THE HORIZONTAL METROPOLIS

We usually think of cities as dense and verticalbut in reality most cities extend vast distances in a more horizontal fashion, with less density and lower-rising buildings. This book invites us to rethink the relationship between that center and its periphery, re vealing that dispersed condition as a potential asset rather than a limit, offering the possibility of constructing a sustainable an d innovative new urban dimension. Taking up the concept of desakota, which describes areastypically occurring in Asiasituated ou tside the tra...[Read more]