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Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments,(...)
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Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments,(...)
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The secret life of dust: from the cosmos to the kitchen counter, the big consequences of little things
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Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales from butterfly wings, shreds of T-shirts, and fireplace soot. Eventually, though, all this dust must settle.
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Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales from butterfly wings, shreds of T-shirts, and fireplace soot. Eventually, though, all this dust must settle.
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October 2003
October 2003
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Breathable
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An eye-opening and refreshing collection of practices, works, projects and essays are compiled in this catalogue which together explore the theme of how air, the atmosphere and our physical surrounds, work and reflect on the individual and society. Simplicity, luminosity, economy of means, the integration of non-human actors, the construction of new types of public(...)
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An eye-opening and refreshing collection of practices, works, projects and essays are compiled in this catalogue which together explore the theme of how air, the atmosphere and our physical surrounds, work and reflect on the individual and society. Simplicity, luminosity, economy of means, the integration of non-human actors, the construction of new types of public(...)
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Breathable
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An eye-opening and refreshing collection of practices, works, projects and essays are compiled in this catalogue which together explore the theme of how air, the atmosphere and our physical surrounds, work and reflect on the individual and society. Simplicity, luminosity, economy of means, the integration of non-human actors, the construction of new types of public spaces, the recovery of space as a material, and the application of technology in a natural way, are all themes central to this publication. A seminal collection of practitioners are featured here with works and writings from such names as: Mark Wigley, Olafur Eliasson, Diller & Scofidio, R, Brian Eno, Carsten Nicolai, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Decosterd & Rahm and SANAA.
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An eye-opening and refreshing collection of practices, works, projects and essays are compiled in this catalogue which together explore the theme of how air, the atmosphere and our physical surrounds, work and reflect on the individual and society. Simplicity, luminosity, economy of means, the integration of non-human actors, the construction of new types of public spaces, the recovery of space as a material, and the application of technology in a natural way, are all themes central to this publication. A seminal collection of practitioners are featured here with works and writings from such names as: Mark Wigley, Olafur Eliasson, Diller & Scofidio, R, Brian Eno, Carsten Nicolai, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Decosterd & Rahm and SANAA.
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October 2009
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine(...)
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine(...)
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Ruins: reflexions about violence, chaos and transience
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine art, film and the media. The result is an extraordinarily intense contribution to the theme of transience.
Ruins: reflexions about violence, chaos and transience
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine art, film and the media. The result is an extraordinarily intense contribution to the theme of transience.
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August 2011
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Le souffle du plein air: histoire d'un projet pédagogique et architectural novateur (1904-1952)
Le souffle du plein air: histoire d'un projet pédagogique et architectural novateur (1904-1952)
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Plusieurs édifices remarquables sont nés de son développement, comme l'école de plein air d'Amsterdam de Jan Duiker ou celle de Suresnes d'Eugène Beaudouin et Marcel Lods. En nous offrant ici la première synthèse de l'histoire internationale du mouvement des écoles de plein air, Anne-Marie Châtelet dévoile les fils culturels, programmatiques et techniques qui situent ces(...)
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Plusieurs édifices remarquables sont nés de son développement, comme l'école de plein air d'Amsterdam de Jan Duiker ou celle de Suresnes d'Eugène Beaudouin et Marcel Lods. En nous offrant ici la première synthèse de l'histoire internationale du mouvement des écoles de plein air, Anne-Marie Châtelet dévoile les fils culturels, programmatiques et techniques qui situent ces(...)
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Le souffle du plein air: histoire d'un projet pédagogique et architectural novateur (1904-1952)
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Plusieurs édifices remarquables sont nés de son développement, comme l'école de plein air d'Amsterdam de Jan Duiker ou celle de Suresnes d'Eugène Beaudouin et Marcel Lods. En nous offrant ici la première synthèse de l'histoire internationale du mouvement des écoles de plein air, Anne-Marie Châtelet dévoile les fils culturels, programmatiques et techniques qui situent ces bâtiments scolaires emblématiques dans le débat sur l'architecture moderne, le renouveau de la pédagogie et les progrès de la médecine et de l'hygiène.
Le souffle du plein air: histoire d'un projet pédagogique et architectural novateur (1904-1952)
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Plusieurs édifices remarquables sont nés de son développement, comme l'école de plein air d'Amsterdam de Jan Duiker ou celle de Suresnes d'Eugène Beaudouin et Marcel Lods. En nous offrant ici la première synthèse de l'histoire internationale du mouvement des écoles de plein air, Anne-Marie Châtelet dévoile les fils culturels, programmatiques et techniques qui situent ces bâtiments scolaires emblématiques dans le débat sur l'architecture moderne, le renouveau de la pédagogie et les progrès de la médecine et de l'hygiène.
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October 2011
October 2011
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The stone of Oxford offers a critical look at many of the neglected or overlooked aspects of this world famous city. Illustrated with the author's own photographs and drawings, this publication enlightens the reader on many aspects of recent architecture and town planning.
