Title & Author:

What remains of a building divided into equal parts and distributed for reconfiguration / edited by Ken Ehrlich & Brandon LaBelle.

Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Los Angeles, Calif. : Errant Bodies Press : New York : Distributed by DAP, 2009.

Description:

71 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm

Series:

Surface tension. Supplement ; no. 2

Notes:
Introduction to Under construction : strategies of participative architecture and spatial appropriation / Jesko Fezer and Mathias Heyden -- KREV Jürgenson Starhouse, The Land, Chiangmai, Thailand / Carl Michael von Hausswolff -- Hot summer of urban farming / Nis Rømer -- Interview with architect Rachel Allen / Ken Ehrlich -- "What about those brown clusters, aren't they villages? Don't worry about those. Just show us your ideas." Thoughts on master planning in Chinese cities / Ava Bromberg.

Summary:

"Investigates the social and political dimensions of buildings and urban spaces, including critical reflections on recent urban planning policies in China, histories of participatory architecture, and proposals for urban farming. What remains of a building divided into equal parts and distributed for reconfiguration offers multiple perspectives on the limits and creative possibilities of the built environment."--Back cover

ISBN:

9780977259434 (pbk.)
0977259439 (pbk.)

Subject:

Site-specific art.
Arts, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
City planning China.
Arts, Modern.
Architecture, Modern.
Œuvres in situ.
Arts 20e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
site-specific works.
City planning.
China.

Added entries:

Ehrlich, Ken.
LaBelle, Brandon.
Surface tension. Supplement ; no. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264201
Call No.: BIB 195537
Status: Available