The Unknown City takes its place in the emerging architectural
literature that looks beyond design process and buildings to
discover new ways of looking at the urban experience. A
multistranded contemplation of the notion of "knowing a place," it
is about both the existence and the possibilities of architecture
and the city.An important inspiration for the book is the work of
Henri Lefebvre, in particular his ideas on space as a historical
production. Many of the essays also draw on the social critique and
tactics of the Situationist movement. The international gathering
of contributors includes art, architectural, and urban historians
and theorists; urban geographers; architects, artists, and
filmmakers; and literary and cultural theorists. The essays range
from abstract considerations of spatial production and
representation to such concrete examples of urban domination as
video surveillance and Regency London as the site of male
pleasure.Although many of the essays are driven by social,
cultural, and urban theory, they also tell real stories about real
places. Each piece is in some way a critique of capitalism and a
thought experiment about how designers and city dwellers working
together can shape the cities of tomorrow.
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