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Set against the background of a 'general crisis' that is
environmental, political and social, this book examines a series of
specific intersections between architecture and feminisms,
understood in the plural. The collected essays and projects that
make up the book follow transversal trajectories that criss-cross
between ecologies, economies and technologies, exploring specific
cases and positions in relation to the themes of the archive,
control, work and milieu. This collective intellectual labour can
be located amidst a worldwide depletion of material resources, a
hollowing out of political power and the degradation of constructed
and natural environments. Feminist positions suggest ways of
ethically coping with a world that is becoming increasingly
unstable and contested. The many voices gathered here are united by
the task of putting critical concepts and feminist design tools to
use in order to offer experimental approaches to the creation of a
more habitable world. Drawing inspiration from the active archives
of feminist precursors, existing and re-imagined, and by way of a
re-engagement in the histories, theories and projected futures of
critical feminist projects, the book presents a collection of
twenty-three essays and eight projects, with the aim of taking
stock of our current condition and re-engaging in our precarious
environment-worlds.
Set against the background of a 'general crisis' that is
environmental, political and social, this book examines a series of
specific intersections between architecture and feminisms,
understood in the plural. The collected essays and projects that
make up the book follow transversal trajectories that criss-cross
between ecologies, economies and technologies, exploring specific
cases and positions in relation to the themes of the archive,
control, work and milieu. This collective intellectual labour can
be located amidst a worldwide depletion of material resources, a
hollowing out of political power and the degradation of constructed
and natural environments. Feminist positions suggest ways of
ethically coping with a world that is becoming increasingly
unstable and contested. The many voices gathered here are united by
the task of putting critical concepts and feminist design tools to
use in order to offer experimental approaches to the creation of a
more habitable world. Drawing inspiration from the active archives
of feminist precursors, existing and re-imagined, and by way of a
re-engagement in the histories, theories and projected futures of
critical feminist projects, the book presents a collection of
twenty-three essays and eight projects, with the aim of taking
stock of our current condition and re-engaging in our precarious
environment-worlds.
Urbanizing Suburbia considers the relationship between three
current processes underway in global cities: the
hyper-gentrification of inner cities, the financialization of
housing, and the structural changes occurring in the suburbs. The
rocketing price of housing in cities around the world has led to a
sizable exodus of residents from the inner cities, with many of
those displaced settling in the suburban belts. This change in
demographics, coupled with specific regeneration strategies
implemented by municipalities, is leading to a remaking of
suburbia. The book examines these changes using the examples of
four key global European cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and
Stockholm. It is a first attempt at understanding the three
processes discussed here within one comprehensive explanatory
framework.
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