''MONU'' is an English-language, annual

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

urbanism Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, a profession focusing on the design and management of urban ...

that focuses on the

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

in a broad sense, including its

politics Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...

economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...

geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

ecology Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their Natural environment, environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosystem, and biosphere lev ...

, its

social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives fro ...

aspects, as well as its physical

structure A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...

and

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

. Therefore, architecture is one of many fields covered by the magazine - fields which are all brought together under the catch-all term "urbanism". ''MONU'' is edited in the city of

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

, Netherlands. Continuous publication began in June 2004. It refers to itself as an

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, non-conformist, niche publication that collects critical articles, images, concepts, and urban theories from

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, urbanists and theorists from around the world on a given topic. ''MONU'' claims to examine topics that are important to the future of our cities and urban regions from a variety of perspectivesMONU
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Retrieved on 9 November 2011. and to provide a platform for comparative analysis. The different viewpoints, contexts, and methods of analysis allow for an in-depth exploration of various topics. The combination of writings and projects created within different cultures and from different professional backgrounds generates new insights into the complex phenomena connected to cities. The magazine functions as a platform for the exchange of ideas and thus constitutes a

collective intelligence Collective intelligence (CI) is shared or group intelligence (GI) that Emergence, emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals and appears in consensus decision making. The term appears in sociobiolog ...

on urbanism.

Mission statement

What ''MONU'' has been aiming at since the very beginning is exploring every kind of urban aspect, everything that appears around the city. The magazine was always intrigued to find out the hidden political, social and economic truths, formal realities and interdependencies in cities.

Opinions

''MONU'' is generally critical of the fact that often urban spaces only fulfill the wishes and dreams of a powerful minority, who neglect the needs of most other people. ''MONU'' criticizes the consequences of a financially powerful elite developing real estate projects in cities merely to accommodate their consumerist desires. (#12 in 2010) The magazine also dismisses the lack of interest among architects and urban designers in dealing with the enormous potential of the existing urban material and topics such as urban and architectural restoration,

preservation Preservation may refer to: Heritage and conservation * Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible * ''Preservation'' (magazine), published by the Nat ...

renovation Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving broken, damaged, or outdated structures. Renovations are typically done on either commercial or residential buildings. Additionally, renovation can refer to making something new, o ...

, redevelopment, renewal or

adaptive reuse Adaptive reuse is the reuse of an existing building for a purpose other than that for which it was originally built or designed. It is also known as recycling and conversion. The adaptive reuse of buildings can be a viable alternative to new con ...

of old structures as socially irresponsible and economically and culturally unacceptable. (#14 in 2011) ''MONU'' disapproves of the non-ideological - or better post-ideological - conditions of our society when it comes to cities and aims for a new

sincerity Sincerity is the virtue of one who communicates and acts in accordance with the entirety of their feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and desires in a manner that is honest and genuine. Sincerity in one's actions (as opposed to one's communications) m ...

that is needed in a world consisting of a multiplicity of choices and urban outcomes without a single consistent urban

ideology An ideology is a set of beliefs or values attributed to a person or group of persons, especially those held for reasons that are not purely about belief in certain knowledge, in which "practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones". Form ...

. (#15 in 2011MONU
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Retrieved on 5 December 2011.)

History

''MONU'' was founded by Bernd Upmeyer and Thomas Söhl in 2004 and was originally conceived as a way to keep in touch and to continue to intellectually challenge one another after graduating in architecture and urban design at the

University of Kassel The University of Kassel () is a university founded in 1971 located in Kassel, Hessen, in central Germany. As of February 2022 it had about 25,000 students and about 3300 staff, including more than 300 professors. A special unit (Studienkoll ...

in 2002. Both founders went their separate ways, however: Upmeyer started working in the Netherlands and Söhl moved to the United States. The title of the magazine was created as an

