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Earthly Cities (English)

€20.00

The book is the first volume in our pocket book series, which aims to present current pressing challenges in architectural and urban design. In a shorter format the book triggers poignant questions about the future of our built environment. 

The earthly city presents two distinct sections. It firstly takes the reader through the history of urban development: from the muscle city, powered by human and animal labour, through the machine cities of the industrialisation era, to the current boundless cities, characterised by global communication, blurred city distinctions. It introduces the concept of the earthly city as a close, harmonious interweaving of people and nature. 

The second section grapples with the urgent need to rethink urbanism in the face of the climate crisis. It calls for a paradigm shift for a sustainable future. It explores the polarised responses to the climate crisis: technological optimism versus hyperlocal sustainability. The earthly, however, moves away from globalisation and locality, focusing on our interconnectedness with Earth’s ecosystems.  

This book is essential for anyone interested in the future of urban living and our role within the Earth’s ecological framework. 

Text and illustrations by professor Tom Nielsen, Aarhus School of Architecture (DK)

Author: Tom Nielsen
Book Size: 
11 x 18 cm
Pages: 
74
Language: 
English 
Format:
Softcover
ISBN: 
9788774070559
Publication Date: June 2024

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The book is the first volume in our pocket book series, which aims to present current pressing challenges in architectural and urban design. In a shorter format the book triggers poignant questions about the future of our built environment. 

The earthly city presents two distinct sections. It firstly takes the reader through the history of urban development: from the muscle city, powered by human and animal labour, through the machine cities of the industrialisation era, to the current boundless cities, characterised by global communication, blurred city distinctions. It introduces the concept of the earthly city as a close, harmonious interweaving of people and nature. 

The second section grapples with the urgent need to rethink urbanism in the face of the climate crisis. It calls for a paradigm shift for a sustainable future. It explores the polarised responses to the climate crisis: technological optimism versus hyperlocal sustainability. The earthly, however, moves away from globalisation and locality, focusing on our interconnectedness with Earth’s ecosystems.  

This book is essential for anyone interested in the future of urban living and our role within the Earth’s ecological framework. 

Text and illustrations by professor Tom Nielsen, Aarhus School of Architecture (DK)

Author: Tom Nielsen
Book Size: 
11 x 18 cm
Pages: 
74
Language: 
English 
Format:
Softcover
ISBN: 
9788774070559
Publication Date: June 2024

The book is the first volume in our pocket book series, which aims to present current pressing challenges in architectural and urban design. In a shorter format the book triggers poignant questions about the future of our built environment. 

The earthly city presents two distinct sections. It firstly takes the reader through the history of urban development: from the muscle city, powered by human and animal labour, through the machine cities of the industrialisation era, to the current boundless cities, characterised by global communication, blurred city distinctions. It introduces the concept of the earthly city as a close, harmonious interweaving of people and nature. 

The second section grapples with the urgent need to rethink urbanism in the face of the climate crisis. It calls for a paradigm shift for a sustainable future. It explores the polarised responses to the climate crisis: technological optimism versus hyperlocal sustainability. The earthly, however, moves away from globalisation and locality, focusing on our interconnectedness with Earth’s ecosystems.  

This book is essential for anyone interested in the future of urban living and our role within the Earth’s ecological framework. 

Text and illustrations by professor Tom Nielsen, Aarhus School of Architecture (DK)

Author: Tom Nielsen
Book Size: 
11 x 18 cm
Pages: 
74
Language: 
English 
Format:
Softcover
ISBN: 
9788774070559
Publication Date: June 2024

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