Cities of change : Addis Ababa : transformation strategies for urban
territories in the 21st Century / Marc Angélil, Dirk Hebel.
Birkhäuser, Basel [etc.] : 2009.
255 p. : il
ISBN 9783034600903
Sbc Aprendizaje A-711.4(63) CIT
The Urban Laboratory – Addis Ababa is a research initiative launched by
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in collaboration with
Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the Ethiopian Engineering Capacity Building
Program (ECBP). The laboratory sets as its objective the development of
sustainable strategies for urban environments. Rather than upholding an a
priori vision of an ideal city, the publication "Cities of Change: Addis
Ababa" acknowledges the heterogeneous and at times messy conditions of
urban territories, and makes a case for their transformation over time. One of
the key aspects of the work encompasses scenario planning: designing processes
for potential ‘futures’ according to varying constraints. Urban design as a
discipline is reframed in view of an understanding of the city as a dynamic
system, one delineated by stocks and flows of resources – with specific
attention given to fluxes of people, energy, water, material, capital, space,
and information. Emphasizing the specific case of Addis Ababa, the research
brings to the forefront general questions of method and procedure that can be
transferred to other ‘cities of change,’ whether in the developing or the
developed world.
The research was undertaken at ETH Zurich’s Department of Architecture in the context of the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Urban Design, led by Marc Angélil and Dirk Hebel. Both have taught architectural and urban design at universities in Europe and the United States. Their research focuses on contemporary developments of large metropolitan regions. Over the last three years, their interest has centered on Ethiopia, one of the fastest growing nations in the world. The publication "Cities of Change: Addis Ababa" documents the research and exposes its findings to critical observations by invited authors.
The research was undertaken at ETH Zurich’s Department of Architecture in the context of the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Urban Design, led by Marc Angélil and Dirk Hebel. Both have taught architectural and urban design at universities in Europe and the United States. Their research focuses on contemporary developments of large metropolitan regions. Over the last three years, their interest has centered on Ethiopia, one of the fastest growing nations in the world. The publication "Cities of Change: Addis Ababa" documents the research and exposes its findings to critical observations by invited authors.
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