What do you think?
The Homegrown City: Reclaiming the Metropolis for its Users
A radical new perspective on cities and urbanism
Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice urbz, explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in the story of cities and urban development.
Slums, informal settlements, and other unplanned habitats are seen as the antithesis of the metropolis. Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, founders of the design practice urbz, explore how such neighbourhoods and their inhabitants have been unfairly dismissed when they should in fact be under-stood as partners in the story of cities and urban development.
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 13, 2026
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 review
Read
September 30, 2026Déconstruit la notion d’habitat informel, utilise des refs de philos et de littérature pour construire de nouvelles méthodes et de nouveaux paradigmes d’urbanisme, mega instructif 👍
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 review