Masterplanning the Adaptive City : computational urbanism in the twenty-first century. / txt
edited by Tom Verebes
- First published 2014
- xiv, 296 p. ill. ; 21cm. book
Includes Index.
Includes Bibliographical references (p.275)
Departments: 1 INTRODUCTION Tom Verebes -- 5 PART I Context: Endurance, Obsolescence, and Change a Theoretical Foundation -- 7 CHAPTER 1 The City as a Cultural and Technological Expression Tom Verebes -- 7 1.1 Globalization and Networks -- 13 1.2 The Edge of Chaos -- 15 1.3 The Associative Logic of Urbanism -- 20 CHAPTER 2 Projective Arquitectures: The Question of Borders in a Connected World Marina Lathouri -- 23 CHAPTER 3 Conversation 1 Dana Cuff with Tom Verebes -- 28 CHAPTER 4 The New New Tom Verebes -- 28 4.1 Ancient China and The New -- 30 4.2 Urban Europe: A Brief History of its Industrialization and Planning -- 34 4.3 The Paradigm of the New World Instant City -- 36 4.4 The Dubai Mirage -- 40 CHAPTER 5 Informal City: Design as Political Engagement Jorge Fiori -- 48 CHAPTER 6 Conversation 2 Xu Weiguo, Xu Feng and Gao Yun -- 54 CHAPTER 7 Urbanization and Erasure Tom Verebes -- 54 7.1 The Trouble with Speed Freaks -- 57 7.2 Ghost of the Past -- 60 7.3 An Ecological Model for Twenty First Century Urbanism -- 62 7.4 The Problem of Functionality, Endurance, and Obsolescence -- 64 7.5 Time, Change, and Adaptation -- 68 CHAPTER 8 Public Spheres: Atmosphere and Adaptable Space in Hong Kong Jonathan D. Solomon -- 69 Something in the Air -- 71 Hong Kong's Public Sphere -- 73 The City as Natural Artice -- 75 CHAPTER 9 Conversation 3 Matthew Pryor with Tom Verebes -- 80 Case Study Qianhai Masterplan, Shenzen, China James Corner Field Operations -- 82 Case Study Flowing Gardens, International Horticultural Expo, Xi'an, China Plasma Studio -- 85 PART II Concepts / Paradigms: New Paradigms And Practices In Urbanism : 87 CHAPTER 10 The Death of Masterplanning in the Age of Indeterminacy Tom Verebes -- 87 10.1 Planning and / or Emergence -- 92 10.2 Teleological Fallacies of the Masterplanner -- 95 10.3 Principles of Uncertainty: Planning after the Global Financial Crisis -- 99 10.4 Complex systems, Equilibrium, and Emergence -- 106 10.5 Parametric Patterns and Models of Evolutionary Urbanism -- 118 CHAPTER 11 Free Market Urbanism: Urbanism Beyond Planning Patrik Schumacher -- 123 CHAPTER 12 Conversation 4 Tom Barker and Tom Verebes -- 129 Case Study One North Singapore Science Hub, Singapore Zaha Hadid Architects -- 132 Case Study Urban China Research Ocean CN -- 135 Case Study Kaili Ethnic Cultural Compound, Guizhou, China dotA and Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute -- 139 PART III Methodologies: Tools and Moving Targets : 141 CHAPTER 13 A New Toolbox for Adaptable Masterplanning Tom Verebes -- 141 13.1 Models as Information -- 144 13.2 Parameter Space, Solution Space, Urban Space -- 148 13.3 Simulation and Gaming Enviroments as Management Systems -- 153 CHAPTER 14 Morphogenetic Urbanism: Toward a Materialist Approach to Masterplanning Peter Trummer -- 154 The Aggregated Figure -- 156 The Ground as Matter -- 158 Case Study Parametric Pearl River Delta Ocean CN -- 162 Case Study Serial Systems: Remodeling Hong Kong Housing Ocean CN -- 165 Case Study Density and Openness Revisited: Recoding Building Bulk in Hong Kong Rocker Lange Architects -- 168 CHAPTER 15 Computational Urbanism Tom Verebes -- 168 15.1 The Evolution of Computational Methodologies and Urbanism -- 175 15.2 Automation, Optioneering, and Optimization -- 180 15.3 Parametric Urbanism -- 186 CHAPTER 16 Parametric Urbanism Redux: Urban Design and Complexity in a Age of Infinite Computing David Jason Gerber -- 193 CHAPTER 17 Conversation 5 Su Yunsheng with Tom Verebes -- 198 Case Study Yan Jiao Hua Run 4D City, Hebei Province, China dotA and Ocean CN -- 205 Case Study Mica Urban Picturesque, Geneva, Switzerland Group8 Architects and Kaisersrot -- 209 Case Study The Megablock and its Populated Field, and the Aggregation of Streets Peter Trummer, Associative Desing Program, Berlage Institute -- 214 Case Study Endurance and Obsolescence Toolbox: Studies of Adaptable Masterplanning The University of Hong Kong -- 221 PART IV Projections: Prototyping Multiple Futures : 223 CHAPTER 18 Endurance, Obsolescence, and the Adaptive City Tom Verebes -- 223 18.1 New Prototypical Practices -- 226 18.2 Typological Variants and Topological Transformations -- 230 18.3 Icons and Innovation -- 232 18.4 Control, Resilience, and Change -- 237 Case Study Deep Ground: Regeneration Masterplanning for Longgang Center and Longcheng Square, Shenzhen, China Groundlab -- 241 Case Study Xin Tian Di Factory H, Hangzhou, China Serie Architects -- 245 Case Study Regeneration of Phoenix Shopping Street, Beijing, China XWG Studio -- 248 Case Study Ordos Museum, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China MAD -- 253 Case Study Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Passenger Terminal Building, Hon Kong Parametric Design Association, dotA, and Ocean CN -- 259 Case Study Counterpart Cities: Futureport, Hong Kong Sar, Shenzhen, China The University of the Hong Kong Research Team, Led by Tom Verebes -- 266 CHAPTER 19 Conversation 6 Brett Steele with Tom Verebes -- 273 Conclusion Tom Verebes -- 275 Bibliography -- 283 Notes on Contributions -- 291 Index --
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City planning--Data processing. 21st Century--Design and Planning. Urbanization--History.