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The stone of Oxford offers a critical look at many of the neglected or overlooked aspects of this world famous city. Illustrated with the author's own photographs and drawings, this publication enlightens the reader on many aspects of recent architecture and town planning.
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The stones of Oxford: Conjectures on a cockleshell
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The stone of Oxford offers a critical look at many of the neglected or overlooked aspects of this world famous city. Illustrated with the author's own photographs and drawings, this publication enlightens the reader on many aspects of recent architecture and town planning.
The stones of Oxford: Conjectures on a cockleshell
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The stone of Oxford offers a critical look at many of the neglected or overlooked aspects of this world famous city. Illustrated with the author's own photographs and drawings, this publication enlightens the reader on many aspects of recent architecture and town planning.
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Les architectes sont-ils nuls ? Beaucoup le pensent.Devant le spectacle affligeant de la Bibliothèque de France, la désolation des quartiers sur dalle, à Montparnasse, Beaugrenelle, Euralille, la prétention du ministère des Finances, la pesante médiocrité de l’Opéra Bastille, la folie des grandeurs du quartier « Odysseum » de Montpellier, les quartiers de barres et de(...)
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Les architectes sont-ils nuls ? Beaucoup le pensent.Devant le spectacle affligeant de la Bibliothèque de France, la désolation des quartiers sur dalle, à Montparnasse, Beaugrenelle, Euralille, la prétention du ministère des Finances, la pesante médiocrité de l’Opéra Bastille, la folie des grandeurs du quartier « Odysseum » de Montpellier, les quartiers de barres et de(...)
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Faut-il pendre les architectes?
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Les architectes sont-ils nuls ? Beaucoup le pensent.Devant le spectacle affligeant de la Bibliothèque de France, la désolation des quartiers sur dalle, à Montparnasse, Beaugrenelle, Euralille, la prétention du ministère des Finances, la pesante médiocrité de l’Opéra Bastille, la folie des grandeurs du quartier « Odysseum » de Montpellier, les quartiers de barres et de tours…, on ne peut que faire chorus avec la foule. Pourtant le jugement est expéditif. L’architecte est un bouc émissaire facile. Il y a d’autres coupables : maires mégalomanes, entreprises déficientes, fait du prince, concours biaisés, juridiction écrasante, pots-de-vin, inculture des maîtres d’ouvrages et poujadisme du public. Faut-il pendre les architectes ? dresse le constat sévère d’un milieu et d’un système qui n’en finissent pas de produire des erreurs monumentales. Les architectes qui s’en sortent n’en sont que plus méritants. On peut se pendre à leur cou.
Faut-il pendre les architectes?
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Les architectes sont-ils nuls ? Beaucoup le pensent.Devant le spectacle affligeant de la Bibliothèque de France, la désolation des quartiers sur dalle, à Montparnasse, Beaugrenelle, Euralille, la prétention du ministère des Finances, la pesante médiocrité de l’Opéra Bastille, la folie des grandeurs du quartier « Odysseum » de Montpellier, les quartiers de barres et de tours…, on ne peut que faire chorus avec la foule. Pourtant le jugement est expéditif. L’architecte est un bouc émissaire facile. Il y a d’autres coupables : maires mégalomanes, entreprises déficientes, fait du prince, concours biaisés, juridiction écrasante, pots-de-vin, inculture des maîtres d’ouvrages et poujadisme du public. Faut-il pendre les architectes ? dresse le constat sévère d’un milieu et d’un système qui n’en finissent pas de produire des erreurs monumentales. Les architectes qui s’en sortent n’en sont que plus méritants. On peut se pendre à leur cou.
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October 2011
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Caring Culture: Art, Architecture and the Politics of Public Health examines changing political uses of the concept of care in neoliberal democracies and asks how artists, architects, and designers both contribute to and attempt to critique its social manifestations. The publication brings together case studies of artistic and design interventions within health and social(...)
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Caring Culture: Art, Architecture and the Politics of Public Health examines changing political uses of the concept of care in neoliberal democracies and asks how artists, architects, and designers both contribute to and attempt to critique its social manifestations. The publication brings together case studies of artistic and design interventions within health and social(...)
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Caring culture: art, architecture and the politics of public health
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Caring Culture: Art, Architecture and the Politics of Public Health examines changing political uses of the concept of care in neoliberal democracies and asks how artists, architects, and designers both contribute to and attempt to critique its social manifestations. The publication brings together case studies of artistic and design interventions within health and social care institutions and broader political and philosophical essays and interviews relating to civic wellbeing. Contributors include curators, artists, politicians, architects, and healthcare professionals. It is the first volume in the Actors, Agents and Attendants series of publications and symposia commissioned by SKOR to investigate the role of cultural practice in the organization of the public domain.
Caring culture: art, architecture and the politics of public health
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Caring Culture: Art, Architecture and the Politics of Public Health examines changing political uses of the concept of care in neoliberal democracies and asks how artists, architects, and designers both contribute to and attempt to critique its social manifestations. The publication brings together case studies of artistic and design interventions within health and social care institutions and broader political and philosophical essays and interviews relating to civic wellbeing. Contributors include curators, artists, politicians, architects, and healthcare professionals. It is the first volume in the Actors, Agents and Attendants series of publications and symposia commissioned by SKOR to investigate the role of cultural practice in the organization of the public domain.
