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Catalytic Urbanism: The Role of Customised Design Solutions in Delivering Transformational Urban Change
Author(s) -
Eisenstein Elad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1984
Subject(s) - bespoke , urbanism , transformational leadership , china , urban design , sociology , public administration , urban planning , political science , civil engineering , engineering , public relations , architecture , visual arts , law , art
Elad Eisenstein is a Director at Arup, leading the firm's urban design and masterplanning practice from London. Here he describes how through a highly customised approach, ‘catalytic urbanism’, Arup is working internationally in cities undergoing rapid change in a manner that is tailored to both global and local forces – accounting for climate change, macroeconomics and mobility. This bespoke method is illustrated in three diverse contexts: in North London, Pretoria in South Africa and Wanzhuang in China.