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    Ephemeral urbanism : does permanence matter? / Rahul Mehrotra, Felipe Vera, José Mayoral ; [preface by Richard Sennett ; afterword by Ricky Burdett].

    • Title:Ephemeral urbanism : does permanence matter? / Rahul Mehrotra, Felipe Vera, José Mayoral ; [preface by Richard Sennett ; afterword by Ricky Burdett].
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Mehrotra, Rahul, author.
      Vera, Felipe, author.
      Mayoral, José, author.
      Sennett, Richard, 1943- writer of preface.
      Burdett, Richard, writer of afterword.
    • Published/Created:Santiago, Chile : ARQ ediciones, 2016.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:City planning--Social aspects.
      Cities and towns--Growth.
      Buildings, Temporary.
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:405 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 17 cm
    • Summary:"As one of the outcomes of the Ephemeral City Research Project conceived in the Harvard Graduate School of Design with the aim of bringing to light the idea that nonpermanent configurations of the urban landscape are legitimate within the discourse on cities this book describes temporary settlements from all over the world that challenge the illusion of the permanence of the urban landscape. Ephemeral Urbanism invites us to ponder over aspects of material impermanence such as dematerialization and disassembly as an integral part of the designand construction processes of cities. Ranging from the scale of the small temporary infill within the urban, to the scale of the ephemeral mega cities, this book gives an overview of hundreds of cases, analyzing settlements or configurations that are constructed for a limited period of time. Through diagrams, photographs and aerial images, this preliminary survey presents an exploration of ome interesting prototypes of flexible urban planning and design. Texts by Richard Sennett and Ricky Burdett give the appropriate framework to understand the relevance of this book."--Provider.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 308).
    • ISBN:9569571217 paperback
      9789569571213 paperback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: EPHEMERAL URBANISM
      Religion
      Celebration
      Transaction
      Extraction
      Disaster
      Military
      Refuge
      KUMBH MELA: EXTREME CASE
      Ephemeral Megacity
      Water
      Grid
      Technology
      Governance
      Afterword / Ricky Burdett
      DOES PERMANENCE MATTER?
      Installation at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
      Biennale Director Statement / Alejandro Aravena.
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