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Smooth City. Against Urban Perfection, Towards Collective Alternatives kartoffel Philippa Perry has come toIn cities around the world a new urban condition is spreading rapidly: an ever increasing push for perfection, efficiency, and control and the active eradication of any aberration, friction, or alternative. The smooth city with its sanitized spaces and new technologies compresses urban life into a seamless experience. While the demand for safe, clean, and well functioning urban environments is understandable, the rise of the smooth city undermines the