A humanist vision looking to the future.
— SILVIO BAVA
Le Monde Diplomatique Brazil
In a just world this book would not need to be written …
By Tiziana Panizza Kassahun
Every week for the foreseeable future until 2050, our cities grow by more than one million people. Contempt for human rights and freedoms, coupled with striking inequalities in living conditions reveal one of the greatest architecture challenges of our time.
This book is a collage of narratives, photos, and critical conversations addressing the link between architecture and human rights. It reveals how architects can use human rights as powerful tools for better, fairer urban planning—to create livable, sustainable cities of the future.
Who owns our cities—and why this urban takeover should concern us all.
Foreword by Saskia Sassen
Can architecture and design reverse inequality? Everyone has a right to a more civil and community sharing urban life.
— STEFANO BOERI
Architect
A Visual essay
by Stefano de Luigi
This book calls for a new approach to urbanization and how to solve some of the most urgent and globally pervasive problems of our time.
— SALIL SHETTY
Secretary General of Amnesty International
Architecture & Human Rights
Written by Tiziana Panizza Kassahun
Foreword by Saskia Sassen
Visual essay by Stefano De Luigi
Designed by Ralf Herms
Published by niggli
