Urban Asymmetries: Studies and Projects on Neoliberal Urbanizatio

´Urban Asymmetries´ focuses on the contradictions of uneven urban development, and stresses the dire consequences of neoliberal urban policies which regard the city as ´a given´ rather than an evolving socio-historic phenomenon. A substantial critique of the current urban condition is contrasted by discussion of necessary counter practices and possible alternatives to market-driven development. The book´s contributors suggest that social betterment within cities is achievable with a wise use of the tools available to architect and planner, reinvigorating the notion of architecture as an idealistic and socially transformative power.