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December 2011
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Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia - from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations - ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for leveling churches, post-Soviet Russia has only intensified the practice of massive(...)
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Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia - from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations - ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for leveling churches, post-Soviet Russia has only intensified the practice of massive(...)
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Architecture of oblivion : ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia
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Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia - from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations - ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for leveling churches, post-Soviet Russia has only intensified the practice of massive destruction and reconstruction. "Architecture of Oblivion "examines the role of ruins in the development of Russia's historical consciousness from the 18th century to the present. This original work from a leading authority on the subject will appeal to historians of Russian culture and thought, literature and art scholars, and general readers interested in ruins.
Architecture of oblivion : ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia
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Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia - from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations - ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for leveling churches, post-Soviet Russia has only intensified the practice of massive destruction and reconstruction. "Architecture of Oblivion "examines the role of ruins in the development of Russia's historical consciousness from the 18th century to the present. This original work from a leading authority on the subject will appeal to historians of Russian culture and thought, literature and art scholars, and general readers interested in ruins.
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June 2011
June 2011
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The architecture of failure
The architecture of failure
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The Architecture of Failure exposes the ways in which failure has been suppressed, ignored and denied in the way we design our cities. It examines the 19th century fantasy architecture of the iron and glass exhibition palaces, strange, unprecedented, dream-like structures, almost all now lost, existing only as melancholy archive fragments; it traces the cultural legacy of(...)
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The Architecture of Failure exposes the ways in which failure has been suppressed, ignored and denied in the way we design our cities. It examines the 19th century fantasy architecture of the iron and glass exhibition palaces, strange, unprecedented, dream-like structures, almost all now lost, existing only as melancholy archive fragments; it traces the cultural legacy of(...)
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The architecture of failure
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The Architecture of Failure exposes the ways in which failure has been suppressed, ignored and denied in the way we design our cities. It examines the 19th century fantasy architecture of the iron and glass exhibition palaces, strange, unprecedented, dream-like structures, almost all now lost, existing only as melancholy archive fragments; it traces the cultural legacy of these buildings through the heroics of the early 20th century, post-war radicals and recent developments, discussing related themes in art, literature, politics and philosophy.
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The Architecture of Failure exposes the ways in which failure has been suppressed, ignored and denied in the way we design our cities. It examines the 19th century fantasy architecture of the iron and glass exhibition palaces, strange, unprecedented, dream-like structures, almost all now lost, existing only as melancholy archive fragments; it traces the cultural legacy of these buildings through the heroics of the early 20th century, post-war radicals and recent developments, discussing related themes in art, literature, politics and philosophy.
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February 2012
February 2012
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Théorie des maisons
Théorie des maisons
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Théorie des maisons vise à mettre au jour - chez les penseurs modernes et contemporains parmi lesquels Benjamin, Deleuze, Derrida, Heidegger et Lévinas - une architecture qui, très souvent, ne se manifeste pas explicitement. L'auteur se propose de nommer cette architecture cachée : "une maison", la maison des philosophes. Cette maison, qui n'est pas toujours thématisée(...)
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Théorie des maisons vise à mettre au jour - chez les penseurs modernes et contemporains parmi lesquels Benjamin, Deleuze, Derrida, Heidegger et Lévinas - une architecture qui, très souvent, ne se manifeste pas explicitement. L'auteur se propose de nommer cette architecture cachée : "une maison", la maison des philosophes. Cette maison, qui n'est pas toujours thématisée(...)
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Théorie des maisons
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Théorie des maisons vise à mettre au jour - chez les penseurs modernes et contemporains parmi lesquels Benjamin, Deleuze, Derrida, Heidegger et Lévinas - une architecture qui, très souvent, ne se manifeste pas explicitement. L'auteur se propose de nommer cette architecture cachée : "une maison", la maison des philosophes. Cette maison, qui n'est pas toujours thématisée et dessinée dans ses contours, il s'agit de chercher à la localiser et à la rendre perceptible, comme dans ces jeux de devinette où une figure surgit d'un coup et saute aux yeux. Cet essai engage ainsi à un déplacement du regard. La "maison" ne se réduit plus aux visions du monde que le lecteur serait invité à habiter.
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Théorie des maisons vise à mettre au jour - chez les penseurs modernes et contemporains parmi lesquels Benjamin, Deleuze, Derrida, Heidegger et Lévinas - une architecture qui, très souvent, ne se manifeste pas explicitement. L'auteur se propose de nommer cette architecture cachée : "une maison", la maison des philosophes. Cette maison, qui n'est pas toujours thématisée et dessinée dans ses contours, il s'agit de chercher à la localiser et à la rendre perceptible, comme dans ces jeux de devinette où une figure surgit d'un coup et saute aux yeux. Cet essai engage ainsi à un déplacement du regard. La "maison" ne se réduit plus aux visions du monde que le lecteur serait invité à habiter.
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November 2011
November 2011
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