The City as a Project environment while tapping into the specific

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The City as a Project environment while tapping into the specificThe city is often depicted as a sort of self organizing chaos. This collection of essays, edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli, makes the case for the opposite hypothesis: moreThe city is always the result of political intention, often in the form of specific architectural projects. Cities are shaped not only by material forces, but also by cultural and didactic visions. This thesis is substantiated by eight thoroughly researched essays scrutinizing a