2024-11-21T17:21:55-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/97029910/op-ed-response-to-screen-print-6-monu-s-greater-urbanism Petros Phokaides 2014-04-07T17:23:00-04:00 >2014-04-14T19:07:51-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fs/fs6kfxcfvzdeuznr.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Greater urbanism, the focus of the latest issue of <em>MONU</em> magazine, is a term aiming to describe urban phenomena and strategies associated with cities expanding their territories (&ldquo;greater&rdquo; as bigger and more complex); and/or increasing their economic or symbolic power (&ldquo;Greater&rdquo; as grander). Revisiting the magazine&rsquo;s rich content, profiled in <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/91708100/screen-print-6-monu-s-greater-urbanism" target="_blank"><em>Screen/Print</em> #6</a>, this review, by Petros Phokaides,&nbsp;Loukas Triantis and Iris Polyzos, aims to offer critical insights on some of the challenges faced by urbanism today, and a quick reflection on current dynamics/discussions on the future of cities.</p>