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Urban Transformation
More than 50 distinguished architects, urban planners, politicians, and artists around the globe present their visions of emerging urban conditions in this 400 page opus, which was inspired by the topic of the Holcim Forum 2007 in Shanghai: Urban_Trans_Formation. The book was published by Ruby Press, Berlin in 2008.
(ISBN 987-3-00-024878-8)
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"Urban_Trans_Formation" - Holcim Forum 2007 in Shanghai
This publication provides a useful "generalist" overview on the Holcim Forum 2007, held in Shanghai, China. It targets a broad audience, as a means of raising awareness in terms of the topic of urban transformation. It contains information on speakers, themes, workshops and participants, as well as general information on the activities of the 2-day event.
[ISBN 3
7266 0080 8]
Urban_Trans_Formation (PDF, 5.9MB)
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"First Forum" - First Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction
Summary of the Holcim Forum, dedicated to the topic of "Basic Needs" relevant to sustainable construction, held at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, on September 16/17, 2004.
First Forum - proceedings of the first Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction - ISBN 3 7266 0069 8 (ZIP/PDF 12MB)
Individual sections:
First Forum, participants' statements on Sustainable Construction (PDF, 1.3MB)
Welcome to contested territory, Simon Upton (PDF, 246KB)
People - The power of small changes, Muhammad Yunus (PDF, 2.2MB)
Concepts - Long-term is not the same as sustainable, Winy Maas (PDF, 1.3MB)
Harmony between the natural and the man-made, Eduardo Souto de Moura (PDF, 585KB)
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