Florian Urban
Biographic Data
| ID | 5943640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florian Urban |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florian |
| FAMILY NAME | Urban |
| SIGNATURE | URBAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Glasgow School of Art |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Copenhagen’s “Return to the Inner City” 1990-2010
This article will present Copenhagen’s tortuous path from industrial decline to regeneration city, centering on the rebuilding of large waterfront areas in the Copenhagen Harbor such as Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen, and Frihavn, as well as on select developments in the central neighborhoods Nørrebro, Vesterbro, and Christianshavn. Focusing on architecture, it will show that Copenhagen’s “return to the inner city” was guided by the mutual influence…
Berlin's construction groups and the politics of bottom-up architecture
In the 2000s, Berlin saw the formation of so-called Baugruppen (construction groups) – associations of small-scale investors who pooled their modest capital to commission an architect and construct a multistorey building in which they would own and occupy a flat. They were mostly middle-class families united by a belief in community values and neighbourly contact as well as the qualities of urban living. This article will present the construction…
Between ruin and restoration – an environmental history of Israel
"Between ruin and restoration – an environmental history of Israel." Planning Perspectives, 28(2), p. 346
Mumbai's suburban mass housing
In the 1960s and 1970s, the state-operated Maharashtra Housing Board and its successor organization Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) responded to Mumbai's exponential growth with what at the time was internationally considered to be the most effective measure to fight the housing shortage: large estates of standardized apartment blocks. In Mumbai's northern suburbs, housing compounds were built for designated income leve…
Small Town, Big Website
Small Town, Big Website
Mumbai's suburban mass housing
In the 1960s and 1970s, the state-operated Maharashtra Housing Board and its successor organization Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) responded to Mumbai's exponential growth with what at the time was internationally considered to be the most effective measure to fight the housing shortage: large estates of standardized apartment blocks. In Mumbai's northern suburbs, housing compounds were built for designated income leve…
Small Town, Big Website
Mumbai's suburban mass housing
In the 1960s and 1970s, the state-operated Maharashtra Housing Board and its successor organization Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) responded to Mumbai's exponential growth with what at the time was internationally considered to be the most effective measure to fight the housing shortage: large estates of standardized apartment blocks. In Mumbai's northern suburbs, housing compounds were built for designated income leve…
Between ruin and restoration – an environmental history of Israel
"Between ruin and restoration – an environmental history of Israel." Planning Perspectives, 28(2), p. 346
Berlin's construction groups and the politics of bottom-up architecture
In the 2000s, Berlin saw the formation of so-called Baugruppen (construction groups) – associations of small-scale investors who pooled their modest capital to commission an architect and construct a multistorey building in which they would own and occupy a flat. They were mostly middle-class families united by a belief in community values and neighbourly contact as well as the qualities of urban living. This article will present the construction…
Copenhagen’s “Return to the Inner City” 1990-2010
This article will present Copenhagen’s tortuous path from industrial decline to regeneration city, centering on the rebuilding of large waterfront areas in the Copenhagen Harbor such as Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen, and Frihavn, as well as on select developments in the central neighborhoods Nørrebro, Vesterbro, and Christianshavn. Focusing on architecture, it will show that Copenhagen’s “return to the inner city” was guided by the mutual influence…
Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Architecture (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economy (2 works)