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Marne-la-Vallée: from new town to true town?
Laurent Cailly & translated by Oliver Waine
- 31 October 2012
The redefinition of relations between a city’s centre and its outskirts is often described as the rise of a...
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History of Modern Architecture Revisited
Karla Britton
- 3 October 2012
The latest work by Jean-Louis Cohen is an original contribution to the history of modern architecture. His fresh...
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The new spaces of consumption
Andrea Mubi Brighenti
- 30 May 2012
Recent retail spaces are giving a new shape to our everyday environment. Kärrholm proposes new concepts to better...
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From home to the workplace: “Mad Men” or the irresistible rise of women
Nicole Rudolph
- 14 March 2012
Mad Men is often viewed as the ultimate sexist TV series. Through an analysis of the behavior of men and women at...
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Jerusalem: a history of water
Aude Signoles & translated by Oliver Waine
- 29 February 2012
The history of the Holy City is not just one of religious and national conflict. It is also a history of water, a...
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Barcelona: local mobilisation or global desperation?
Charlotte Vorms & translated by Oliver Waine
- 8 February 2012
What is the history behind today’s protest movements involving the occupation of urban public spaces? In the film...
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The history of social housing revisited
Christine Mengin & translated by Oliver Waine
- 30 November 2011
Since the end of the 19th century, how have residents’ wishes been taken into account by the public authorities...
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The Triumph of Density and the Agony of Sprawl
Richard E. Ocejo
- 23 November 2011
The city is more and more often hailed as the paradigmatic form of a new sustainable development, both economic and...
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What future for periurban communities: clubbisation or differentiated social dynamics?
Violaine Girard & translated by Oliver Waine
- 16 November 2011
In La ville émiettée, Éric Charmes describes the phenomenon of “clubbisation” in towns and villages in the outer...
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Post-2006 reconstruction in Lebanon: a laboratory for new urban planning practices
Éric Verdeil & translated by Eric Rosencrantz
- 5 October 2011
Modes of urban planning often develop at an accelerated pace during periods of reconstruction. Lebanon in the...
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City Words: An Invitation to Travel
Yves Grafmeyer
- 13 July 2011
L’aventure des mots de la ville (The Adventure of City Words Through Time, Languages, Societies), tells the story of...
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The Paradoxes of Urban Authenticity
Andrea Mubi Brighenti
- 25 November 2010
Diversity is becoming a moot point as consumerism replaces authenticity. In this well written, engaging and...
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In the current political debates about discriminatory policing, there has been a lack of serious discussion of...
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