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: Magazine ON Urbanism. Upmeyer once explained in an interview that at the start of the new millennium it felt much more appropriate, in a globalized world, to investigate topics such as architecture as a part of a wider field – in this case urbanism. The topic of the first issue " Paid Urbanism" was originally a University project that Upmeyer and Söhl were planning to do together during the late 1990s, but in the end never did. It was based on the idea of paying people to appear in deserted public spaces to inject artificially life into dead urban areas. Ever since, putting a different adjective or noun next to the word "Urbanism" has become a routine that continues to this day. Since 2007 - after issue #7 - Upmeyer directs ''MONU'' alone, as

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

, supported by his Rotterdam-based Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD). In 2008 Beatriz Ramo joined ''MONU'' as managing and contributing editor, after having supported and collaborated with the magazine since its first issue. What was at first an almost underground magazine made available in pdf format and as a stapled-together, black and white printed version, has evolved over the years into one of the main independent publications and into one of the leading independent architecture magazines published today, bringing together challenging themes explored by interesting writers and theorists. From 2004 until 2020 ''MONU'' was published twice a year and since 2021 it appears once a year.

Circulation

In 2011, ''MONU'' reported an average circulation of 3,000 copies per issue, two thirds of which were sold in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

and one third in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. ''MONU'' has been described as the biggest independent publication focused explicitly on urbanism. ''MONUs first print-run was very small, around 300 copies. From 2011 until 2015 ''MONU'' was also available digitally.

Innovation

''MONUs blend of radical passion and expert design has made the magazine itself the focus of several international exhibitions, including in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

and

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

. In summer 2007 ''MONU'' was part of an open workspace at the documenta 12 - one of the world's most important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. ''MONU'' was invited as part of the documenta's magazines project. ''MONU'' is considered to have brought back a new critical edge to the architectural and urban discourse at the beginning of the new millennium and has inspired many others to found similar magazines, particularly between 2005 and 2009. Many of those new magazines were featured together with ''MONU'' in the so-called Archizines Exhibition in London in November 2011.

Features

With every new issue, ''MONU'' uses the method of "call for submissions" or call for papers (CFP) for collecting contributions. This device of "call for submissions" has been based on the realization that the view of one person is limited. ''MONU'' wanted to open the magazine to different and changing perspectives and to focus on diversity, as the core value of the magazine. In that sense, the magazine aims to be open-sourced to its core, collecting and deploying a wide variety of articles, images, concepts, and urban critiques from designers and thinkers from all over the world, recognizing that the traditional journal no longer connects to today's informed audience. ''MONUs method of the "call for submissions" and its focus on diverse backgrounds and viewpoints from international contributors has found many followers in newer architectural publications that were established after 2005. ''MONU'' claims to have introduced the device of "open calls" as a tool to finding contributors to architectural and urban magazines – especially in Europe. Every issue features texts, topic-focused interviews, research, critical analysis, photography, conceptual artwork, and infographics on a defined topic."Every issue features"
Retrieved on 5 December 2011.

Contributors

Past contributors to ''MONU'' include: Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), Reinier de Graaf (2004, MONU #1 - Paid Urbanism)
Thomas Sieverts (2005, ''MONU'' #2 – Middle Class Urbanism)
Joost Meuwissen (2005, ''MONU'' #3 – Political Urbanism)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (2006, ''MONU'' #4 – Denied Urbanism)
Loïc Wacquant, Eyal Weizman (2006, ''MONU'' #5 – Brutal Urbanism)
Supersudaca (2007, ''MONU'' #6 – Beautiful Urbanism)
Floris Alkemade (2007, ''MONU'' #7 – 2nd Rate Urbanism)
Joep van Lieshout, Teddy Cruz (2008, ''MONU'' #8 – Border Urbanism)
Owen Hatherley, Shumon Basar (2008, ''MONU'' #9 – Exotic Urbanism)
NL Architects, Kees Christiaanse (2009, ''MONU'' #10 – Holy Urbanism)
Gerd Hauser,

Office for Metropolitan Architecture The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is an international architectural firm with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia. The firm is currently led by eight partners - Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen va ...

