Synopses & Reviews
This monograph looks at the innovative sustainable cities created by Albert Speer & Partners, from their planning and development to construction.
Synopsis
For more than forty years, Albert Speer & Partners have been
designing ecologically sensitive communities throughout the
globe. Many of their trailblazing projects are discussed in this
compelling and timely look at what has been accomplished in
an effort to satisfy the array of social, economic, and
environmental demands of the twenty-first century. The
authors explore themes of redeveloping aging cities, resource
conservation, urban density, zoning, and new technology.
Focusing on projects in cities as wide-ranging as Shanghai,
Baku, Cairo, Changchun, and Frankfurt, the book includes
plans, renderings, drawings, and photographs of the sites. A
model of innovative thinking and practice, the firm is shown
most importantly as embracing its highest priority of
sustainable urban planning.