Florian Urban
- Head of History of Architecture and Urban Studies (HAUS)
- Architecture
Number of items: 130.
Book or Monograph
Postmodern Architecture in Socialist Poland: Transformation, Symbolic Form and National Identity
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Postmodern Architecture in Socialist Poland: Transformation, Symbolic Form and National Identity.
Routledge.
ISBN 9780367860738
Башня и коробка: Краткая история массового жилья (Vashnya i korobka: kratkaya istoriya massovogo zhilya) [Russian translation of "Tower and Slab"]
Urban, Florian
(2019)
Башня и коробка: Краткая история массового жилья (Vashnya i korobka: kratkaya istoriya massovogo zhilya) [Russian translation of "Tower and Slab"].
Strelka Press, Moscow.
The New Tenement - Residences in the Inner City Since 1970
Urban, Florian
(2017)
The New Tenement - Residences in the Inner City Since 1970.
Routledge, Abingdon.
ISBN 9781138224469
Tower and Slab – Histories of Global Mass Housing
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Tower and Slab – Histories of Global Mass Housing.
Routledge, London.
ISBN 0415676290
Neo-historical East Berlin – Architecture and Urban Design in the German Democratic Republic 1970-1990
Urban, Florian
(2009)
Neo-historical East Berlin – Architecture and Urban Design in the German Democratic Republic 1970-1990.
Ashgate Studies in Architecture
.
Ashgate, Farnham.
ISBN 0754676161
Berlin / DDR, neohistorisch: Geschichte aus Fertigteilen
Urban, Florian
(2007)
Berlin / DDR, neohistorisch: Geschichte aus Fertigteilen.
Gebrüder Mann Verlag, Berlin.
ISBN 3786125449
Book Section
La Perla, Puerto Rico: Beyond Formal and Informal
Urban, Florian
(2023)
La Perla, Puerto Rico: Beyond Formal and Informal.
In:
The Oxford Handbook of the Modern Slum.
Oxford Handbooks
.
Oxford University Press, pp. 516-537.
ISBN 9780190879457
Tower Blocks, Infills, Eco Estates — The Discourse on Social Housing in West Germany
Urban, Florian
(2023)
Tower Blocks, Infills, Eco Estates — The Discourse on Social Housing in West Germany.
In:
The Social Dimension of Social Housing.
Spector Books, Leipzig, pp. 248-263.
ISBN 9783959056533
The End of the Planned City? Urban Planning after 1989
Urban, Florian
(2022)
The End of the Planned City? Urban Planning after 1989.
In:
European Planning History in the 20th Century - A Continent of Urban Planning.
Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 256-267.
ISBN 9781032222271; 9781003271666 (ebook)
Improvisation: Allotment Sheds (Berlin)
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Improvisation: Allotment Sheds (Berlin).
In:
Encyclopaedia of Vernacular Architecture.
Bloomsbury, London.
ISBN 9781472592736
Large Housing Estates of Berlin, Germany
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Large Housing Estates of Berlin, Germany.
In:
Housing Estates in Europe - Poverty, Ethnic Segregation and Policy Challenges.
The Urban Book Series
.
Springer, Berlin, pp. 99-120.
ISBN 9783319928128
The Friedrichstadt Palace in East Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2015)
The Friedrichstadt Palace in East Berlin.
In:
Setting the Scene: Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Theatre Architecture.
Routledge, Farnham, pp. 219-236.
ISBN 9781472416520
Myth no. 7: Only Immigrants Still Live in European Public Housing
Urban, Florian
(2015)
Myth no. 7: Only Immigrants Still Live in European Public Housing.
In:
Public Housing Myths: Beyond Victims and Villains.
Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
The Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin
In Mark Swenarton, Tom Avermaete, and Dirk van den Heuvel, eds., Architecture and the Welfare State (Abingdon: Taylor and Francis, 2014)
Urban, Florian
(2014)
The Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin
In Mark Swenarton, Tom Avermaete, and Dirk van den Heuvel, eds., Architecture and the Welfare State (Abingdon: Taylor and Francis, 2014).
In:
Architecture and the Welfare State.
Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 177-198.
La ville divisée 1945-1989
Urban, Florian
(2014)
La ville divisée 1945-1989.
In:
Berlin – Histoire, Promenades, Anthologie et Dictionnaire.
