P o p - U p C it y City-Making in a Fluid World
Flexible Cities with Fluid Citizens An Introduction Our cities are growing and changing faster and more drastically than at any other point in human history. Cities are gaining more influence over their internal affairs, allowing them to be major players in global societal, cultural, technological, and economic transformation processes. In order to better weather the winds of change, cities must be adaptable to unexpected needs, a state that the majority of cities have yet to achieve. Under the gleaming surface of urban planning rhetoric, an entire culture of inspiring and refreshing bottomup initiatives and pop-up design projects are helping urbanites change the way they use and make the city of tomorrow.
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