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Nearly two hundred years later, Olaf Unverzart has photographed the Alps and given them a 21stcentury perspective. Disappearing glaciers, the steeply inclined asphalt roads of the Tour de France, machinery crushed by avalanches, or huge cement fortifications imbedded in rock and defying nature--Unverzart's large-format images focus on the marks humankind leaves behind(...)
Alp: alpine landscape pictures
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Nearly two hundred years later, Olaf Unverzart has photographed the Alps and given them a 21stcentury perspective. Disappearing glaciers, the steeply inclined asphalt roads of the Tour de France, machinery crushed by avalanches, or huge cement fortifications imbedded in rock and defying nature--Unverzart's large-format images focus on the marks humankind leaves behind when attempting to master nature.
Photography monographs
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A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people's interests by the reporter who broke the story.In a series of cover stories for "The Nation" magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York City's most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York(...)
Patience and fortitude: power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library
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A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people's interests by the reporter who broke the story.In a series of cover stories for "The Nation" magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York City's most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library. In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the library's leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Patience and Fortitude is at once a readable history of the library's secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power.
Archive, library and the digital
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Most of Günther Vogt's “field trips” begin out of curiosity based on something they’ve seen, heard, or read. Against this backdrop, they explore fortifications in France, the Upper Rhine in Switzerland, and national parks in England. The results of the “field trips,” research projects, and practical implementations are collected in this publication. Distance and(...)
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Günther Vogt: Distance and engagement
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Most of Günther Vogt's “field trips” begin out of curiosity based on something they’ve seen, heard, or read. Against this backdrop, they explore fortifications in France, the Upper Rhine in Switzerland, and national parks in England. The results of the “field trips,” research projects, and practical implementations are collected in this publication. Distance and Engagement shows not only what Günther Vogt is working on but also, and above all, how he works.
Flâner à Paris
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Qui ne s'est pas baladé dans Paris, le nez en l'air, sans autre but que le plaisir de voir, de humer, d'écouter ? Les écrivains ne s'en sont pas privés. Ils ont hanté les jardins du Palais Royal, arpenté les boulevards, se sont aventurés du côté des apaches et des fortifications. Ils ont raconté la ville et ses habitants, les constructions anciennes et nouvelles, le(...)
Flâner à Paris
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Qui ne s'est pas baladé dans Paris, le nez en l'air, sans autre but que le plaisir de voir, de humer, d'écouter ? Les écrivains ne s'en sont pas privés. Ils ont hanté les jardins du Palais Royal, arpenté les boulevards, se sont aventurés du côté des apaches et des fortifications. Ils ont raconté la ville et ses habitants, les constructions anciennes et nouvelles, le palais et l'atelier. A l'heure où cette tradition s'efface, ce livre propose une plongée qui a pour nous les charmes de la nostalgie.
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Carnets du Vieux-Québec
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Les livres sur le Vieux-Québec sont légion, Celui-ci a le mérite de dévoiler une ville insoupçonnée à partir de points de vue inédits: clocher, faîtes d'édifices, toitures, escaliers, quais, fortifications, fouilles archéologiques, arcades. Ni guide touristique, ni ouvrage historique, ces carnets proposent le regard neuf d'un artiste dont les aquarelles, esquisses et(...)
Carnets du Vieux-Québec
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Les livres sur le Vieux-Québec sont légion, Celui-ci a le mérite de dévoiler une ville insoupçonnée à partir de points de vue inédits: clocher, faîtes d'édifices, toitures, escaliers, quais, fortifications, fouilles archéologiques, arcades. Ni guide touristique, ni ouvrage historique, ces carnets proposent le regard neuf d'un artiste dont les aquarelles, esquisses et dessins brossent de surprenants panoramas ou s'attadent sur de simples détails, souvent inusités: girouettes, coqs, latrines, murs en cul-de-poule, étripe-chats. L'ensemble présente une vision personnelle de la ville où s'entremêlent la vie maritime, le passé militaire et la richesse architecturale.
