Skycar City

by Maas, Winy

• ISBN13: 9788496540583
• ISBN10: 8496540588
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Actar

Summary

From the 2006 Marcus Prize Studio at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Winy Maas of MVDRV presents the work of twelve students who explored the relationship between infrastructure, architecture, and urban form.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 18
Skycar City	p. 20
Urban Change	p. 28
From Car to Skycar	p. 42
CATALOG: The Skycar Collection	p. 48
The Making of Skycar City	p. 94
Program	p. 94
The 5M City	p. 96
Programmatic Volume Estimates	p. 98
Program Arrangement	p. 104
Pathways	p. 116
Application	p. 118
Proximity	p. 120
Pathway Configuration	p. 138
Origin of Nodes and Their Formation	p. 140
Origin of Polyps and Their Formation	p. 142
Parking	p. 148
Parking Structure Development	p. 149
Parking Typologies: Prong, Skip-Stop	p. 152
Hanging-Rack, Rolodex 154/ Honeycomb, Scallop	p. 156
Passage, Theater	p. 158
Skyquarium, Multi-Modal, Stadium	p. 160
City Typologies	p. 164
Neighborhood Location	p. 165
Type 1: Tower City	p. 166
Type 2: Swiss Cheese City	p. 172
Type 3: Coral City	p. 176
Type 4: Garden City	p. 182
From Car(City) to Skycar(City)	p. 190
Case: Tianjin, China	p. 204
On Boids and Beauty	p. 229
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