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MONU #24 On Domestic Urbanism Released

Netherlands Architecture News - Apr 19, 2016 - 14:08   5734 views

MONU #24 On Domestic Urbanism Released

MONU Magazine released its new issue on Domestic Urbanism. What happens in domestic interiors appears to be very relevant for our societies. At least, that is what Andrés Jaque argues in our interview entitled "The Home as Political Arena" for this new issue of MONU.

This issue, "Domestic Urbanism", deals with the domestic aspects of cities, and everything that is related to the human home and habitat, the scale of the house, people's own universe, things that are usually hidden and private. According to Jaque, a great number of the processes by which our societies are shaped take place in domestic interiors, the domestic realm, and in relation to very domestic elements such as the table setting, the Christmas tree, or the TV remote control... continue reading in here.

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This issue is supported by University of Leuven’s Master of Human Settlements and Master of Urbanism and Strategic PlanningErasmus University Rotterdam’s Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)University of Liechtenstein’s Master (Msc) of Architectureand Incognita's Architectural Study Tours. Find out more about MONU's supporters here.

Cover: Image is courtesy of STAR strategies + architecture. The image is part of their contribution "The Interior of the Metropolis" on page 106. ©STAR strategies + architecture; Illustrator: Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva.

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