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Prime
city

Plate 11

Prime
city

Plate 11

The inhabitants of the very chic West Bank are fiercely opposing the new business district that is being built on the opposite bank, just like they protested against the installation of industry a few decades ago. But the development of this prime location, only a stone's throw away from downtown, seems inevitable.

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Laon, France

6.5m

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Paris, France

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Paris, France

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Lower
city

Plate 10

Lower
city

Plate 10

At the foot of an affluent neighbourhood, an industrial microcosm is being erased in indifference, replaced by a city entrance considered worthy of that name. Only a few handpicked traces will remain.

6.0m

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Clichy, France

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Boulogne-Billancourt, France

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Zagreb, Croatia

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Landscape
city

Plate 9

Landscape
city

Plate 9

An artificial lake, situated on a flooded former quarry, sets the scene for this planned city and its architectural ingenuity.

5.5m

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Créteil, France

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Lyon, France

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Courbevoie, France

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Overlapping
cities

Plate 8

Overlapping
cities

Plate 8

The planners of this rational city, where all functions are separated, left room for the former organic network of villages as a welcomed escape from the newly imposed grid.

5.0m

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La Rochelle, France

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Zagreb, Croatia

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Zagreb, Croatia

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Reborn
city

Plate 7

Reborn
city

Plate 7

A now prosperous city struggles with the remnants of its working-class past: should it be erased or celebrated? Until that is decided, the traces of each time period accumulate and live next to each other.

4.5m

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Tallinn, Estonia

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Progression, 2019

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Progression, 2019

4.0m

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Border
city

Plate 6

Border
city

Plate 6

Control who enters: such is the purpose of this border crossing, recently reinforced as promised in the elections. Every day, the slum on the other bank receives new migrants, still eager to attempt the crossing.

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Dallas, United States

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Progression, 2019

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Zagreb, Croatie

3.5m

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Rival
cities

Plate 5

Rival
cities

Plate 5

Water can unite people, but it can also divide them. On each side of a tightly secured border, two rival cities thrive along these river banks.

3.0m

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Clichy, France

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Boulogne-Billancourt, France

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Zagreb, Croatie

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Hidden
city

Plate 4

Hidden
city

Plate 4

Narrow alleyways bend between houses that appear to be carved out of the cliff: the undeniable charm of this village has been ignored for decades, yet is now the reason for its success.

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Clichy, France

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Boulogne-Billancourt, France

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Zagreb, Croatie

2.5m

2.0m

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Sprawling
city

Plate 3

1.5m

Sprawling
city

Plate 3

A majestic natural landform is steadily surrounded and isolated by urban sprawl.

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Clichy, France

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Boulogne-Billancourt, France

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Zagreb, Croatie

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Forgotten
city

Plate 2

1.0m

Forgotten
city

Plate 2

This former boomtown has been through phases of success and decay during its short existence. The surface of the desert, forever modified, keeps a record of them.

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Texas, United States

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Marfa, United States

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Marfa, United States

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Invisible
city

Plate 1

0.0m

0.5m

Invisible
city

Plate 1

An isolated landscape, yet dominated by mankind: pastures, roads, and other networks wound the fragile desert surface.

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Texas, United States

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Marfa, United States

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Zagreb, Croatie

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