Masterplanning the Adaptive City

<p>Computational design has become widely accepted into mainstream architecture but this is the first book to advocate applying it to create adaptable masterplans for rapid urban growth urban heterogeneity through computational urbanism. Practitioners and researchers here discuss ideas from the fields of architecture urbanism the natural sciences computer science economics and mathematics to find solutions for managing urban change in Asia and developing countries throughout the world. Divided into four parts (historical and theoretical background our current situation methodologies and prototypical practices) the book includes a series of essays interviews built case studies and original research to accompany chapters written by editor Tom Verebes to give you the most comprehensive overview of this approach.</p><p>Essays by Marina Lathouri Jorge Fiori Jonathan Solomon Patrik Schumacher Peter Trummer and David Jason Gerber. </p><p>Interviews with Dana Cuff Xu Wei Guo Matthew Prior Tom Barker Su Yunsheng and Brett Steele. </p><p>Built case studies by Zaha Hadid Architects James Corner Field Operations XWG Studio MAD OCEAN Consultancy Network Plasma Studio Groundlab Peter Trummer Serie Architects dotA and Rocker-Lange Architects.</p>