GAM.08

Dense Cities. Architecture for Living Closer Together
Vienna: Springer, 2012
German/English, 325 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-3-7091-1058-4
EUR 19.95
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Guest editor: Hans Gangoly

GAM.08 Dense Cities presents theoretical manifestos, historical analyses, urban-development concepts, and architectural design approaches related to urban density, thus introducing new forms of urban coexistence. With an aim to facilitate a multifaceted and adaptable urban lifeworld for society's various social groups, this publication unveils options for architecturally configuring urban space that foster an exploration of the qualitative aspects of density.

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With contributions by
Javier Arpa, Markus Bogensberger, Martin Brucks, Dietmar Eberle, Aurora Fernández Per, Axel Fickert, Ole W. Fischer, Susanne Frank, Hans Gangoly, Uta Gelbke, Patrick Gmür, Dietmar Hoffmann-Axthelm, Fabian Hörmann, Hans Ibelings, Kaschka Knapkiewicz, Rob Krier, Christoph Mäckler, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Javier Mozas, Ying Liu, Wolfgang Löschnig, Winy Maas, Morten Meldgaard, Christian Mueller Inderbitzin, Makoto Okazaki, Ida Pirstinger, Richard Rogers, Nikolai Roskamm, Wolfgang Sonne, Michael Sorkin, Galina Tachieva, Helmut Tezak, Paola Viganò, Vesta Nele Zareh, Frank Zierau