Editions Laffont, Paris.
ISBN 9782221125700
East Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2013)
East Berlin.
In:
Capital Cities in the Shadow of the Cold War.
Alexandrine Press (Taylor and Francis), New York.
Mass Housing in Germany – Controversial Success and Ambivalent Heritage
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Mass Housing in Germany – Controversial Success and Ambivalent Heritage.
In:
Espacios Ambivalentes: historias y olvidos en la arquitectura social moderna.
Ediciones Callejón, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pp. 52-75.
Erker im Plattenbau – Die DDR entdeckt die historische Stadt
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Erker im Plattenbau – Die DDR entdeckt die historische Stadt.
In:
Paradigmenwechsel und Kontinuitätslinien im DDR-Städtebau.
Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung, Berlin.
ISBN 3934669093
Article
Does Postmodern Mean Capitalist? On Postmodernism and the Planned Economy in Poland and the German Democratic Republic
Urban, Florian
(2024)
Does Postmodern Mean Capitalist? On Postmodernism and the Planned Economy in Poland and the German Democratic Republic.
A+U Architekura Urbanizmus, 57 (3-4).
pp. 162-175.
ISSN 0044-8680
Beyond Formal and Informal: Mid-twentieth-century Residential Architecture in Barcelona's El Carmel Neighbourhood
Urban, Florian and
Golda-Pongratz, Kathrin
(2024)
Beyond Formal and Informal: Mid-twentieth-century Residential Architecture in Barcelona's El Carmel Neighbourhood.
Urban History.
pp. 1-31.
ISSN 0963-9268
"It is time no longer to praise the Seagram Building, but to bury it" [comparison of the energy profile of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building with Waugh Thistleton’s 6 Orsman Road]
Urban, Florian and
Calder, Barnabas
(2022)
"It is time no longer to praise the Seagram Building, but to bury it" [comparison of the energy profile of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building with Waugh Thistleton’s 6 Orsman Road].
Architects Journal, 249 (108).
ISSN 0003-8466
Hebridean blackhouse vs volume housebuilder home – energy profiles compared
Urban, Florian and
Calder, Barnabas
(2022)
Hebridean blackhouse vs volume housebuilder home – energy profiles compared.
Architects Journal, 249 (8).
pp. 24-31.
ISSN 0003-8466
The Old Town of Elblag - a Postmodern Historic Monument
Urban, Florian
(2022)
The Old Town of Elblag - a Postmodern Historic Monument.
City: History, Culture, Society, 1 (13).
pp. 334-351.
ISSN 2616-4280
Back to the Future: M&S Oxford Street vs the Baths of Caracalla – energy profiles compared
Urban, Florian and
Calder, Barnabas
(2022)
Back to the Future: M&S Oxford Street vs the Baths of Caracalla – energy profiles compared.
Architects Journal, 249 (4).
pp. 54-61.
ISSN 0003-8466
Copenhagen’s “Return to the Inner City” 1990-2010
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Copenhagen’s “Return to the Inner City” 1990-2010.
Journal of Urban History, 47 (3).
pp. 651-673.
ISSN 1552-6771
Bottom-Up Postmodernism: Unauthorised Church Architecture in Socialist Poland
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Bottom-Up Postmodernism: Unauthorised Church Architecture in Socialist Poland.
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 79 (4).
pp. 459-477.
ISSN 0037-9808
Postmodern Reconciliation – Reinventing the Old Town of Elbląg
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Postmodern Reconciliation – Reinventing the Old Town of Elbląg.
Architectural Histories, 8 (1).
Art 16.
ISSN 2050-5833
Postmodern Architecture Under Socialism – The Ascension Church in Warsaw-Ursynów
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Postmodern Architecture Under Socialism – The Ascension Church in Warsaw-Ursynów.
The Journal of Architecture, 25 (3).
pp. 317-346.
ISSN 1360-2365
Postmodernism and socialist mass housing in Poland
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Postmodernism and socialist mass housing in Poland.
Planning Perspectives, 35 (1).
pp. 27-60.
ISSN 0266-5433
Vienna’s resistance to the neoliberal turn - social policy through residential architecture from 1970 to the present
Urban, Florian
(2019)
Vienna’s resistance to the neoliberal turn - social policy through residential architecture from 1970 to the present.