Architecture du Québec
A history of the barricade
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The barricade was always a makeshift construction (the word derives from barrique or barrel), and in working-class districts these ersatz fortifications could spread like wildfire. They doubled as a stage, from which insurgents could harangue soldiers and subvert their allegiance. Their symbolic power persisted into May 1968 and, more recently, the Occupy(...)
A history of the barricade
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The barricade was always a makeshift construction (the word derives from barrique or barrel), and in working-class districts these ersatz fortifications could spread like wildfire. They doubled as a stage, from which insurgents could harangue soldiers and subvert their allegiance. Their symbolic power persisted into May 1968 and, more recently, the Occupy movements. Hazan traces the many stages in the barricade’s evolution, from the Wars of Religion through to the Paris Commune, drawing on the work of thinkers throughout the periods examined to illustrate and bring to life the violent practicalities of revolutionary uprising.
Critical Theory
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Le 1er janvier 1860, Paris est agrandi. Ses limites sont déplacées du mur des fermiers généraux aux fortifications de Thiers. C'est généralement en ces termes que l'on présente la réforme entrée en vigueur à la suite de la loi du 16 juin 1859. Des documents restés jusqu'ici manuscrits la montrent toutefois sous un autre jour. En effet, avant le vote de la loi, les(...)
Faire le grand Paris : avis des habitants consultés en 1859
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Le 1er janvier 1860, Paris est agrandi. Ses limites sont déplacées du mur des fermiers généraux aux fortifications de Thiers. C'est généralement en ces termes que l'on présente la réforme entrée en vigueur à la suite de la loi du 16 juin 1859. Des documents restés jusqu'ici manuscrits la montrent toutefois sous un autre jour. En effet, avant le vote de la loi, les habitants de l'agglomération parisienne ont été consultés sur ce projet de Grand Paris. Contrepoint aux discours officiels et aux représentations parisiano-centrées des élites, ce corpus d'archives montre l'existence d'une forte opposition et éclaire les enjeux économiques et politiques qui se dissimulent derrière la définition de nouvelles frontières administratives à l'intérieur du département de la Seine.
History until 1900, France
Chinese Architecture
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This book comprises a comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times through the late nineteenth century. Six of China's leading architectural historians have joined with a Western scholar to write this book, the first in-depth, collaborative history of Chinese architecture in more than fifty years. Drawing on recent discoveries and(...)
History until 1900, Asia
December 2002, New Haven and London
Chinese Architecture
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This book comprises a comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times through the late nineteenth century. Six of China's leading architectural historians have joined with a Western scholar to write this book, the first in-depth, collaborative history of Chinese architecture in more than fifty years. Drawing on recent discoveries and current scholarly work inside China, this volume recounts the story of China's architectural achievements, the forms they took, and the historical, political, cultural, and social factors that shaped them. Each chapter includes sections on cities, palatial architecture, religious architecture, tombs, and gardens as well as discussions of bridges, walls, fortifications, academies, and architectural writings. The book is enhanced with color plates and line drawings, explanatory maps and charts, and an index that includes Chinese terms.
History until 1900, Asia
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Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was by turns businessman, soldier, playwright, herald and architect of some of the most important country houses of his era. In this book architectural historian Vaughan Hart draws on these diverse interests to examine afresh Vanbrugh's surviving, destroyed and unrealised buildings as well as the designs he executed in collaboration with(...)
Sir John Vanbrugh : storyteller in stone
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Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was by turns businessman, soldier, playwright, herald and architect of some of the most important country houses of his era. In this book architectural historian Vaughan Hart draws on these diverse interests to examine afresh Vanbrugh's surviving, destroyed and unrealised buildings as well as the designs he executed in collaboration with Nicholas Hawksmoor. It was the fate of Vanbrugh's buildings to be at first maligned and then misunderstood. Hart outlines the contemporary political and social events which influenced the architect and shows how his strikingly original houses, such as those as Seaton Delaval and Grimsthorpe, can be interpreted through reference to classical mythology, renaissance fortifications and medieval houses. Vaughan Hart is Professor of Architecture in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath.
Architecture Monographs
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This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had its source in the ubiquitous courtyard house, while the development of the mosque as both place of worship and the centre of the community, it forms a response to the requirements of prayer set out in the Koran, was(...)