(2009, ''MONU'' #11 – Clean Urbanism)

Bjarke Ingels Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (; born 2 October 1974) is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). In Denmark, Ingels became well known after designing two housing complexes in Ørestad: VM Houses and Mountain Dwe ...

MVRDV MVRDV is a Rotterdam, Netherlands-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 1993, with additional offices in Berlin, New York, Paris, and Shanghai. It is currently regarded as one of the world's finest architecture firms. MVRDV is ...

(2010, ''MONU'' #12 – Real Urbanism)
Hans Frei (2010, ''MONU'' #13 – Most Valuable Urbanism)

Rem Koolhaas Remment Lucas Koolhaas (; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theory, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Graduate School of ...

, Adolfo Natalini, Beatriz Ramo (2011, ''MONU'' #14 – Editing Urbanism)
Wouter Vanstiphout, Thomas Ruff (2011, ''MONU'' #15 – Post-Ideological Urbanism)
Edward W. Soja, Mike Crang, Stephen Graham (2012, ''MONU'' #16 – Non-Urbanism)
Joel Garreau,

Saskia Sassen Saskia Sassen (born January 5, 1947) is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is a professor of sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and the London School of Eco ...

, Kunlé Adeyemi (2012, ''MONU'' #17 – Next Urbanism)
Rainer Langhans, Atelier 5,

Richard Sennett Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is an American sociologist who is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University. He is currently a Senior F ...

(2013, ''MONU'' #18 – Communal Urbanism)

Antoine Grumbach Antoine Grumbach is a French architect, urban planner and emeritus professor at École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Projects designed by him include Disney's Sequoia Lodge hotel at Disneyland Resort Paris, Bibliot ...

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners RSHP is a British architectural firm, founded in 1977 and previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership which became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in 2007. The firm rebranded from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to simply RSHP on 30 Ju ...

(2013, ''MONU'' #19 – Greater Urbanism
Bernardo Secchi,

Edward Burtynsky Edward Burtynsky (born February 22, 1955) is a Canadian photographer and artist known for his large format photographs of industrial landscapes. His works depict locations from around the world that represent the increasing development of indust ...

Bart Lootsma Bart Lootsma (born 1957 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) studied architecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology during 1975–1984. He is a historian, critic, and curator in the fields of architecture, design, and fine arts. He holds the chair fo ...

(2014, ''MONU'' #20 – Geographical Urbanism)

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Bos ...

Candida Höfer Candida Höfer (born 4 February 1944) is a German photographer. She is a renowned photographer known for her exploration of public spaces and architecture. In her career she transitioned from portraiture to focusing on spaces like libraries and m ...

Petra Blaisse Petra Blaisse (born 1955 in London, United Kingdom) is a British-born Dutch designer.Database searc ...

(2014, ''MONU'' #21 – Interior Urbanism)

Jean-Louis Missika Jean-Louis is a given name, especially for French males. Notable people named "Jean-Louis" include: * Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac, French naturalist * Jean-Louis Aubert, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer * Jean-Louis Baribe ...

, Bernd Upmeyer,

Ulf Hannerz Ulf Hannerz (born June 9, 1942, in Malmö) is a Swedish anthropologist known for his pioneering work on globalization, urban anthropology, multi-sited ethnography, and cultural theory. He is currently professor emeritus of Social Anthropology at ...

(2015, ''MONU'' #22 – Transnational Urbanism)

Jeremy Till Professor Jeremy Till (born 5 April 1957) is a British architect, educator and writer. He is an Emeritus Professor of Architecture at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. He was Head of Central Saint Martins and Pro Vice-Chancell ...

, Damon Rich,

Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limit ...