Footprint, 13 (1).
pp. 91-112.
ISSN 1875-1504
Modernising Glasgow – Tower Blocks, Motorways, and New Towns 1940-2010
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Modernising Glasgow – Tower Blocks, Motorways, and New Towns 1940-2010.
The Journal of Architecture, 23 (2).
pp. 265-309.
ISSN 1360-2365
Berlin’s Construction Groups and the Politics of Bottom-Up Architecture
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Berlin’s Construction Groups and the Politics of Bottom-Up Architecture.
Urban History, 45 (2).
pp. 1-32.
ISSN 0963-9268
Germany, Country of Tenants
Urban, Florian
(2015)
Germany, Country of Tenants.
Built Environment, 41 (2).
pp. 183-195.
ISSN 0263-7960
La Perla – 100 years of Informal Architecture in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Urban, Florian
(2015)
La Perla – 100 years of Informal Architecture in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Planning Perspectives, 30 (4).
pp. 495-536.
ISSN 0266-5433
“Balmoral Castle – European Romanticism and Nation Building in the Scottish Highlands” [co-authored with Aonghus MacKechnie], Architectural History 58 n. 1 (2015), 159-196.
Urban, Florian and
MacKechnie, Aonghus
(2015)
“Balmoral Castle – European Romanticism and Nation Building in the Scottish Highlands” [co-authored with Aonghus MacKechnie], Architectural History 58 n. 1 (2015), 159-196.
Architectural History.
The Hut on the Garden Plot - Informal Architecture in Twentieth-Century Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2013)
The Hut on the Garden Plot - Informal Architecture in Twentieth-Century Berlin.
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 72 (2).
pp. 221-249.
ISSN 00379808
Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall and the Invention of the Post-modern City
Urban, Florian
(2013)
Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall and the Invention of the Post-modern City.
Journal of Architecture, 18 (2).
pp. 254-296.
ISSN 1360-2365
New Tenements and the Image of the Past – the Crown Street Development in Glasgow’s New Gorbals
Urban, Florian
(2013)
New Tenements and the Image of the Past – the Crown Street Development in Glasgow’s New Gorbals.
arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 17 (1).
pp. 37-48.
ISSN 1359-1355
Japanese Occidentalism and the Emergence of Postmodern Architecture
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Japanese Occidentalism and the Emergence of Postmodern Architecture.
Journal of Architectural Education, 65 (2).
pp. 89-102.
ISSN 1046-4883
Mumbai’s Suburban Mass Housing – Modernist Tower Blocks in an Indian Metropolis 1947-1990
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Mumbai’s Suburban Mass Housing – Modernist Tower Blocks in an Indian Metropolis 1947-1990.
Urban History, 39 (1).
pp. 128-148.
ISSN 0963-9268
Book Review of Architecture’s Historical Turn – Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern by Jorge Otero-Pailos, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Book Review of Architecture’s Historical Turn – Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern by Jorge Otero-Pailos, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Planning Perspectives, 26 (2).
pp. 319-343.
ISSN 0266-5433
Built Historiography in Glasgow’s New Gorbals
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Built Historiography in Glasgow’s New Gorbals.
Journal of Art Historiography.
ISSN 2042-4752
Book review of “A women’s Berlin” by Despina Stratigakos
Urban, Florian
(2009)
Book review of “A women’s Berlin” by Despina Stratigakos.
European Architectural History Network.
ISSN 1997-5023
Prefab Russia
Urban, Florian
(2008)
Prefab Russia.
Docomomo Journal, 39.
pp. 18-22.
Designing the Past in East Berlin Before and After the German Reunification
Urban, Florian
(2008)
Designing the Past in East Berlin Before and After the German Reunification.
Progress in Planning, 86 (1).
pp. 1-55.
ISSN 0305-9006
From Obsolescence to Eternal Preservation
Urban, Florian
(2006)
From Obsolescence to Eternal Preservation.
Future Anterior, 3 (1).
pp. 24-35.
Rudolf Schwarz and the Speech of the Land – Grammar as a Political Device in Postwar Germany
Urban, Florian
(2004)
Rudolf Schwarz and the Speech of the Land – Grammar as a Political Device in Postwar Germany.
Journal of Architecture, 9 (3).
pp. 251-266.
