New York Global

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New York Global

Critical Writings and Proposals. 1970-2020. Housing, Infrastructure, Pedagogy

Richard Plunz

On the eve of Plunz’s status as Emeritus at Columbia University, New York Global bridges five decades of his pedagogical commitment to question the cannons of the design and urbanism fields and their relationship to the contemporary built environment. Through interviews, syllabi excerpts, essays, discussions, and projects, New York City is projected as a lens for understanding the potential for metropolises everywhere to serve as firewalls against dystopic social inequities and ecological adversity. In questioning the discourse surrounding urban research and action, Plunz engages with the primordial question of “urban” itself. This book is not a cautionary tale, but rather an assemblage of timestamped evidence toward understanding our current condition. Closely studying the very tools that have fostered today’s environmental and societal consequences, each segment contributes to understanding engagement with a post-accelerated future.

“The fact that urban populations have grown nearly ten times in a century has rendered most urban design principles obsolete. At a time when climate change directly correlates with urban growth, Richard Plunz’s masterful book provides us with the most pertinent of analyses by placing the design of cities back at the center of today’s human priorities. A “must-read” for the early twenty-first century.” —Bernard Tschumi Architect, Professor of Architecture and Dean Emeritus, Columbia University New York

COVER IN PROGRESS Publication date Size Format ISBN Printed · EN Price Feb 2023 7.6 x 9.3 in. / 19,5 x 23,8 cm Softcover · 304 pages 978-1-63840-093-6 $44.95 / €40 / £40

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