Monu 32 Affordable Urbanism

Description

The creation of affordable urban spaces – whether for housing, working, infrastructure, or other functions – is a complex issue, as cost considerations must be balanced with important objectives like social usability, sustainability, aesthetics, etc. Moreover, urbanisation and gentrification have become synonymous to such an extent that they seem inescapably paired. The need to create more inclusive and affordable cities is paramount, as is the provision of proper shelter and places for creative and generative endeavour. Interviews with Jörn Walter and Annemie Depuydt and contributions from Will Hartely, Christopher de Vries, and others address these and related topics.

CONTENTS

• Redefining a Radical Social Market Economy – Interview with Jörn Walter by Bernd Upmeyer
• The Architecture of the People’s Housing Plan by Sasha Plotnikova
• Normal City by Christopher de Vries
• Urbanism for All by Richard Florida
• Can Affordability Be Flexible? by Savia Palate
• The Good Fight – Interview with Anne Mie Depuydt by Bernd Upmeyer
• Fair Game by Ellen Donnelly and Marc Maxey
• Affordable Housing in New York by David Schalliol
• Cologne, Open City by Steffan Robel
• Benign Neglect by Fani Kostourou, Cecily Chua, and Elahe Karimnia
• Affordable Access: the Economic Impacts of Makerspaces by Nate Bicak
• City in the Making by Matthias Lamberts, Ken Vervaet, Jeroen Stevens, and Bruno De Meulder
• For the Right to Occupy and Hold Ground by Ana Paula Pimentel Walker, María Arquero de Alarcón, Luciana Nicolau Ferrara, and Benedito Roberto Barbosa
• The Problem Is the Solution by Tanzil Shafique
• Squatting in London by Will Hartley
• Kiosk Culture by DK Osseo-Asare
• A Home for Housing by Jonathan Tate
• Affording Tightness by John Doyle and Graham Crist
• The Distributed Cooperative by Scott Lloyd, Alexis Kalagas, and Nemanja Zimonjic