In the book The City as a System, the photo series serves as a visual counterpoint to the theoretical and design-oriented contributions. While the texts propose models and strategies, the photographs highlight the intimate, everyday dimension of urban resilience – a reminder that the future of the city is not only embedded in systems and structures, but also in the bodies that inhabit and shape it on a daily basis.

The images reflect on urgent urban issues such as climate change, migration, and social inequality by rendering the urban fabric tangible. In doing so, the scenes open up another perspective on the question of how we can continue to perceive cities as livable, human spaces.