Movies often portray the city as a dystopia, particularly in the ‘neo-noir’ genre, which explores postmodern themes. TV shows and ads present an altogether sunnier picture of life in the city.
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Buildings, thinkers, books, films and works of art can ask central questions about how to live on this planet and its consequences.
Big ideas and big dollars have been invested in making ‘memorable’ places. Paradoxically, as similar solutions are adapted in diverse settings worldwide, this can lead to an uneasy new placelessness.
Taking stock of modernist buildings and their potential for reuse is a necessary public project in Johannesburg. A new book that tells the stories of reuse in this African metropolis can help do that.
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Associate professor of Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand
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Directeur de l'agence Villes Innovations, Chercheur associé au laboratoire PACTE (Université de Grenoble), Co-fondateur du Laboratoire d’usages culture(s)-art-société (LUCAS), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Chair and Professor of Planning, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Ingénieur de recherche en prévision hydrologique, Inrae
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Professor in Psychology and Sociology, University of Essex
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Emeritus Professor of Planning, University of South Australia
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Guest Lecturer, Climate Change Economics, University of Oxford & Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI
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Ingénieur de l’agriculture et de l’environnement, Inrae
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Macquarie University Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
