SMAQ (Sabine Müller and Andreas Quednau ) published with JOVIS Publishers the book 'Charter of Dubai – A Manifesto of Critical Urban Transformation'.
 

From the publisher announcement:

The man-made peninsula Palm Jumeirah on the coast of Dubai is a project of superlatives and an exemplary model for the gated communities and resorts that have developed worldwide in property bubbles. The development may be spectacular, but cannot conceal the fact that the former marketing success story is faced with serious problems. How can an isolated anti-urban exclave be opened up and integrated? Can issues concerning networking, the public sphere and affordable housing, as well as climate change adaptation, biodiversity and the supply of energy be resolved through targeted tactical interventions?

The Charter of Dubai is a manifesto of critical urban transformation. It subversively encourages the conversion of isolated quarters into a socially and ecologically open urban space. The detailed catalogue of the individual measures, richly illustrated with clear sketches and references, make the Charter a handbook for urban transformation that takes account of the social and the ecological.

With a foreword by Philipp Misselwitz, drawings, images and texts by Sabine Müller, Andreas Quednau and SMAQ, an essay by Kees Christiaanse and an interview with the planners of the Palm Jumeirah.

Charter of Dubai
A Manifesto of Critical Urban Transformation
Sabine Müller / Andreas Quednau / SMAQ (Eds.)
Jovis Verlag Berlin, 2012
english
104 Pages
approx. 100 col. and b/w images
soft cover with flaps
format: 24 x 32 cm
ISBN 978-3-86859-165-1
Price: 32 Euro

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