Author: Zurich ETH
Place: Switzerland
Publisher: Schindler
Year: 2015
Pages: 94
Source: Received from Pankaj Joshi
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Design
Keyword: Urban Designer, Street Design
Shelf: C7R5
Accession No: B1456
Contents: Foreword- Essays Introduction- In Search of Approaches to Contemporary Urban Intervention Challenges Accessibility in Cities: Transport and Urban Form Rocking the Roadblock Future Infrastructure Preservation of the Public Urban Design Models for Urban Megaprojects in a Global World Undermining the Authority Chinese Urbanization through the Lens of Da Lang Games with Frontiers Afterword- Essays The Elevator: From Social Ambition to Urban Necessity People
Abstract: The *Global Schindler Award 2015* features essays that tackle contemporary urban challenges, focusing on accessibility, transportation, and urban form. It examines the role of infrastructure, public space preservation, and urban megaprojects from a global perspective. Special attention is given to Chinese urbanization and the relationship between social ambition and urban necessities, like elevators. The volume also critiques urban governance and explores the future of infrastructure in a globalized world. Referencing organizations like the United Nations, the essays emphasize the importance of sustainable urban development and international cooperation in addressing pressing urban issues.