Lecture

Landscape Infrastructure: Urbanism Beyond Engineering

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This lecture explores the contemporary convergence of landscape and infrastructure as a response to the public works crisis, proposing systems and strategies for urbanization. It discusses the historical significance of mature technological systems and the concept of infrastructure in modernity, emphasizing the importance of rethinking urban infrastructures for the next generation of post-carbon public works in the 21st century.

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Urbanism: Topics in urbanism

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