ISSN 1360-2365
Picture Postcards of Urbanity – Reflections on Berlin’s Inner City and the 1999 Master Plan
Urban, Florian
(2003)
Picture Postcards of Urbanity – Reflections on Berlin’s Inner City and the 1999 Master Plan.
Journal of Architectural Education, 57 (1).
pp. 68-73.
ISSN 1046-4883
The Spirit of the City – Transcendence and Urban Design in Postwar Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2002)
The Spirit of the City – Transcendence and Urban Design in Postwar Berlin.
Thresholds 25: Sacrosanct (25).
pp. 84-89.
ISSN 1091-711X
Conference or Workshop Item
Presentation and Panel Chair at the Conference "High-Tech Heritage - Impermanence of Innovation" at ETH Zurich
Urban, Florian
(2023)
Presentation and Panel Chair at the Conference "High-Tech Heritage - Impermanence of Innovation" at ETH Zurich.
In: High-Tech Architecture - Impermanence of Innovation, 14-16 September 2023, ETH Zurich.
Postmodernism in Europe: between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness
Urban, Florian
(2022)
Postmodernism in Europe: between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness.
In: Public Lecture Series, 07 December 2022, Berlin International School of Applied Science.
Postmodernism in Europe between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness
Urban, Florian
(2022)
Postmodernism in Europe between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness.
In: Annual PhD Colloquium, Department of Architecture, TU Delft, 4-5 July 2022, Delft, Netherlands.
Histories of Informal Architecture [Panel]
Urban, Florian
(2022)
Histories of Informal Architecture [Panel].
In: Conference of the European Architectural History Network (EAHN), 15-18 June 2022, Colegio de Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain.
Postmodernism Beyond the Neoliberal Turn (Keynote Lecture)
Urban, Florian
(2022)
Postmodernism Beyond the Neoliberal Turn (Keynote Lecture).
In: Fictitious Capital - Postmodernism and the Built Environment - Fourth Annual International Symposium of the Avie and Sarah Arenson Built Heritage Research Center at Technion Haifa, 23-25 March 2022, Technion Haifa, Israel.
Postmodernism in Europe: between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness
Urban, Florian
(2022)
Postmodernism in Europe: between Unlimited Growth and Ecological Awareness.
In: Denkmal Postmoderne [monument postmodernism], 3-5 March 2021, Bauhaus University Weimar.
Postsozialistische Stadt – Räumliche Politik und die Wiedereinführung kapitalistischer Verhältnisse (The postsocialist city - spatial politics and the reintroduction of capitalist conditions - comment)
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Postsozialistische Stadt – Räumliche Politik und die Wiedereinführung kapitalistischer Verhältnisse (The postsocialist city - spatial politics and the reintroduction of capitalist conditions - comment).
In: Conference: "Räumliche Planung und politische Herrschaftsformen", 9-11 December 2021, Institute for European Urbanism, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany.
The Postmodern Old Town of Elbląg
Urban, Florian
(2021)
The Postmodern Old Town of Elbląg.
In: Histories of Urban Design – Global Trajectories and Local Realities, 15-17 November 2021, ETH Zurich.
The Old Town of Elbląg, a Postmodern Historic Monument
Urban, Florian
(2021)
The Old Town of Elbląg, a Postmodern Historic Monument.
In: After Socialist Modernism. Design, Architecture and Urban planning of the 1980s, 11-12 October 2021, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Urban History Association Book Forum: "Afterlives of Public Housing: A Comparative Conversation"
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Urban History Association Book Forum: "Afterlives of Public Housing: A Comparative Conversation".
In: Urban History Association Book Forum, 2nd October 2021, Chicago and Los Angeles (Online).
Debates over Postmodern Architecture in Late Socialist Poland
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Debates over Postmodern Architecture in Late Socialist Poland.
In: Rethinking Socialist Space in the Twentieth Century, 24-25 June 2021, St Anthony's College, University of Oxford (online).
Teaching Energy Awareness
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Teaching Energy Awareness.
In: Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB), 9th - 18th June 2021, University of Cambridge (online).
Construction Groups and Urban Resources in Early-Twenty-First-Century Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Construction Groups and Urban Resources in Early-Twenty-First-Century Berlin.
In: European Architectural History Network (EAHN), Conference in Edinburgh, June 2021, University of Edinburgh (online).
