Ever increasingly, Western cities are affected by international competition for business and exurban competition for residential life. Some have fortified themselves by developing unmistakable profiles--brands and business communities based on specific economic expertise. IBA Urban Redevelopment 2010, an innovative project established by Saxony-Anhalt in the face of urban attrition there, here turns its attention to political approaches for promoting those distinctive urban identities, taking as examples communities such as Magdeburg, Newcastle, Lutherstadt, Wittenberg and Santiago de...
Ever increasingly, Western cities are affected by international competition for business and exurban competition for residential life. Some have forti...
The new urban elite live a lifestyle that benefits from and heavily depends on the service economy, a development with potential consequences for architecture and urban planning. "Serve City" explores this latest challenge to the city via an Australian study: the development of an urban-planning strategy for a new service site in Sydney where information and communication technologies play decisive roles in the plan.
The new urban elite live a lifestyle that benefits from and heavily depends on the service economy, a development with potential consequences for arch...
