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Prototypology and the Twenty-First Century

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How can we make our cities more sustainable and resilient when they are planned using outdated components from the past? WOHA practice follows its concept of prototypology, where real projects are developed as prototype components for a new sustainable city. These are both, real-life projects as well as urban designs concepts, which have resulted from designing using new components.

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Hassell, R. (2019). Prototypology and the Twenty-First Century. In: Dense and Green Building Typologies. SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0713-3_7

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