Islam from the Medina to the Magreb and from the Indies to Istanbul
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This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had its source in the ubiquitous courtyard house, while the development of the mosque as both place of worship and the centre of the community, it forms a response to the requirements of prayer set out in the Koran, was given a range of forms as the conquests of Islam came up against the traditions of Egypt, Persia, India and China. The tradition developed further in tombs, palaces and fortifications, all of which are described and illustrated here. The architecture of "Islam" encompasses a high proportion of the world's most beautiful buildings. This book covers the whole range in unprecedented breadth and depth.
History until 1900, Asia
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The years around 1700 were marked by transformations in European and colonial capital cities. This era saw the creation not only of palatial complexes and urban spaces appropriate to autocratic power, but also of essential infrastructure such as roads, ports, and fortifications. In addition, many of the civic structures and background buildings that form the familiar(...)
Circa 1700 : architecture in Europe and the Americas
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The years around 1700 were marked by transformations in European and colonial capital cities. This era saw the creation not only of palatial complexes and urban spaces appropriate to autocratic power, but also of essential infrastructure such as roads, ports, and fortifications. In addition, many of the civic structures and background buildings that form the familiar urban images of the eighteenth century date from this period. In all of this activity, architects and architectural ideas, formed mostly in Italy and influenced by the baroque architecture of Rome, especially the late works of Francesco Borromini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, played a central role. Twelve contributors provide a comprehensive look at the design, renewal, and expansion of capitals and countries including Naples, Rome, Vienna, Stockholm, Saint Petersburg, England, Amsterdam, Cádiz, Lisbon, Quebec City, and Lima. The result is a fascinating cross section that allows a comparative reading of baroque architecture: from country to country, from region to region, and from the Old World to the New.
History until 1900
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La « Zone », c’est d’abord une bande de terre large de quelques centaines de mètres qui entoure Paris. Logée entre les fortifications de la ville, édifiées dans les années 1840, et sa banlieue, elle sert aux manœuvres militaires. Là, s’installe progressivement une population interlope – chiffonniers, mendiants, pauvres de toutes sortes – dans un fatras de roulottes, de(...)
Les sauvages de la civilisation : regards sur la Zone, d'hier à aujourd'hui
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La « Zone », c’est d’abord une bande de terre large de quelques centaines de mètres qui entoure Paris. Logée entre les fortifications de la ville, édifiées dans les années 1840, et sa banlieue, elle sert aux manœuvres militaires. Là, s’installe progressivement une population interlope – chiffonniers, mendiants, pauvres de toutes sortes – dans un fatras de roulottes, de tissus et de métaux. À la fin du siècle, chez ceux de l’extérieur, la Zone devient un objet : objet de curiosité, de fantasmes, d’angoisse, de commisération, de littérature et d’images. Bref, l’objet de perceptions hétérogènes les unes aux autres mais unies par une même tendance à regarder de haut cette population, à la dominer avec plus ou moins de bienveillance. De la Zone, aujourd’hui devenue, par extension, la désignation de toute forme de marginalité, Jérôme Beauchez propose une « archéographie » subtile et sensible, c’est-à-dire l’histoire des regards – ceux de la bohème artistique et des photographes, des chansonniers et des journalistes, des élus et des hygiénistes – qui, en la constituant en objet, ont fabriqué une catégorie d’étrangers de l’intérieur, de « sauvages de la civilisation », dont on perçoit encore la prégnance, bien longtemps après la destruction de cet espace. Des zoniers aux zonards et au-delà, ce livre raconte l’histoire des marges.
Urban Theory
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Après le succès de «L’histoire du Vieux-Montréal à travers son patrimoine», voici un second titre qui suscitera autant d’engouement. Le Vieux-Québec a toujours évoqué l’image d’un coin de la Vieille-France ancré en Amérique du Nord. La richesse de son patrimoine, la couleur de ce quartier historique et tous les trésors architecturaux qui le hantent comme des fantômes(...)
