Meta-cities by Richard Burnett
The 10th International Architecture Exhibition is centred on the transformations of cities and territories on the planet. This title includes a section that describes the transformations in the regions of Southern Italy and a section centred on models of international urban and territorial transformations.
Richard Burdett (London, 1956) is an architect and urbanist based in London. He is Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at the London School of Economics (LSE) and architectural adviser to the Mayor of London. His expertise lies in understanding [he links between architecture, urban design and urban society, operating at the interface of urban practice, politics and research. Burdett has played a key role in institutions that have shaped the culture of architecture in the UK -the 9H Gallery, the Architecture Foundation, the LSE Cities Programme, the Mayor's Architecture and Urbanism Unit and the UK government's Urban Task Force - and is an adviser to public and private organisations including the Tate Gallery, the BBC, NM Rothschilds and the Deutsche Bank. He has been a jury member of many international design competitions including the Museum of Modern Art in Rome, the Tate Modern in London, Forum 2004 in Barcelona and a new residential district in Bei-jiing. He runs a series of annual meeting attended by European Mayors and is responsible for 'Urban Age' scries of international conferences on cities funded by the Deutsche Bank held in global cities including New York, Shanghai, London, Berlin, Mexico City and Johannesburg. Burdett has curated over 40 exhibitions on contemporary architecture and cities, is a regular commentator in the press and media, and presented a documentary for the BBC on the Villa Malaparte. Raised and educated in Rome, Burdett lives in London with his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9788831789561 |
| ISBN 10 | 8831789562 |
| Title | Meta-cities |
| Author | Richard Burnett |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Marsilio |
| Year published | 2006-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
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