Tigran Haas Livres

Best defined as the art of shaping the built environment, urban design seeks to understand and analyze the variety of forces—social, economic, cultural, legal, ecological, and aesthetic—that affect how we live. The complex challenges facing cities today—scarcity of resources, growing economic divisions, and rampant sprawl, among others—are forcing a reconsideration of urban design. New Urbanism, a leading movement within urban design, advocates a return to small-town urban forms: human-scale, pedestrian-friendly streets, a reinvigoration of cities, and a stop to suburban sprawl. This new volume, drawing on a conference and debates at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, comprehensively examines New Urbanism today and speculates about it’s future. With contributions from Christopher Alexander, Leon Krier, Peter Hall, Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck, William McDonough, Peter Calthorpe, Jan Gehl, Lars Lerup, Edward Soja, and Saskia Sassen, among others, New Urbanism and Beyond is both a comprehensive primer on urban design and a provocation for practitioners, historians, and citizens everywhere.

Set in a surreal highrise in the Balkans during the 1980s, this debut collection features over 30 fictionalized non-fiction tales filled with unexpected twists. Tigran Haas delves into bizarre themes like devil worship, espionage, and eccentricities, creating a unique blend reminiscent of Borat, Walter Mitty, and Monty Python. Each story offers a fresh perspective, combining characters and emotions in a fast-paced narrative that captivates and entertains, making it a standout read from a promising new author.