This book is an intellectual probe, interrogating numerous environmental problems that arise during a city's development. Examples include the disintegrating quality of the landscape, and difficulties caused by rapid climate change. It maintains its modern purview throughout, assessing new technologies as they evolve. Looking to the future of the urban conglomerate, this book is a visual celebration of ingenuity in design on both aesthetic and practical fronts. It admires the stunning geometry of postmodern architecture, while reminding us that this brutality speaks to humanity's abusive relationship with the natural world. Proposing innovative alternatives, Imminent Shapes is a recommended text for anyone interested in what forthcoming years may hold for urban design. AUTHOR: Alberto Clementi is an urban planner based primarily at the Faculty of Architecture in Pescara, which he has led since 2004. Prior to this, he founded and directed the Architecture and Urban Planning Department. SELLING POINTS: ? A book that proposes a new future for city planning ? Of interest to anyone concerned with global urbanisation processes 300 colour images
