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Houston genetic city / Peter Jay Zweig, Matthew Johnson, Jason Logan.

Contributor(s):

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design [sponsoring body.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Actar Publishers, [2020]Description: one EPUB e-book (101.5MB)Content type:

text

ISBN:

9781638409250

Other title:

X/O Houston genetic city

Related works:

Container of (work): Zweig, Peter Jay. Developer city
Container of (work): Johnson, Matthew Energy city
Container of (work): Logan, Jason Unzoned city

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

711.4097641411 23

LOC classification:

HT168.H67 H67 2020

Contents:

Three million shapes: interview with Thom Mayne -- The genetic city / Matthew Johnson -- Vacancy: photos -- Developer city / Peter Jay Zweig -- A developed life: Gerald D. Hines in conversation with Peter Jay Zweig -- Flood: photos -- Houstonism: a soft theory / Matthew Johnson -- Energy: photos -- Energy city / Matthew Johnson -- Eighth wonder: an imaginary Astrodome / Matthew Johnson -- Zone: photos -- Unzoned city / Jason Logan -- Visionary Houston / Jason Logan.

Summary: "No city in the United States is a synonymous with unbridled growth and land speculation as the sprawling Texas city of Houston. The book offers a vision for a future Houston as a global city, beyond its current petro-economy, its laissez-faire land speculation, and its notorious sprawl. It speculates about new forms of urbanism that offer resiliency against our changing climate as well as new models for development in fast-urbanizing regions. Though Houston is described as a city, its massive size makes it regional or even megaregional in scale--including a patchwork of satellite downtowns and suburbs, a vast floodplain of bayous and coastal prairie, as well as a long stretch of Gulf Coast. Its lack of zoning means ad hoc developments scatter across the landscape with little formal planning, where urban developments are always provisional and negotiable. Using maps, photographs, timelines, and collages, the book lays out the conditions for new urbanization in this fragile landscape."-- Provided by publisher.

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Tags from this library:

City planning (15) ,
Houston (7) ,
Territory & Mobility (22) ,
Texas (11) ,
Travel (1) ,
Urbanization (54) ,
Zoning (1)

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"Based on research and projects completed in the University of Houston College of Architecture and Design Vertical Studio, 2015-2016"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

"No city in the United States is a synonymous with unbridled growth and land speculation as the sprawling Texas city of Houston. The book offers a vision for a future Houston as a global city, beyond its current petro-economy, its laissez-faire land speculation, and its notorious sprawl. It speculates about new forms of urbanism that offer resiliency against our changing climate as well as new models for development in fast-urbanizing regions. Though Houston is described as a city, its massive size makes it regional or even megaregional in scale--including a patchwork of satellite downtowns and suburbs, a vast floodplain of bayous and coastal prairie, as well as a long stretch of Gulf Coast. Its lack of zoning means ad hoc developments scatter across the landscape with little formal planning, where urban developments are always provisional and negotiable. Using maps, photographs, timelines, and collages, the book lays out the conditions for new urbanization in this fragile landscape."-- Provided by publisher.

E-book. Barcelona, SP. Actar Publishers. 2021. EPUB file.

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