This introductory paper questions how urban places emerging from the maker movement are re-assembling spatial settings in cities, with the example of the Shenzhen/Hong-Kong area. We discuss how the growing importance of assemblage in manufacturing processes may produce new urban forms, while possibly leading to standardized and risky technocratic projects.
Flore Jeanne Marie Andrea Guichot
Jérôme Chenal, Vitor Pessoa Colombo, Jürg Utzinger