(2015, ''MONU'' #23 – Participatory Urbanism)

Andrés Jaque Andrés Jaque is a Spanish architect, writer and curator. In 2016, he was awarded with the 10th Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts., in 2024 he won the UNESCO Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, and in 2014, the Silv ...

Casco Casco may refer to: Places in the United States *Casco, Maine, a town **Casco (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place within the town *Casco Bay, a bay on the coast of Maine *Casco, Missouri, a ghost town *Casco, Wisconsin, a village *Casco (town), ...

Herman Hertzberger Herman Hertzberger (born 6 July 1932) is a Dutch architect, and a professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. In 2012 he received the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Biography Herman Hertzberger was ...

(2016, ''MONU'' #24 – Domestic Urbanism)
Kai Vöckler, Arnis Balcus,

(2016, ''MONU'' #25 – Independent Urbanism)

Lars Lerup Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...

Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design Bureau ( ) may refer to: Agencies and organizations *Government agency *Public administration * News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location * Bureau (European Parliament), the administr ...

, Roger Keil, Floris Alkemade,

Keller Easterling Keller Easterling is an American architect, urbanist, writer, and professor. She is Enid Storm Dwyer Professor and Director of the MED Program at Yale University. Biography She earned both her B.A. and M.Arch from Princeton University School of ...

, Michael Wolf,

Mark Power Mark Power (born 1959) is a British photographer. He is a member of Magnum Photos and Professor of Photography in The Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the University of Brighton.Stephan Petermann Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also * Sankt-Stephan * Stefan (disambiguation) * Stephan-Oterma * Stephani * Stephe ...

Levi Bryant Levi Bryant, born Paul Reginald Bryant, is a professor of philosophy at Collin College in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. Bryant has written extensively about post-structural and cultural theory, including the work of Gilles Deleuze, ...

, Nicholas de Monchaux,

Marco Casagrande Marco Mario Paolo Casagrande (born 7 May 1971) is a Finnish architect, environmental artist, architectural theorist, former mercenary, writer and professor of architecture. He graduated from Helsinki University of Technology department of arch ...

(2017, ''MONU'' #27 – Small Urbanism)

STAR strategies + architecture A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of lig ...

Alejandro Zaera-Polo Alejandro Zaera Polo is a Spanish architect, theorist and founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture (AZPML). He was formerly dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture and of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. ...

, Beatriz Ramo, Stefan Paeleman (2018, ''MONU'' #28 – Client-shaped Urbanism)
Cassim Shepard,

Pierre Huyghe Pierre Huyghe (born 11 September 1962) is a French contemporary artist, who works in a variety of media from films and sculptures to public interventions and living systems. He lives and works in Santiago de Chile. Early life and education Pier ...

Cruz Garcia Cruz is mostly a surname but is also used as a first name. It is of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, and later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word ...

, Kathrin Golda-Pongratz,

Carolyn Drake Carolyn Drake (born 1971) is an American photographer based in Vallejo, California. She works on long term photo-based projects seeking to interrogate dominant historical narratives and imagine alternatives to them. Her work explores community and ...

, Inge Goudsmit (2018, ''MONU'' #29 – Narrative Urbanism)

Deane Simpson Deane may refer to: Places * Deane, Greater Manchester, an area of Bolton and a former historic parish * Deane, Hampshire, a village * Deane, Kentucky Ships * USS ''Deane'' (1778), US Navy frigate named after Silas Deane * HMS ''Deane'' (K551 ...

Peter Granser Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, Frits van Dongen, Chris Phillipson,

Junya Ishigami (born 1974 in Kanagawa prefecture) is a Japanese architect. Ishigami completed his master's degree in architecture and planning at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2000. Between 2000 and 2004, he worked with Kazuyo Sejima at ...

, Matthias Hollwich (2019, ''MONU'' #30 – Late Life Urbanism)
Karla Rothstein,

Miguel Candela --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

Christopher Coutts Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

, Julie Rugg, Katrina Spade,

Cameron Jamie Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 19 ...

