Transformative Urbanism

World, October 2026

How can spatial development be democratised? The book “Transformative Urbanism. Design Principles for Imagined Territories” describes urbanism as a practice that responds to ecological and societal uncertainty through collective imagination. It continues Luis Hilti's dissertation at the University of Liechtenstein, based on 42 documented events from 2019 to 2023. In October 2025 the dissertation received the Wissenschaftspreis Architektur 2025. The book will appear in English with nai010 publishers in Rotterdam.

Research · Atelier Gapont