Holes In The Whole Introduction to the Urban Revolutions

by Nawratek, Krzysztof

• ISBN13: 9781780993751
• ISBN10: 1780993757
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-16
• Publisher: Zero Books

Summary

'Holes in The Whole' seeks meaning and reasons for the existence of the city. It demonstrates the urgent need to expand the sphere of urban activity - to define the city not only as a territory of exploitation, but as space of human existence in its fullest dimension. The book defines the conditions under which the city can develop as an entity without falling into the trap of arrogant self-sufficiency. It identifies the mechanisms that promote independent fragments, including people, neighbourhoods and regions, so that they are not random, unsystematic bunches, but stable (yet flexible) structures.

Author Biography

Krzysztof Nawratek is a lecturer and Master of Architecture programme leader at Plymouth University, UK

Table of Contents

Why urban revolutions?	p. 1
Freedom of Creation	p. 12
Public space doesn't exist (and neither does private)	p. 21
Space of Direct Action	p. 28
The inclusive but undemocratic city?	p. 39
Constructed space, constructed by space	p. 47
Person	p. 59
Producing citizens: from socialist to post-socialist urban oppression	p. 69
Soft and porous boundary	p. 79
Urban Multiplicity	p. 90
Urban Revolutions: The Manual	p. 99
Notes	p. 107
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