for the Near Future

112 · Imminent Commons: Urban Questions for the Near Future

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017

The first publication of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017, proposes a framework where set basic commons – an evolving network of agencies, resources and technologies – as the critical issue in the move towards a sustainable and just urbanism. The cities of the world stand at a crossroads. Amidst radical social, economic, and technological transformations, will the city become a driving force of creativity, diversity, and sustainability, or will it be a mechanism of inequality, despair, and environmental decay? At this critical moment, where do the stakes lie and what are the agents of change? From the time of its birth, the city has been held together by the commons.

With contributions of Alejandro Zaera, Hyungmin Pai, Maider Llaguno, Nerea Calvillo, Hyewon Lee, Lindsay Bremner, Alex Ivancic, Iñaki Abalos, Charles Waldheim, David Gissen, Carlo Ratti, Daniele Belleri, Saskia Saseen, Adam Greenfield, Jesse LeCavalier, Philip Rode, Duncan McLaren, Julian Agyeman, Gunter Pauli, Gramazio and Kohler, Mario Carpo, Dirk E. Hebel, Marta H. Wisniewska, Felix Heisel, Mitchell Joachim, Jennifer Gabrys and Christian Hubert.

Eds. Size Format ISBN Printed · EN ISBN Ebook · EN Price Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Hyungmin Pai 6.7 x 9.5 in. / 17 x 24 cm Softcover · 440 pages 978-1-94515-051-7 978-1-63840-999-1 $44.95 / €40 / £35

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