The Challenge of Suburbia
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  Andreas Ruby studied History of Art at University of Cologne/Germany before undertaking post-graduate studies on the Theory and History of Architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture Paris with Paul Virilio and at Columbia University New York with Bernard Tschumi. Prior to their collaboration at textbild, Andreas Ruby made his name as an architectural critic and theorist publishing regularly in international architectural magazines such as Assemblage (USA), A+U (Japan), Archis (Netherlands), DAIDALOS (Germany/USA), Bauwelt (Germany), Architektur Aktuell (Austria), Werk, Bauen + Wohnen (Switzerland) and many others. He also contributes regularly to major general public daily newspapers such as DIE ZEIT.

Ilka Ruby studied Architecture at RWTH Aachen/Germany. After practicing as an architect for some years, she now works as an editor, writer and graphic designer. In 2001, Andreas and Ilka Ruby set up their joint agency as a production facility for both publishing architectural books, magazines, essays, curating exhibitions and consulting architects.

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Editorial (Helen Castle).

Introduction: The Challenge of Suburbia (Ilka and Andreas Ruby).

Perimeter Wondering (Ines Schaber and Jörg Stollmann).

Orange County China: Or the Genius Loci of Suburbia in the Age of Global Capitalism (Barbara Münch ).

Strategic Sprawl: Suburbanisation as Warfare in the Occupied West Bank (Ilka and Andreas Ruby).

The Barriadas of Lima: Utopian City of Self-Organisation? (Kathrin Golda-Pongratz).

Redefining Green-ness

Sonic Polder - the Surround Sound System (Schirin Taraz-Breinholt).

Sub-'burb (Wes Jones).

Greenurbia, Or the Return of the Wolves (J Pablo Molestina).

New From Suburbia: Agro City (Nancy Couling and Klaus Overmeyer).

Image of Suburbia

Athletic Atmosphere (Ilka and Andreas Ruby).

Landed Square (Ilka and Andreas Ruby).

Beware, Objects in Suburbia May Be Closer Than They Appear! (Ilka and Andreas Ruby).

Creating the In-Between

Sub-Park (Daniel Niggli, Mathias Müller and Lukas Schweingruber).

Congesting the Edge Between City and Landscape (Andrea Boschetti and Alberto Francini).

Sub-City: the Transformation of a Non-Place (Bostjan Vuga).

Building Profile Theatre, Chigwell School (Jeremy Melvin)

Interior Eye Food Lab (Craig Kellogg).

Home Run New Case Studies in Housing: Montreuil, Paris (Jane Briginshaw).

Practice Profile Gollifer Langston Architects (Lucy Bullivant).

Engineering Exegesis Blurring the Lines: Son-O-House (André Chaszar).

Site Lines: The Israeli Foreign Ministry (Sean Stanwick).

Book Club.

Book Review (Ranulph Glanville).

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"excellent colour photographs, sketches, models and drawing plans, the visual presentation of the book excellently complements the well-researched commentary." (Building Engineer, August 05)
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