Mass Housing Estates
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Mass Housing Estates.
In: Belgrade International Architecture Week / BINA 21, April 22th - May 5th 2021, Association of Belgrade Architects, Belgrade, Serbia (online).
Mass Housing in Germany and Beyond
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Mass Housing in Germany and Beyond.
In: Architektur als Baukasten (title of the seminar), 4th February 2021, University of Hamburg, Department of Art History, Dr. Frank Schmitz (online).
Postmodern Architecture across the Borders
Urban, Florian
(2021)
Postmodern Architecture across the Borders.
In: Postmodern Architecture Across the Borders (invited online lecture), 18 January 2021, Politeknika Poznanska, Department of Architecture (online), Poznan, Poland.
Large Housing Estates in European Cities
Urban, Florian
(2020)
Large Housing Estates in European Cities.
In: Lecture Series Mass Housing, 19 Aug 2020, Moscow Higher School of Economics (online).
New Tenements – Architecture for Urban Cohesion? [paper], Tenements, Tower Blocks and Collective Life [panel title]
Urban, Florian
(2019)
New Tenements – Architecture for Urban Cohesion? [paper], Tenements, Tower Blocks and Collective Life [panel title].
In: Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) Conference, 21-23 November 2019, Unversity of Dundee.
The Ascension Church in Warsaw-Ursynów – Postmodernism and the Nation in Late Socialist Poland
Urban, Florian
(2019)
The Ascension Church in Warsaw-Ursynów – Postmodernism and the Nation in Late Socialist Poland.
In: Spaces of Un-Nationalism, 7-8 November 2019, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, Germany.
Post-socialist transition: Between Conflicts and Legacy [Panel organization]
Urban, Florian
(2019)
Post-socialist transition: Between Conflicts and Legacy [Panel organization].
In: UrbanHIst- Interpreting the History of 20th Century Urbanism, 20-24 October 2019, Wenner Green Center, Stockholm, organised by Blekinge Tekniska Hogsköla Karlskrona, Sweden.
The New Tenement
Urban, Florian
(2019)
The New Tenement.
In: The New Tenement (Turin), 3 October 2019, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Postmodern Architecture and Political Change
Urban, Florian
(2019)
Postmodern Architecture and Political Change.
In: Postmodern Architecture and Political Change - Poland and Beyond, 12-14 November 2019, German Historical Institute, Warsaw.
The Oude Westen a “Gentle” Urban Renewal in European Cities
Urban, Florian
(2019)
The Oude Westen a “Gentle” Urban Renewal in European Cities.
In: The urban renewal of the Oude Westen neighbourhood revisited, 21-24 August 2019, Office for Metropolitan Information, Rotterdam.
Postmodern architecture in Socialist Poland
Urban, Florian
(2019)
Postmodern architecture in Socialist Poland.
In: Mackintosh Research Symposium, 24 April 2019, The Glasgow School of Art.
The New Tenement - Manchester School of Architecture
Urban, Florian
(2019)
The New Tenement - Manchester School of Architecture.
In: The New Tenement: Book Presentation, 20 Feb 2019, Manchester School of Art.
The New Tenement (Warsaw)
Urban, Florian
(2018)
The New Tenement (Warsaw).
In: The New Tenement - Public Lecture at Politechnika Warszawska, 29 November 2018, Warsaw Polytechnic University.
Postmodern Architecture in Poland
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Postmodern Architecture in Poland.
In: Public Lecture Series at the German Historical Institute, 28 November 2018, German Historical Institute, Warsaw.
The Regeneration of Elbląg
Urban, Florian
(2018)
The Regeneration of Elbląg.
In: “35 Years Regeneration of Elbląg”, 28 November 2018, Galeria L, Elbląg, Poland.
La Perla, Puerto Rico – Writing the History of Informal Architecture
Urban, Florian
(2018)
La Perla, Puerto Rico – Writing the History of Informal Architecture.
In: A World of Architectural History, 2-4 November 2018, Bartlett School of Architecture, London.
Creative Transformation of Large-Scale Public Housing
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Creative Transformation of Large-Scale Public Housing.
In: Transformation of Large-Scale Housing, 16-21 September 2018, Vienna, University of Vienna and Theater Brett.