(2019, ''MONU'' #31 – After Life Urbanism)

Jörn Walter Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2010. The locality developed around a train station along the Main line through upper Norrland. Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyic ...

Richard Florida Richard L. Florida (born 1957) is an American urban studies theorist focusing on social and economic theory. He is a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's School of Profess ...

, Anne Mie Depuydt,

David Schalliol David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...

, Will Hartley,

DK Osseo-Asare DK (or variants) may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film and television * ''DK'' (film), a 2015 Indian film * Derek "DK" Kitson, a character in the television series ''Third Watch'', played by Derek Kelly * Dark Kingdom (professional wr ...

(2020, ''MONU'' #32 – Affordable Urbanism)

Beatriz Colomina Beatriz Colomina (born 1952) is a Spanish-American architecture historian, theorist and curator. She is the founding director of the Program in Media and Modernity at Princeton University, the Howard Crosby Butler Professor of the History of Archit ...

Jessica Bridger Jessica may refer to: Given name * Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name * Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica * Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the mon ...

Peter Dench Peter Dench (born 23 April 1972) is a British photojournalist working primarily in advertising, editorial and portraiture. His work has been published in a number of books. Biography Dench was born and grew up in Weymouth, Dorset. He graduated f ...

, Alexander Jachnow, Ian Nazareth,

Nadia Shira Cohen Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In many Slavic languages, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope": Ukrainian ...

(2020, ''MONU'' #33 – Pandemic Urbanism)

Mabel O. Wilson Mabel O. Wilson (born 1963) is an American architect, designer, and scholar. She is the founder of Studio& and a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Education Wilson received a Bache ...

Jeffrey Hou Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name *Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *Jeffrey City, Wyoming, United States *Jeffrey Street, Sydney, Australia *Jeffreys Bay, Western Cape, South Africa Art ...

, Ben Parry,

Rafal Milach Rafal may refer to: People * Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (born 1969), British experimental physicist * Rafal Kiernicki (1912–1995), Roman Catholic prelate from Ukraine * Rafal Korc (born 1982), Polish Paralympic athlete * Rafał Sznajder (1972� ...

, Ulrich Lebeuf,

Hans Pruijt Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

, Bing Guan (2021, ''MONU'' #34 – Protest Urbanism)

Mark Wigley Mark Antony Wigley (born 1956) is a New Zealand-born architect and author based in the United States. From 2004 to 2014, he was the Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Career Wigley receiv ...

Anya Sirota Anya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries. Origins and variant forms * Anya (Аня) is a Russian diminutive of Anna. * Ania is the spelling in Polish, w ...

Riccardo Dalisi Riccardo Dalisi (May 1, 1931 – April 9, 2022) was an Italian architect, designer and artist. References Further reading * 1931 births 2022 deaths 21st-century Italian architects Italian designers People from Potenza {{Ital ...

Isabelle Pateer Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

, MONU's Academic Research Studio (MARS), Peter Behrens School of Arts,

Arno Brandlhuber The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a sout ...

, Ian Nazareth, Olaf Grawert (2022, ''MONU'' #35 – Unfinished Urbanism)

Mark Gottdiener Mark Gottdiener (born 1943) was a professor of sociology at University at Buffalo, specializing in urban sociology. He is now professor emeritus. Gottdiener was the first person in the Anglophone world to write an extended analysis of Henri Lefebvr ...

, Sharon Zukin, Richard Plunz, Tatjana Schneider, Bharat Sikka, Izaskun Chinchilla (2023, ''MONU'' #36 – New Social Urbanism)
Eve Blau, Nikita Dhawan, María do Mar Castro Varela, Johanna-Maria Fritz, Diambra Mariani, Wendy Pullan,

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei ( ; , IPA: ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been ...

(2024, ''MONU'' #37 – Conflict-driven Urbanism)

References

External links

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