New York global : critical writings and proposals 1970-2020 : housing, infrastructure, pedagogy / Richard Plunz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plunz, Richard, author.

Contributor:

Columbia University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Housing.

Infrastructure (Economics).

City planning--Study and teaching.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Essays

Physical Description:

213 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Critical writings and proposals 1970-2020 : housing, infrastructure, pedagogy

Housing, infrastructure, pedagogy

Place of Publication:

New York : Actar Publishers, 2024

Summary:

On the eve of Plunz's status as Emeritus at Columbia University, New York Global bridges five decades of his pedagogical commitment to question the cannons of the design and urbanism fields and their relationship to the contemporary built environment. Through interviews, syllabi excerpts, essays, discussions, and projects, New York City is projected as a lens for understanding the potential for metropolises everywhere to serve as firewalls against dystopic social inequities and ecological adversity. In questioning the discourse surrounding urban research and action, Plunz engages with the primordial question of 'urban' itself. This book is not a cautionary tale, but rather an assemblage of timestamped evidence toward understanding our current condition. Closely studying the very tools that have fostered today's environmental and societal consequences, each segment contributes to understanding engagement with a post-accelerated future

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781638400936

1638400938

OCLC:

1417270441