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Urban-Think Tank

The Architect and the City: Ideology, Idealism, and Pragmatism
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Urban-Think Tank traces the innovative projects of the interdisciplinary design practice founded amid the political turbulence of Chavez-era Caracas. Over two decades, U-TT has transformed public spaces across Latin America, Europe and Africa, blending spatial play with artistic intervention to reimagine urban environments. This volume not only reflects on past achievements but also envisions future possibilities for hyper-urbanised cities worldwide.
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Urban pilot projects from the informal city

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Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), the interdisciplinary design practice that emerged from the turbulent political environment of Chávez-era Caracas, has spent nearly 20 years creating projects in Latin America, Europe, and Africa. This book looks forward as well as back, imagining new spaces for a hyper-urbanised world that learn from spatial play and artistic interventions in public space.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775742863

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 December 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 911 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Hubert Klumpner
  • Edited by Alfredo Brillembourg

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1780g

Pages: 672

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