«The World’s fairest city – yours and mine»

What makes for a livable city? That question is the nub of this project – with the contention that there isn’t such a thing as the ideal and most livable city!

Far from it, every one has their very personal ideas and expectations about the ingredients that make for living quality in citites. With a wink one embarks thus upon a very personal quest for the fairest city in the World.

The idea for «The World’s fairest city – yours and mine» evolved during the course of «Urban Identity and Design» at the institute for design research design2context. The book and the appropriate website  – www.fairestcityintheworld.org – proposes that you reflect upon your own experiences and your subjective perception of cities and compare cities with one another.

Authors: Trond Maag in cooperation with Ruedi Baur, Martin Feuz, Carmen Gasser Derungs, Andrea Gmünder, Thomas Hausheer, Martin Jann, Philipp Krass, Margarete von Lupin, Trond Maag, Ursula Tgetgel, Marcel Zwissler

With contributions from Kurt Aeschbacher, Martina Baum, Andres Bosshard, Regina Bittner, Mathis Güller, Michael Güller, André Vladimir Heiz, Margit Kaiser, Sébastien Proulx, Denis Rioux, Walter Schenkel, Renato Soldenhoff, Regula Stämpfli, Brigit Wehrli

The publication is published by Lars Müller Publishers.

German version (see here).
meine, deine schönste stadt der welt – Merkmale urbaner Lebensqualität
ISBN 978-3-03778-185-2

English version
the world’s fairest city, yours and mine – features of urban living quality
ISBN 978-3-03778-186-9