Power, Flows, and Transformation - by David Bauer & Philipp Misselwitz (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Energy is everywhere--yet the vast infrastructural
networks that power our daily lives remain largely invisible. Accounting for
three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions, energy systems stand at the
center of our climate crisis and the transformations needed to address it. This
book examines energy supply as a spatial and material phenomenon, exploring the
Berlin-Brandenburg capital region through maps, drawings, texts, and
photographs. It reveals the hidden geographies connecting energy production and
consumption across scales--from household transformations to citywide
configurations and regional supply networks. Tracing the flow of fossil and
renewable energy carriers through territories, towns, and streets, Power,
Flows, and Transformation offers a multi-layered portrait of our energy
landscapes past, present, and future. In doing so, the book illuminates the
complex assemblages and diverse localities that define and support our urban
structures today, unearthing how these will shape the territorial
reconfigurations of tomorrow's energy geography.

About the Author

David Bauer is a practicing architect as well as an urban researcher affiliated with the Habitat Unit at TU-Berlin's Institute for Architecture. He teaches architectural and urban design with a focus on infrastructure as a critical lever for transforming toward sustainability and resilience.

Philipp Misselwitz is an architect and urban planner based in Berlin. He holds the Chair of Habitat Unit at the Institute for Architecture, TU-Berlin. He is Executive Director of Bauhaus Earth--an interdisciplinary think-tank and lab dedicated to transforming building and human settlements from being drivers of climate and societal crises into creative forces for systemic regeneration.