Mise-en-Scène is an immersive exploration of the social lives of
urban landscapes - the actors and actions that compose the daily
theatre of urban life. Conceived as a unique collaboration between
an urbanist, Chris Reed, and a photographer, Mike Belleme, the book
combines photo essays, original maps and drawings, newly
commissioned essays, excerpts from historical writings, and
interviews with residents. The result is a rigorous and artful
examination of the social, cultural, environmental, and economic
challenges of life in American cities today. Â Richly
illustrated and designed to appeal to a broad audience of
architects, designers, photographers, and general public interested
in the contemporary city, the book is centred around seven visual
case studies depicting life in seven American cities: Los Angeles,
Galveston, St. Louis, Green Bay, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Boston.
Each case study combines black-and-white photography - taken from
street level, often in intimate detail - with annotations and
drawings that highlight urban forms. An inherent interconnectedness
across geographies, scales, and situations emerges throughout the
book. Reed and Belleme demonstrate how a celebratory moment can be
felt equally in Green Bay’s compact downtown or amidst the chaos
and sprawl of Los Angeles, and how while the tensions present in
the redevelopment of previously inundated waterfronts in Boston or
Galveston can be understood in parallel with an urgent set of
conversations on race and identity in St. Louis. Â Six essays
by a diverse and interdisciplinary group of contributors prompt
further reflection on the visual case studies. Chris Reed writes on
the social lives of cities, designer Sara Zewde on the image of the
city, artist De Nichols about social equity and identity, ecologist
Nina-Marie Lister on the climate imperative, curator Mimi Zeiger on
cities and culture, and architect Julia Czerniak on design
practice. Â Through this thoughtful exploration of everyday
moments and the urbanism that supports them, Reed and Belleme
present new opportunities for creating direct interaction between
citizens and propose an ecological and social focus for
city-building around a concept of common ground.
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