a vivid and contrasting sense of time, and so are particular places within cities. Fast cities are represented as complex, busy and agitated, while in contrast, slow cities are conceived as somewhat easy to understand, quiet and ordered. And within cities, specific urban places are perceived to be temporally distinct. Some are perceived fast as they form hectic hubs of activity and movement, whereas slow places are often experienced as temporary halts in the city, breathing occasions, and also moments of silence and encounter. These common temporal experiences...
Some cities are characterised by a vivid and contrasting sense of time, and so are particular places within cities. Fast cities are represented as com...
Cultural sustainability is a very important aspect of the overall sustainability framework and is regarded as the fourth pillar alongside the other three: environmental, economic, and social sustainability. However, the concept is neither fully explored, nor widely accepted or recognized. This book elicits the interplay of nature-culture-architecture and theorizes the concept of cultural sustainability and culturally sustainable architecture. It identifies four key themes in Chinese philosophy: Harmony with Heaven, Harmony with Earth, Harmony with Humans, and Harmony with Self, along with...
Cultural sustainability is a very important aspect of the overall sustainability framework and is regarded as the fourth pillar alongside the other...
