Depending on specific geographic, climatic, economic, and cultural conditions, there are many, and often radically conflicting implications of “urban” developments: the hyper-dense megalopolis coexists with endless sprawl; traditional street life exists side by side with massive web traffic; the hardware of architecture is augmented by the software of the event; high-speed urbanism in China happens simultaneously with the phenomenon of shrinking cities and the slow dying-out of small towns in the highly industrialized developed countries.

The newly published book “Urban Transformation” takes the reader on a global dérive through emerging urban conditions in five continents, seen through the eyes of more than 50 international architects, urban planners, politicians, and artists including Saskia Sassen, Robert Somol, Jean-Philippe Vassal, Eyal Weizman, Teddy Cruz, Rahul Mehrotra, and Enrique Peñalosa.

“Urban Transformation”, Edited by Ilka & Andreas Ruby, Berlin. Ruby Press, 2008. 400 pages, 336 illustrations, 17,5 x 23,5 cm, English. ISBN 978-3-00-024878-8

Further information on the publication and ordering details are available at holcimforum.org or from the publisher at www.ruby-press.com.

Urban Transformation. 
Edited by Ilka & Andreas Ruby.
Berlin: Ruby Press, 2008.
400 pages. With 336 illustrations. 17,5 x 23,5 cm. Language: English
ISBN 978-3-00-024878-8