The architect and the city: ideology, idealism and pragmatism Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner Urban Think tank

7570, Burhani Book Centre 2026-01-05

Foreword Pragmatic Idealists, Justin McGuirk p.9, Introduction p.21, Like No City in the Western World from New York City to the Barrios of Caracas p.27, There Is a Crack in Everything Collegiality in Switzerland, Chaos in Caracas, 9/11 Everywhere p.81, Vertical Gym Community-Building in a Caracas Barrio p.109, Some Days You Eat the Bear The Caracas Metro Cable Runs The Gauntlet Of Venezuelan Politics p.145, Some Days The Bear eats You Multiple Projects Along Avenida Lecuna Almost Succeed p.199, Learning Experiences The Architecture Of Schools For Special Needs And Social Purposes p.233, Hoograven Invites You Modernism And Urban Design In Morocco And Utrecht p.281, The Meaning Of The Tower Torre David Goes To The Venice Biennale, Global Debate Ensues p.343, Every Answer Raises Questions Principles Of Incremental Architecture In Latin America p.377, Power To the People Blocking-Out and The Empower Shack in a Cape Town Township p.401, The Bigger Picture Rethinking Urbanism And The City Of The Future p.491,
A Homecoming Ming of Sorts Politics In Argentina, Partnerships in Colombia p.565, Epilogue p.599, Postscript They Started Something, Aaron Betsky p.619, Selected Time Line p.623, Acknowledgments p.645, Photo Credits p.647, Index p.650.