urbainable/stadthaltig – Positions on the European City for the 21st Century

Edited by Tim Rieniets Edited by Matthias Sauerbruch Foreword by Jeanine Meerapfel Photographs by Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk By (author) Fritz Auer By (author) Thomas Auer By (author) Klaus Bollinger By (author) Michael Bräuer By (author) Arno Brandlhuber By (author) Winfried Brenne By (author) Naomi C. Hanakata By (author) Annette Gigon By (author) Almut Grüntuch-Ernst By (author) Guido Hager By (author) Peter Haimerl By (author) Thomas Herzog By (author) Regine Keller By (author) Christiane Thalgott By (author) Karla Kowalski By (author) Anne Lacaton By (author) Pierre Laconte By (author) Regine Leibinger By (author) Hilde Léon By (author) HG Merz By (author) Günter Nagel By (author) Florian Nagler By (author) Irina Raud By (author) Ian Ritchie By (author) Matthias Sauerbruch By (author) Jörg Schlaich By (author) Helmut C. Schulitz By (author) Thomas Sieverts By (author) Enrique Sobejano By (author) Volker Staab By (author) Kjetil Trædal Thorsen By (author) Marco Venturi By (author) Jörn Walter By (author) Wilfried Wang Other Edzard Reuter By (author) Tim Rieniets By (author) Christoph Grafe By (author) Hans Joachim Schellnhuber By (author) Marc Weissgerber By (author) Britta Peters By (author) Anh-Linh Ngo By (author) Jenny Erpenbeck By (author) Steffen Braun By (author) Harald Welzer By (author) Frank Rolf Werner By (author) Fuensanta Nieto Edited by Jörn Walter By (author) Martin Düchs By (author) Kees Christiaanse Edited by

Book cover: urbainable/stadthaltig – Positions on the European City for the 21st Century

Extent: 224 pages

Publisher: ArchiTangle GmbH

Subjects: Architecture

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9783966800105

8.46 x 10.83 inches

Price: $55.00

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In this volume, the members of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Kunste Berlin and their invited guests from all over Europe introduce their positions by means of projects, visions, and manifestos. Essays by selected authors with different viewpoints supplement the practical discourse.


Constant change is what marks the history of the European city. Over centuries, architecture’s reactions to social disruptions-natural disaster, plague, or war-have fashioned the city into an engine of civilization. And bound up with this has been the promise of economic independence, social cohesion, and individual freedom. Now fundamental challenges, such as climate change, are bringing cities face to face with new transformations that call into question the continuity and sustainability of the ethical foundations underpinning urban ways of life. Bold and decisive steps are needed. How far can urban planning, landscape planning, and architecture foster the vital processes of change? How can the city offset possible losses caused by altered lifestyles, integrate new technologies, or rehearse new forms of behaviour and ultimately sublimate them into a functioning culture? In this volume, the members of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Kunste Berlin and their invited guests from all over Europe introduce their positions by means of projects, visions, and manifestos. Essays by selected authors with different viewpoints supplement the practical discourse. Published by Tim Rieniets, Matthias Sauerbruch, and Jorn Walter on behalf of the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin. With a photoessay by Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk.

  • Edited by Tim Rieniets
  • Edited by Matthias Sauerbruch
  • Foreword by Jeanine Meerapfel
  • Photographs by Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk
  • By (author) Fritz Auer
  • By (author) Thomas Auer
  • By (author) Klaus Bollinger
  • By (author) Michael Bräuer
  • By (author) Arno Brandlhuber
  • By (author) Winfried Brenne
  • By (author) Naomi C. Hanakata
  • By (author) Annette Gigon
  • By (author) Almut Grüntuch-Ernst
  • By (author) Guido Hager
  • By (author) Peter Haimerl
  • By (author) Thomas Herzog
  • By (author) Regine Keller
  • By (author) Christiane Thalgott
  • By (author) Karla Kowalski
  • By (author) Anne Lacaton
  • By (author) Pierre Laconte
  • By (author) Regine Leibinger
  • By (author) Hilde Léon
  • By (author) HG Merz
  • By (author) Günter Nagel
  • By (author) Florian Nagler
  • By (author) Irina Raud
  • By (author) Ian Ritchie
  • By (author) Matthias Sauerbruch
  • By (author) Jörg Schlaich
  • By (author) Helmut C. Schulitz
  • By (author) Thomas Sieverts
  • By (author) Enrique Sobejano
  • By (author) Volker Staab
  • By (author) Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
  • By (author) Marco Venturi
  • By (author) Jörn Walter
  • By (author) Wilfried Wang
  • Other Edzard Reuter
  • By (author) Tim Rieniets
  • By (author) Christoph Grafe
  • By (author) Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
  • By (author) Marc Weissgerber
  • By (author) Britta Peters
  • By (author) Anh-Linh Ngo
  • By (author) Jenny Erpenbeck
  • By (author) Steffen Braun
  • By (author) Harald Welzer
  • By (author) Frank Rolf Werner
  • By (author) Fuensanta Nieto
  • Edited by Jörn Walter
  • By (author) Martin Düchs
  • By (author) Kees Christiaanse
  • Edited by