Designing Urban Transformation - Aseem Inam - Paperback - Very Good

Routledge

Designing Urban TransformationAuthor(s): Aseem Inam\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415837705, 978-0415837705\nSynopsis\nWhile designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book focuses on a powerful question, \""What can urbanism be?\"" by arguing that the most significant transformations occur by fundamentally rethinking concepts, practices, and outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the philosophical movement known as Pragmatism, the book proposes three conceptual shifts for transformative urban practice: \n\n(a) beyond material objects: city as flux, \n\n(b) beyond intentions: cons.