Postmodern Architecture in Poland – Meaning and Appropriation under Late Socialism
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Postmodern Architecture in Poland – Meaning and Appropriation under Late Socialism.
In: European Architectural History Network (EAHN), annual conference, Tallinn, 13-17 June 2018, Tallinn, Estonia.
Tower Blocks - a methodological challenge
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Tower Blocks - a methodological challenge.
In: Tower Block UK - Closing Event, organised by by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies at the University of Edinburgh in Collaboration with Docomomo Scotland, 12 June 2018, Minto House, University of Edinburgh.
Postmodernism in Poland - an Architecture of Resistance?
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Postmodernism in Poland - an Architecture of Resistance?
In: po.mo.stroika – Postmodern Theories, Practices, and Histories in Central and Eastern Europe, 17-18 May 2018, Balassi Hungarian Institute, Berlin.
The New Tenement - Keynote Speech at the EVN annual meeting
Urban, Florian
(2018)
The New Tenement - Keynote Speech at the EVN annual meeting.
In: Annual Meeting of the association "Employers in Voluntary Housing" (EVN), 8 April 2018, Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow.
Glasgow’s Tenement Tradition
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Glasgow’s Tenement Tradition.
In: Glasgow's Tenement Tradition - Are We British or European?, 15 February 2018, Glasgow City Heritage Trust (organizer), St Luke's, Bain Street, Glasgow.
Mac Research Symposium : How To Publish an Academic Book
Rodger, Johnny,
McCormack, Helen,
Robertson, Frances and
Urban, Florian
(2018)
Mac Research Symposium : How To Publish an Academic Book.
In: Mac Research symposium, 24 January 2018, Bourdon building, Main Lecture theatre, Glasgow School of Art.
The New Tenement - Architecture and the Return to the Inner City
Urban, Florian
(2018)
The New Tenement - Architecture and the Return to the Inner City.
In: The New Tenement - Architecture and the Return to the Inner City, 18 January 2018, The Lighthouse, Glasgow.
The New Tenement
Urban, Florian
(2018)
The New Tenement.
In: The New Tenement - Book Release Event, 12 January 2018, Book Store "Pro QM", Berlin.
Polnische postmoderne Architektur im internationalen Spannungsfeld [Polish Postmodern Architecture in an International Context]
Urban, Florian
(2017)
Polnische postmoderne Architektur im internationalen Spannungsfeld [Polish Postmodern Architecture in an International Context].
In: Verflechtung und Abgrenzung. Deutsch-polnische Perspektiven in der Kunstgeschichte seit 1945/ Powiązania i rozbieżności. Niemiecko-polskie perspektywy badawcze w historii sztuki po roku 1945 [German-Polish perspectives in art history since 1945], 16-17 November 2017, German Historical Institute, Warsaw.
Die Wiederentdeckung der Altstadt. Das Nikolaiviertel und die Husemannstraße in Ost-Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2017)
Die Wiederentdeckung der Altstadt. Das Nikolaiviertel und die Husemannstraße in Ost-Berlin.
In: Das doppelte Stadtjubiläum, 8 September 2017, Berlin Wall Foundation, Berlin.
The New Tenement
Urban, Florian
(2017)
The New Tenement.
In: Sykhiv Lectures, organized by the Center for Urban History, 22 August 2017, Lviv, Ukraine.
The Postmodern City in the German Democratic Republic
Urban, Florian
(2017)
The Postmodern City in the German Democratic Republic.
In: The Ins and Outs of Socialism, 25-27 August 2017, Centre for the Urban History of East Central Europe, Lviv, Ukraine.
Der Hof im Stadtquartier (The Courtyard in the Urban Neighbourhood)
Urban, Florian
(2017)
Der Hof im Stadtquartier (The Courtyard in the Urban Neighbourhood).
In: Stadtbaukunst - die Entwicklung von Stadtquartieren [Urban Design - Neighbourhood Development], 28 June 2017, Frankfurt, Germany.
Mass Housing Elsewhere
Urban, Florian
(2017)
Mass Housing Elsewhere.
In: Society of Architectural Historians, Annual Meeting, 7-9 June 2017, Glasgow.
The housing estate Märkisches Viertel in Berlin – 50 years of struggle over a concrete utopia
Urban, Florian
(2017)
The housing estate Märkisches Viertel in Berlin – 50 years of struggle over a concrete utopia.
