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As the Slow movement gains in popularity, A+U 481 presents the latest Slow Urbanism projects from France. Colour photography, drawings, plans, and architects' commentary profile this quiet revolution. Features work by Marc Barani, Emmanuelle Beaudouin, Perraudin Architects, Atelier Fernandez & Serres Architectes, Bernard Quirot Architecte + Associés, Barclay & Crousse, Atelier Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours Architecte Urbaniste, Richter Architectes, Yves Ballot and Nathalie Franck, Bernard Desmoulin and Dominique Coulon. Also includes the essay 'Slow Architecture' by Laurent Beaudouin, plus a stand-alone review of the Tokyo exhibition 'Where is Architecture? Seven Installations by Japanese Architects'.