Urban design is currently a hot topic thoughout the world. Ayssar Arida explores the discipline, asking: can a world view based on quantum theory produce a better approach to the problems of the city? The reader is invited to explore the quantum city and the ways in which it is set to make a significant contribution to the development of architectural theory. By linking the concepts of quantum theory to the field of urban design, Arida encourages the urban designer and architect to look at the design of cities from a new perspective. This is a non-technical read with a serious aim: to change...

Quantum City explores the metaphorical relationships between quantum theory, urban design and the concept of the city, with a very serious aim: to radically change the way the urban realm is both experienced and designed.Using the terminology and themes of quantum theory and the 'new physics', the author draws the reader into an intriguing discussion of the principles, practices and operations of urbanism. This new language offers the missing interface between the different disciplines of the city, and promises to be a potent metaphor for the development of various theories for the 21st...