Urban Acupuncture : celebrating pinpricks of change that Enrich City Life. / Jaime Lerner. txt
Washington : Island press, 2014Descripción: xvi, 143 p. ill. ; 22 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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- 9781610915830
- 307.3/416 23
- HT170 L464 2014
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During his three terms as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil in the 1970s and '80s, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a global model of the sustainable and livable community. From the pioneering Bus Rapid Transit system to parks designed to catch runoff and reduce flooding and the creation of pedestrian-only zones, Lerner has been the driving force behind a host of innovative urban projects. In more than forty years of work in cities around the globe, Lerner has found that changes to a community don't need to be large-scale and expensive to have a transformative impact--in fact, one block, park, or a single person can have an outsized effect on life in the surrounding city.
In Urban Acupuncture , Lerner celebrates these "pinpricks" of urbanism--projects, people, and initiatives from around the world that ripple through their communities to uplift city life. With meditative and descriptive prose, Lerner brings readers around the world to streets and neighborhoods where urban acupuncture has been practiced best, from the bustling La Boqueria market in Barcelona to the revitalization of the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul, South Korea. Through this journey, Lerner invites us to re-examine the true building blocks of vibrant communities--the tree-lined avenues, night vendors, and songs and traditions that connect us to our cities and to one another.
Urban Acupuncture is the first of Jaime Lerner's visionary work to be published in English. It is a love letter to the elements that make a street hum with life or a neighborhood feel like home, penned by one of the world's most successful advocates for sustainable and livable urbanism.
Collection of short essays and poems on different aspects of city life and city planning.
"This is not a technical or theoretical book; it is a book filled with poetry and magic that communicates the importance of dreaming and, at the same time, being pragmatic and making things happen; to always ask if we have the right solution or if there is a better, maybe a simpler way."--Foreword.
Contents:
Preface by Carol Coletta, Knight Foundation --
Foreword by Jan Gehl --
Introduction --
24 Hour Shopkeepers in New York City --
The Old Cinema Novo --
Rescuing a River --
The Forbidden City --
Cali --
Do Nothing! Urgently --
Around the Clock or The 24 Hour City --
Urban Kindness --
Musical Acupuncture --
Continuity is Life --
Street Sounds, Colors and Scents --
Good Recycling --
People in the Streets --
Smart Car, Smart Bus --
Commitment to Solidarity --
Draw Your City --
Instructions for Performing Urban Acupuncture --
Creative Leisure vs. Insdustrious Mediocrity --
Self Esteem Is Good Acupuncture --
Light Is Good Acupuncture --
Aqua puncture --
The Mobility Card --
Eco clock --
Arborescence --
Produced Memory --
Of Parks, Squares and Monuments --
The One Page Guide --
Urban Cholesterol --
Buildings with Dignity --
Acupuncture of Silence --
Ramblas and Galleries --
A Pinprick Doesn’t Hurt --
Trompe L’oeil --
A Letter to Fellini --
How to Find Someone in a City --
The Presence of Genius --
Markets and Street Fairs --
The Bar Counter --
Love for the City --
"As Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a global model of sustainability and livability. During more than forty years of innovation in cities, he has learned that changes do not need to be large-scale and expensive to transform -- one block, park, or person can have an outsized effect on life in the surrounding city."--Provided by publisher.
Translated from the Portuguese.
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- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Urban Acupuncture