PoroCity - Opening Up Solidity by The Why Factory

by Winy Maas and Adrien Ravon with Tihamér Salij, Alexander Sverdlov, Ania Molenda and Arend van Waart. Edited by Javier Arpa

The Why Factory, led by Dutch architect, urbanist, researcher Prof. Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV, has released its new book "PoroCity - Opening up Solidity", published as a manifesto for the introduction of the public realm into the private sphere of our cities.

Focusing on more open spaces in our vertical architecture and urbanism, the book provides various tools to make urban porosity socially, environmentally and economically valuable. It is the eleventh book of The Why Factory released after Copy Paste last year, alongside series, and follows Visionary Cities, The Why Factor(y), Green Dream, Vertical Village, Hong Kong Fantasies, City Shocks, We Want World Wonders, Absolute Leisure, Barba and Copy Paste.