CITY ISLAND
EXPLORING POLARITY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
A book about the city and it's dualities.
Places that stand apart from today's society because of their rich history, authenticity, straightforwardness and personality. The wealth of those places has nothing to do with economic value. They are not part of our consumer society, only in that sense that they are affected by the explosive growth of the city. As a result, these are temporary places, where life is dynamic because major (building) projects are often planned for the future. Skyscrapers, shopping malls, a new residential development...