A+U 612: Urban Science — New Design Tools maps the intersection of emerging urban technologies and architectural practice, asking directly how data-driven tools are reshaping the way architects conceive and intervene in cities.
About This Book
This issue of A+U turns its attention to a question of urgent relevance: what happens when urban science acquires new computational and participatory tools, and what do architects do with them? Guest editor Yuji Yoshimura frames the inquiry broadly, ranging from the aesthetics of urban space to public health and participatory democracy. Barcelona — a city that has made municipal-scale data experimentation a matter of policy — serves as a primary case study, alongside work from the United States and Japan. Crucially, these contemporary developments are situated within a longer historical arc of urban science, giving the issue intellectual depth beyond the merely technological.
Key Features
- 168 pages of architectural and urban research, project documentation, and critical essays
- Guest edited by Yuji Yoshimura, architect and researcher at the University of Tokyo
- Projects and case studies from Barcelona, the United States, and Japan
- Published by Shinkenchiku-sha
What You'll Discover
- How municipal governments — particularly Barcelona — are deploying new urban science tools at a city-wide scale
- The relationship between data-driven urban analysis and the aesthetics of urban space
- Applications of emerging technologies in participatory democracy and public health contexts
- How contemporary urban science tools connect to the longer historical framework of the discipline
About the Author
Yuji Yoshimura is an architect and researcher based at the University of Tokyo. As guest editor of this issue, he shapes the inquiry into how new urban science technologies are transforming architectural and urban design practice.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 168
- Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784900212688
- Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and urban designers engaging with smart city frameworks, researchers in urban science and computational design, and practitioners curious about how data tools are transforming public space and municipal planning.