A Manifesto of Critical UrbanTransformation Muller,Sabine creator Andreas Quednau Philipp Misselwitz Kees Christianse text 2012 monographic eng

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104 p. ill.; col.; plans.; 32 cm. The man-made peninsular Palm Jumeirah on the coast of Dubai is a superlative project and an exemplary model for the Gated Communities and Resorts that have developed worldwide in property bubbles. The development may be spectacular, but cannot conceal the fact that the former marketing success story is faced with serious problems. How can an isolated anti-urban exclave be opened up and integrated? Can issues concerning networking, the public sphere and affordable housing, as well as climate change adaptation, biodiversity and the supply of energy be resolved through targeted tactical interventions? The 'Charter of Dubai' is a manifesto of critical urban transformation. It subversively encourages the conversion of isolated quarters into a socially and ecologically open urban space. The detailed catalog of the individual measures, richly illustrated with clear sketches and references, make the Charter a handbook for urban transformation that takes social and ecological aspects into account. FOREWORD: Philipp Misselwitz - Dismantling Refuge: Architectural Propositions for Unbound Spaces -- CHARTER OF DUBAI -- INTRODUCTION -- FAR RANGE - CLOSE RANGE -- re: form - From spectacular image to urban figure -- FLOWS AND CYCLES -- re: cover - From fortification against the elements to dynamic environments of wind and water -- re: source I - From exhaustive fossil fuel uptake to a solar urban geometry -- re: source II - From representational to productive landscapes -- NETWORKS -- re: block - From dead ends to a permeable grid -- re: lock - From controlling barriers to sites of concentrated exchange -- SOCIAL EVERYDAY -- re: divide - From exclusion to cultural diversification -- re: gain - From property speculation to social appropriation -- IN VICINITY -- re: plot - From grand estates to affordable dwelling aggregates -- re: use - From useless yards to inhabitable courtyards -- re: populate - From stand-alone villas to urban tissue -- EX-PALM – Application -- LAST PAGE - cool:pool -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Kees Christiaanse: The Palm Dubai -- Interview with HHCP: Palm Jumeirah-City as Product -- Letter to Nakheel -- specialized SMAQ - Architecture Urbanism Research (Berlin); Sabine Müller; Andreas Quednau Include index Include Bibliography Architecture Domestic Designs and plans United Arab Emirates Dubai City planning United Arab Emirates Dubai Land use Planning United Arab Emirates Dubai Cities and towns Growth United Arab Emirates Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai NA7419.U543 D834 2012 9783868591651 3868591656 pucpr 131127 20220808185337.0 eng