"Urban Design Since 1945: A Global Perspective" reviews the
emergence of urban design as a global phenomenon. The book opens
with the urgent need to rebuild cities and re-house the millions of
refugees living in camps and shantytowns at the end of the Second
World War. Against this background, the book traces the collapse of
the modernist, comprehensive state-planning schemes on both sides
of the Iron Curtain as global corporations emerged, concentrating
on networks and enclaves. It describes how Latin America and then
Asia began a rapid urbanisation process, shifting the global urban
centre away from Europe and overturning existing urban design
models. This resulted in global megacities of an unprecedented
scale, often with large associated shantytowns.
By outlining the dominant models in urban design over the last
sixty years - the metropolis, the megalopolis, the fragmented
metropolis and the global megacity - the book provides an essential
framework for students of the subject.
Featured case studies include:
- the rebuilding of metropolitan capitals in Europe and Asia, such
as Berlin, London, Moscow, Tokyo and Beijing
- the construction of new towns like Nowa Huta, Poland; Harlow, UK;
Chandigarh, India; Brasilia, Brazil; Milton Keynes New Town, UK;
and Shenzhen, China
- the megalopolis as a global phenomenon from the American East
Coast, Texas, California, Arizona and Florida, with examples from
Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, such as Caracas,
Venezuela
- the fragmented metropolis as a global phenomenon, with American,
Asian and European examples, such as Downtown and Midtown (New
York), Shinjuku (Tokyo), Canary Wharf (London), La Defense (Paris)
and Potsdamer Platz (Berlin)
- megacities as a global phenomenon, such as Jakarta in Indonesia
or Bangkok in Thailand, that include urban agriculture and urban
villages, as do shrinking eco-city regions such as Duisburg,
Germany or Detroit, USA
- World's Fairs such as Brussels 1958 and Osaka 1970 which feature
as drivers of innovation, as do Olympic events in Tokyo (1964),
Barcelona (1992), Beijing (2008) and London (2012).
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