Urban trauma describes a condition where conflict or catastrophe
has disrupted and damaged not only the physical environment and
infrastructure of a city, but also the social and cultural
networks. Cities experiencing trauma dominate the daily news.
Images of blasted buildings, or events such as Hurricane Katrina
exemplify the sense of 'immediate impact'. But how is this trauma
to be understood in its aftermath, and in urban terms? What is the
response of the discipline to the post-traumatic condition? On the
one hand, one can try to restore and recover everything that has
passed, or otherwise see the post-traumatic city as a resilient
space poised on the cusp of new potentialities. While repair and
reconstruction are automatic reflexes, the knowledge and practices
of the disciplines need to be imbued with a deeper understanding of
the effect of trauma on cities and their contingent realities. This
issue will pursue this latter approach, using examples of
post-traumatic urban conditions to rethink the agency of
architecture and urbanism in the contemporary world. Post-traumatic
urbanism demands of architects the mobilisation of skills,
criticality and creativity in contexts in which they are not
familiar. The post-traumatic is no longer the exception; it is the
global condition.
"Contributors include:
"Andrew Benjamin
Ole Bouman
Tony Chakar
Mark Fisher
Christopher Hight
Brian Massumi
Todd Reisz
Eyal Weizman
Slavojiek
"Counterpoint critics:
"Jayne Merkel
Craig Whitaker
"Encompasses:
"Urban conflict
Reconstruction
Infrastructure
Development
Climate change
Public relations
Population growth
Film
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