The Nanjing Charter is a statement of principles and practices for urbanism for “one person at a time” designed by “one architect at a time.” This Charter is a riposte to the Athens Charter of 1933, which laid down the law for the modernist city. In a remarkable series of drawings for a four-part city in China, Moss tests the line between theory and practice with provocative results. Embracing this ambiguity, a number of “experts” in urban design, history, and theory provide commentary, arguing with Moss—and one another—about the meaning of this splendidly elusive work.

UR14

204 pages, full color, paperback, 8” x 11”
978-1-947198-03-6, printed in the United States, 2020.