Building and Dwelling

Posted on 13 June 2018 by Richard Sennett

Building and Dwelling summarises a lifetime s thought about what makes cities work or not to the benefit of their communitiesIn this sweeping study, one of the world s leading thinkers about the urban environment traces the often anguished relation between how cities are built and how people live in them, from ancient Athens to twenty first century Shanghai Richard Sennett shows how Paris, Barcelona and New York City assumed their modern forms rethinks the reputations of Jane Jacobs, Lewis Mumford and others and takes us on a tour of emblematic contemporary locations, from the backstreets of Medell n, Colombia, to the Google headquarters in Manhattan Through it all, he shows how the closed city segregated, regimented, and controlled has spread from the global North to the exploding urban agglomerations of the global South As an alternative, he argues for the open city, where citizens actively hash out their differences and planners experiment with urban forms that make it easier for residents to cope Rich with arguments that speak directly to our moment a time when humans live in urban spaces than ever before Building and Dwelling draws on Sennett s deep learning and intimate engagement with city life to form a bold and original vision for the future of cities. Best Read [ Building and Dwelling ] author [ Richard Sennett ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In Building and Dwelling Ethics for the City , Richard Sennett explains what it takes to build a good life through a good environment for individuals and society as a whole, worldwide Make no mistake, this is an academic text book and written for students in the same field, so although I personally found it interesting, it was not what I expected and it was quite wordy However, if this is to be your field of expertise then that s not going to deter you In fact this may actually be on your r In Building and Dwelling Ethics for the City , Richard Sennett explains what it takes to build a good life through a good environment for individuals and society as a whole, worldwide Make no mistake, this is an academic text book and written for students in the same field, so although I personally found it interesting, it was no...Building and Dwelling is one of the best books I have read in the past couple years in terms of influencing my thinking about a particular subject In this book, Richard Sennett weaves together history, philosophy, literature, and plenty of urban design theory to provide a comprehensive overview of what makes for the good life in the city, and how urban design policies...In this book Richard Sennett talks about the ville and the cit , i.e the built environment and the life that goes on in that environment, and tries to identify how urban planners can design cities that are good to live in It s a very meandering discussion, taking in literature, philosophy and many other fields as well as talking about the design of cities from Chicago to Paris, Medellin to New Delhi I found the book rather hard to follow at key points Sennett often talks in metaphor and In this book Richard Sennett talks about the ville and the cit , i.e the built environment and the life that goes on in that environment, and tries to identify how ...Nowadays we make cities to much as a closed system uniform, lineair, and controlled Instead of this Closed City we need an Open City where citizens actively hash out their differences and planners experiment with urban forms that make it easier for residents to cope This is the main message of urban socialist Richard Sennett in his new book Building and Dwelling An inspiring book with a strong and important message that reads wonderfully due to several anecdotes, interesting historical Nowadays we make cities to much as a closed system uniform, lineair, and controlled Instead of this Closed City we need an Open City where citizens actively hash out their differences and planners experiment with urban forms that make it easier for residents to cope This is the main message of urban socialist Richard Sennett in his new...I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway This book is about urban planning and city development I thought it would besociological in nature than it actually is The author writes about various city planners and how their ideas are different and how they work for the city in whi...Fascinerend boek over hoe steden fysiek zijn gebouwd en hoe er in geleefd kan worden en hoe dat op elkaar inwerkt.Rich, full of ideas and optimistic Sennet makes the case for an open city and uses philosophers like Hegel, Heidegger, Ahrendt and Kant to substantiate this.Sennett draws together numerous threads to demonstrate the folly of designing a city and expecting people to use it the way you planned If you have ANY interest in urban design this is essential reading.

English
13 June 2018

Richard Sennett