by عدنية شبلي, Sophie Mackintosh, Ben Okri, Marta Michalowska, Justinien Tribillon
First published 2021
In a world where city planners and writers converge, "Concrete and Ink" assembles a groundbreaking collection that transforms how we understand urban spaces. Through commissioned works by international writers like Ben Okri and Sophie Mackintosh, the volume explores the intersection of narrative and architectural imagination. Each contribution probes the boundaries between real and imagined cities—mapping futures through fiction, graphic stories, and interviews that challenge traditional urban design. From housing estates to metropolitan dreamscapes, these writers test radical propositions: Can storytelling reshape how we conceptualize built environments? What hidden narratives pulse beneath concrete and steel? The collection becomes a laboratory where imagination meets infrastructure, revealing cities not just as physical structures, but as living, breathing narratives waiting to be rewritten.
Genres: fiction, art, literary-fiction, contemporary, urban, architecture
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, radical-propositions
Setting: Africa, Asia, Europe
Period: 21st Century
167 pages · Paperback · nai010 publishers