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Id 3045
Author Arefi M.
Title Consilience in Urban Design (?): The Conceptual Convergence of Strange Bedfellows
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Arefi M. Consilience in Urban Design (?): The Conceptual Convergence of Strange Bedfellows,Design Issues 38 2

Keywords Design; Urban planning; Conceptual convergence; Consilience; Continuity; Design theory; Field methods; Hybridity; Natural process; Spontaneity; Urban design; Urban design theory; Regional planning
Link to article https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127584336&doi=10.1162%2fdesi_a_00678&partnerID=40&md5=b358f77832e55f3b2a4eb0a0495d3ead
Abstract This article unfolds how the predominant binary view towards urban design offers an alternative tripartite interpretation. This less orthodox but more realistic probing of the field's methods of praxis (hybridity, spontaneity, and continuity) “dissolves” its dominant formal-informal binary categorizations. Hybridity represents the synergistic city-nature relationship based on visually persuasive methods of design by mimicking natural processes. Spontaneity captures how local creative impromptu small-scale DIY design intervention efforts fill possible gaps in formal top-down urban design projects. Continuity highlights the complementary (rather than polarized) relationship between formal and informal urbanism. © 2022 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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DOI 10.1162/desi_a_00678
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