L'histoire du Vieux-Québec à travers son patrimoine
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Après le succès de «L’histoire du Vieux-Montréal à travers son patrimoine», voici un second titre qui suscitera autant d’engouement. Le Vieux-Québec a toujours évoqué l’image d’un coin de la Vieille-France ancré en Amérique du Nord. La richesse de son patrimoine, la couleur de ce quartier historique et tous les trésors architecturaux qui le hantent comme des fantômes venus d’un lointain passé en font un des joyaux de la capitale et du Québec tout entier. Ce quartier s’est transformé, bien sûr, au fil du temps mais son âme s’est conservée à travers ses fortifications, ses portes, ses places, ses rues et ses édifices. Chacun des chapitres couvre une période distincte de son histoire et nous aide à mieux comprendre chaque époque à travers ses ressources patrimoniales. Un texte vivant et de superbes photographies et illustrations nous entraînent dans de belles randonnées au cœur de cet îlot historique. C’est un délice autant pour les yeux que pour l’esprit. Savourez ce magnifique volume et plongez au cœur de nos racines et de notre passé. Cet ouvrage passionnera non seulement les amoureux du Vieux-Québec mais aussi tous les autres qui découvriront un des quartiers les plus riches en histoire et en couleurs de tout le Québec. Des plans vous permettront de vous guider et d’aller voir sur place tout ce qui fait la richesse historique du quartier. Ce livre recèle autant de plans qu’il y a d’époques à retracer. Vous pouvez donc établir votre propre circuit du Vieux-Québec.
Architecture du Québec
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Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria was for a long time the largest city in the ancient world. Flattened by a tsunami in 365 AD, it was little more than a fishing village when captured by Napoleon in 1798. The 19th century saw it become the center of the Egyptian cotton trade, bringing prosperity and an influx of European merchants. Then came the(...)
Alexandria architectural guide
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Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria was for a long time the largest city in the ancient world. Flattened by a tsunami in 365 AD, it was little more than a fishing village when captured by Napoleon in 1798. The 19th century saw it become the center of the Egyptian cotton trade, bringing prosperity and an influx of European merchants. Then came the bombardment by the English in 1882, which almost flattened the city a second time, and the revolution of 1952, which in effect condemned many of its residential buildings to slow but picturesque decay. The ebbs and flows of history and different cultures (especially Arabic, Muslim, Greek, Italian, English, and, not least, Jewish) have all left their marks on Alexandria's architecture. There are classical ruins; Ottoman fortifications; Egyptian okelles (medieval merchants' buildings); a colorful fishing port; mosques, shrines, churches, and synagogues; mansions and apartment buildings in the neo-Renaissance, art deco, and international styles; brutalist post-revolutionary institutions. And then are oddities such as the Cotton Palace Tower, a skyscraper intended for use as the headquarters of the country s cotton industry but inexplicably abandoned before completion.
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Before Central Park
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With more than eight hundred sprawling green acres in the middle of one of the world's densest cities, Central Park is an urban masterpiece. Designed in the middle of the nineteenth century by the landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it is a model for city parks worldwide. But before it became Central Park, the land was the site of farms,(...)
Before Central Park
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With more than eight hundred sprawling green acres in the middle of one of the world's densest cities, Central Park is an urban masterpiece. Designed in the middle of the nineteenth century by the landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it is a model for city parks worldwide. But before it became Central Park, the land was the site of farms, businesses, churches, wars, and burial grounds--and home to many different kinds of New Yorkers. This book is the authoritative account of the place that would become Central Park. From the first Dutch family to settle on the land through the political crusade to create America's first major urban park, Sara Cedar Miller chronicles two and a half centuries of history. She tells the stories of Indigenous hunters, enslaved people and enslavers, American patriots and British loyalists, the Black landowners of Seneca Village, Irish pig farmers, tavern owners, Catholic sisters, Jewish protesters, and more. Miller unveils a British fortification and camp during the Revolutionary War, a suburban retreat from the yellow fever epidemics at the turn of the nineteenth century, and the properties that a group of free Black Americans used to secure their right to vote. Tales of political chicanery, real estate speculation, cons, and scams stand alongside democratic idealism, the striving of immigrants, and powerfully human lives. ''Before Central Park'' shows how much of the history of early America is still etched upon the landscapes of Central Park today.
Landscape Theory