The school, the book, the town
By: Marc Angélil ... [et al.] ; edited by Marc Angélil, Cary Siress and Charlotte Malterre Barthes in collaboration with Something Fantastic
Contributors: Malterre-Barthes, Charlotte; Something Fantastic (Firm)
Publisher: Ruby Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9783944074047
Subjects: Urbanization; City planning
Other titles: Logbook, Ethiopia in a timeline
Description: The School, The Book, The Town is a biography of an experiment undertaken in Ethiopia for nearly a decade, starting with the founding of a school, setting off a series of investigations assembled in a book, and leading to the construction of a town. A timeline running all through the book reveals how logical and consistent, but in some cases also chaotic and interrupted the story evolved. In an age of rapid urbanization, the city is everywhere. In the case of Ethiopia, as with so many other developing nations, architecture and urban design are brought face to face with a country undergoing radical, often painful transformations that put longstanding traditions to the test. The burning question here is how to modernize and yet maintain distinct cultural identities, while also trying to accommodate mass migration from rural regions to urban centers. In sum, the route followed here is one marked by a series of trials that leave nothing standing as it was.