{"product_id":"texas-a24-copy","title":"Smooth City Against Urban Perfection, Towards Collective Alternatives","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamines the rise of the smooth city and counters it with a clear critique\u003cbr\u003eOffers a starting point for challenging the obsession with urban ‘perfection’ \u003cbr\u003ePresents a framework for collectively working towards ‘porous’ alternatives\u003cbr\u003eSelected by the Student Jury of The Best Dutch Book Designs of 2023!\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: René Boer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisuals and design: Kees de Klein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 2023, Valiz supported by Creative Industries Fund NL | pb | 272 pp. | 19 x 12 cm (h x w) | English | ISBN 978-94-93246-20-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRené Boer (1986, he\/him) works as a critic, curator and organizer in and beyond the fields of architecture, art, design and heritage. He is based in Amsterdam, founding partner of Loom - practice for cultural transformation and editor at Failed Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKees de Klein is a graphic designer, visual artist and art director based in Amsterdam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the media:\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the interview with René Boer about Smooth City by Laurens Bluekens in HP\/De Tijd (21 May 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the interview with René Boer about Smooth City by Teun Dominicus in Het Parool (9 June 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- Click here to read the article Healthy Cities and Bodies: Reflections on New Paradigms of Urban Wellbeing from Vincent Baptist in Mediapolis (9 June 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the review of Smooth City by Ronnie Weessies in Architectenweb (20 June 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the review of Smooth City by Marina Samveljan, Kate Unsworth and Anna Kozera on Archined (27 November 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the review of Smooth City on De Architect (29 November 2023)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the review of Smooth City by Joost Zonneveld on Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu (5 March 2024)\u003cbr\u003e- Click here to read the review of Smooth City by Kate Wagner in The Nation (12 March 2024)\u003cbr\u003e- Listen here to the interview with René Boer in New Books Network (22 October 2024)\u003cbr\u003e- Click here to read an excerpt of Smooth City on KoozArch (17 January 2025)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the article 'Porous City? Hoe dan wel?!' by Marina Samveljan, Kate Unsworth and Anna Kozera on Archined (3 February 2025)\u003cbr\u003e- (Only in Dutch) Click here to read the review 'Pleidooi vor de poreuze stad' by Jarmo Berkhout on de Nederlandse Boekengids (8 June 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dale Zine Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48969994404083,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/3415\/8142\/files\/SmoothCityReneBoerDaleZineShop.jpg?v=1778265475","url":"https:\/\/dalezineshop.com\/products\/texas-a24-copy","provider":"Dale Zine Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}