In: Concrete Utopias, 12-13 May 2017, Liverpool.
‘The Slab’ in East Germany - an Ambivalent Heritage
Urban, Florian
(2017)
‘The Slab’ in East Germany - an Ambivalent Heritage.
In: How Long are New Towns New? European Post-War New Towns as Authentic Places in a Comparative Perspective, 23-24 February 2017, Potsdam, Germany.
The De-industrializing City
Urban, Florian
(2016)
The De-industrializing City.
In: The De-industrialising City: Urban, architectural and socio-cultural perspectives, 12-13 December 2016, German Historical Institute, London.
The New Tenement - Re-housing the Inner City
Urban, Florian
(2016)
The New Tenement - Re-housing the Inner City.
In: Architecture History and Theory Lecture Series, 4 Oct 2016, Minto House, University of Edinburgh, UK.
The New Tenement – on Urban Density and Social Cohesion
Urban, Florian
(2016)
The New Tenement – on Urban Density and Social Cohesion.
In: Biennial Conference of the International Planning History Society (IPHS), 17-20 Jul 2016, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
Berlin’s Building Groups – A Bottom-Up Initiative in a Highly Professionalized Environment
Urban, Florian
(2016)
Berlin’s Building Groups – A Bottom-Up Initiative in a Highly Professionalized Environment.
In: Conference of the European Architectural History Network (EAHN), 2-4 Jun 2016, Dublin Castle, Ireland.
Back to the City (Conference)
Urban, Florian
(2016)
Back to the City (Conference).
In: Back to the City - Urbanism, Density, Housing 1976-2016, 5-6 May 2016, Glasgow, UK.
Visualizing Traces of Destruction
Urban, Florian and
Platt, Christopher
(2016)
Visualizing Traces of Destruction.
In: 42nd Annual Conference of the Association of Art Historians, 7-9 April 2016, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Do tenements generate social cohesion? - The city as an active agent vs. the city as a site for action
Urban, Florian
(2016)
Do tenements generate social cohesion? - The city as an active agent vs. the city as a site for action.
In: Annual Urban History Group Conference: Re-Evaluating the Place of the City in History, 31 Mar- 1 Apr 2016, University of Cambridge, UK.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Urban, Florian
(2016)
Frank Lloyd Wright.
In: The Battle of the Architects - Scotland vs. America, 16 March 2016, Glasgow City Heritage Trust , Webster's Theatre.
"Le Grand Glasgow" - the Decentralisation of Glasgow 1950-1970
Urban, Florian
(2015)
"Le Grand Glasgow" - the Decentralisation of Glasgow 1950-1970.
In: Inventing Grand Paris - Cross-Perspectives on Metropolitan Areas from the 1940s to the 1960s, 1-2 Dec 2015, Petit Palais, Paris, France.
The Future of Planning History
Urban, Florian
(2015)
The Future of Planning History.
In: International Planning History Workshop, 11-13 June 2015, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
The New Tenement
Urban, Florian
(2015)
The New Tenement.
In: Public Lecture Series at the Institute for Social Sciences, 18 May 2015, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt University, Berlin.
Informal architecture in La Perla, Old San Juan - Heritage or Disturbance?
Urban, Florian
(2015)
Informal architecture in La Perla, Old San Juan - Heritage or Disturbance?
In: De Ruinas, Memorias, Paisajes y Monumentos: Las Dimensiones Sinuosas Del Patrimonio, 26-27 March 2015, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La Perla – 100 years of informal architecture in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Urban, Florian
(2014)
La Perla – 100 years of informal architecture in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In: Lecture Series at the Center for Metropolitan Studies, Berlin Technical University, 4 November 2014, Berlin.
The Battle over Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin - Conference Presentation at the University of Amsterdam
Urban, Florian
(2013)
The Battle over Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin - Conference Presentation at the University of Amsterdam.
In: International Sociological Association RC43 (Research Committee on Housing and the Built Environment), 10-12 July 2013,, Amsterdam University, M Building (Amsterdam Business School), Plantage Muidergracht 12, 1018 TV Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Tower and Slab - Public Lecture at Columbia University
Urban, Florian
(2013)
Tower and Slab - Public Lecture at Columbia University.
In: Lecture Series in the Department of History at Columbia University, Columbia University - Lehman Center for American History
406 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027.
