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In Transit
Mobility, City Culture and Urban Development in Rotterdam, 2003,
urbanism
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publication paralel to 1e Architectural Biennale, Rotterdam
item:
paperback
Dutch and English edition
240 x 170 mm
192 pages
content Mobility has an enormous impact on city culture and urban development. Cities are primarily perceived from a moving perspective. Our experience of the city is to a large extent determined by infrastructure and traffic flows. Mobility is not solely a logistical or technocratic challenge in the modern city, but also a key conditioning factor in urban development. This book presents a kaleidoscopic impression of what urbanity is under today’s conditions in Rotterdam. design The book is layered, written essays alternate with image essays. The book uses word and image to examine the social significance of mobility. Relevant themes from the essays are visualised on the title pages. A photo from the project 'Mobility' is used for the cover. Besides designing of the book, image editing and two image essays are included. A selection of pages is shown.
Lexicon of Mobility
, 2003,
public space
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published in the publication 'In Transit'
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vissual essay about mobility
content It seems that man has an almost physical need to move. We move and we head for destination. This is what we now call 'mobility'. What does that movement mean in this epoch, in this city? What is the experience of movement in a city? design - road signs, a pre-planned structure in relation to the chewing gum map, a structure that evolves from movement - pavement and tile patterns in relation to the texture of the pavement - traffic signs on one road - poles in a neighbourhood - colour pallet of movement Essay published in 'In transit'
Mobility
, 2003,
public space
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item:
photographs
content A series of photos around the theme mobility. Photo used on the cover of the publication 'In Transit, Mobility, City Culture and Urban Development in Rotterdam'.
Rotterdam data
, 2003,
public space
together with:
occasion:
published in the publication 'In Transit'
item:
vissual essay about mobility
content Mobility represented in histograms, diagrams, and statistics. This data makes the elusive phenomenon of the city – in this case Rotterdam – more easy to manage. And in this design easier to read and compare. Essay published in 'In Transit'