The Hut on the Garden Plot
Urban, Florian
(2013)
The Hut on the Garden Plot.
In: Society of Architectural Historians (SAH), Annual Meeting in Buffalo, USA, Society of Architectural Historians, Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Public Housing in European Cities
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Public Housing in European Cities.
In: the Lecture Series European Urbanism, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany.
Historic Conservation and East Berlin’s Socialist Heritage
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Historic Conservation and East Berlin’s Socialist Heritage.
In: Conference "Yesterday Today Tomorrow: Memory in the Urban Space", National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, organised by the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation.
The Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2012)
The Märkisches Viertel in West Berlin.
In: Architecture and the Welfare State 1918-1979, September 2012, University of Liverpool.
The Ambivalent Success of Social Housing in Germany
Urban, Florian
(2012)
The Ambivalent Success of Social Housing in Germany.
In: Conference of the International Planning History Society (IPHS) in Sao Paulo, July 2012.
Urban Restructuring in Europe since the 1970s
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Urban Restructuring in Europe since the 1970s.
In: Conference of the International Planning History Society in Sao Paulo (July 2012).
Tower Blocks - Brush them up or knock them down?
Urban, Florian
(2012)
Tower Blocks - Brush them up or knock them down?
In: Red Road Underground - A Series Public Lecture at the New Glasgow Society, New Glasgow Society, Glasgow.
The Reinvention of Industrial Glasgow
Urban, Florian
(2011)
The Reinvention of Industrial Glasgow.
In: Annual Conference of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH), November 2011, Baltimore.
Tower and Slab – Global Mass Housing
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Tower and Slab – Global Mass Housing.
In: Lecture Series in the Department of History at Fordham University, November 2011, New York.
Mass Housing in East and West Germany
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Mass Housing in East and West Germany.
In: Mass Housing, Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art.
Reinventing Industrial Glasgow
Urban, Florian
(2011)
Reinventing Industrial Glasgow.
In: Port City Networks, August 2011, Hamburg.
Built Historiography in Glasgow’s New Gorbals
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Built Historiography in Glasgow’s New Gorbals.
In: Third Annual Glasgow Colloquium on Art Historiography, 25 to 27 November 2010, University of Glasgow.
Massenwohnungsbau in Moskau und Ost-Berlin
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Massenwohnungsbau in Moskau und Ost-Berlin.
In: 11th Conference on East German Planning History, 2010, Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning Erkner, Berlin, Germany.
Mumbai Mass Housing
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Mumbai Mass Housing.
In: Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Annual Meeting, 2010, Pasadena, California.
Postmoderne als Konsens: Neo-historistischer Wiederaufbau im Ost-Berliner Nikolaiviertel 1977-1989
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Postmoderne als Konsens: Neo-historistischer Wiederaufbau im Ost-Berliner Nikolaiviertel 1977-1989.
In: Rebuilding European Cities: Reconstruction-Policy since 1945, 2010, University of Hamburg, Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte, Germany.
Vivienda social en los dos estados alemanes
Urban, Florian
(2010)
Vivienda social en los dos estados alemanes.
In: Vivir y pensar la comunidad moderna: historia y memorias de la vivienda social, 1938-1968, 2001, Universidad de Puerto Rico, School of Architecture, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
High-rise Housing in Chicago, Berlin, Moscow, and Shanghai
Urban, Florian
(2008)
High-rise Housing in Chicago, Berlin, Moscow, and Shanghai.
In: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, 2008, Boston, USA.
Políticas de preservación arquitectónica en Berlín y Guadalajara
Urban, Florian
(2008)
Políticas de preservación arquitectónica en Berlín y Guadalajara.
In: Arquitectura moderna del siglo XX en Guadalajara: La conservación de un patrimonio, Escuela Superior de Arquitectura, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Thesis
The Invention of the Historic City – Building the Past in East Berlin 1970-1990
Urban, Florian
(2006)
The Invention of the Historic City – Building the Past in East Berlin 1970-1990.
PhD thesis, MIT/Berlin Technical University.
Other
Organization of the Conference "Back to the City - Urbanity, Density, Housing 1976-2016"
Urban, Florian
(2016)
Organization of the Conference "Back to the City - Urbanity, Density, Housing 1976-2016".
The Glasgow School of Art.
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