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An illustrated chronicle of projects organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in collaboration with Elastic City, this volume contains interviews with Todd Shalom and Hayal Pozanti, who assemble new shapes from Manhattan's West Village streetscape; Greta Hansen, Kyung Jae Kim, and Adam Koogler, who host spontaneous(...)
Group efforts: changing public space
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An illustrated chronicle of projects organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in collaboration with Elastic City, this volume contains interviews with Todd Shalom and Hayal Pozanti, who assemble new shapes from Manhattan's West Village streetscape; Greta Hansen, Kyung Jae Kim, and Adam Koogler, who host spontaneous political forums in a pavilion built with plastic and blown air; and Karen Finley, who détourns Columbus Circle into an urban-scale mandala of resistance, reparation, and discovery.
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Gwangju Folly II
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Throughout history, follies have been used as a provocation, a frivolous diversion or strategic place of madness and satire freed from the constraints of societal norms. This volume documents a series of eight newly commissioned follies forging links between everyday uses and political practice.
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Gwangju Folly II
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Throughout history, follies have been used as a provocation, a frivolous diversion or strategic place of madness and satire freed from the constraints of societal norms. This volume documents a series of eight newly commissioned follies forging links between everyday uses and political practice.
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The question of composition and spatial qualities arises in every urban design concept or intervention in the spatial structure of urban public squares. How are the essential elements involved: dimension, proportion, alignment, cohesion, accesses, shaping of focus point and of edges like surfaces and materials? How do they contribute to a character of urban space with(...)
Squares: urban spaces in Europe
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The question of composition and spatial qualities arises in every urban design concept or intervention in the spatial structure of urban public squares. How are the essential elements involved: dimension, proportion, alignment, cohesion, accesses, shaping of focus point and of edges like surfaces and materials? How do they contribute to a character of urban space with which residents can identify? Comparing historical examples with current designs aids one in visualizing spatial effect. Similar to a floor planmanualfor buildings,Squares allows the user to evaluate spatial conditions for movement and rest based on comparable existing urban squares.
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November 2014
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Painted murals first appeared in Latin America in the early 20th century; in the 1950s, spray-can graffiti associated with Latino gangs followed, notably the “cholo” graffiti of Los Angeles. Today, street art has traveled to nearly every corner of the globe, evolving into a highly complex and ornate art form. The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti is one survey of(...)
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The world atlas of street art and graffiti
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Painted murals first appeared in Latin America in the early 20th century; in the 1950s, spray-can graffiti associated with Latino gangs followed, notably the “cholo” graffiti of Los Angeles. Today, street art has traveled to nearly every corner of the globe, evolving into a highly complex and ornate art form. The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti is one survey of international street art, focusing on the world’s most influential urban artists and artworks. Since the lives and works of urban artists are inextricably linked to specific streets and places, this illustrated volume features specially commissioned “city artworks” that provide an intimate understanding of these metropolitan landscapes.
Le graffiti arabe
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Que ce soit sur les camions au Liban, dans les rues de villages du Bahrein, sur les murs criblés de balles de Palestine, le graffiti connaît un véritable essor qui s'affiche même sur les murs des métropoles occidentales ou sur des accessoires de mode comme des sacs à main. Relayé par de nombreux graffeurs qui s'exercent à la calligraphie arabe sur les espaces publics et à(...)
Le graffiti arabe
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Que ce soit sur les camions au Liban, dans les rues de villages du Bahrein, sur les murs criblés de balles de Palestine, le graffiti connaît un véritable essor qui s'affiche même sur les murs des métropoles occidentales ou sur des accessoires de mode comme des sacs à main. Relayé par de nombreux graffeurs qui s'exercent à la calligraphie arabe sur les espaces publics et à l'occasion d'expositions, et des jeunes designers qui créent des polices de caractères pour l'impression, le graffiti arabe exprime tantôt les souffrances d'une nation, tantôt une recherche d'identité. A Beyrouth, Gaza, Téhéran, Paris, Londres, Berlin ou Montréal, il traduit une pensée politique, sociale ou personnelle dans un style calligraphique et typographique très expressif. Véritable référence en la matière, Le graffiti arabe réunit de nombreux artistes, graffeurs et typographes du monde entier qui ont associé la calligraphie arabe au graffiti, au street-art et à la culture urbaine. L'iconographie, très riche et variée, témoigne de la vigueur de ce renouveau.
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« Le ciel de Paris en fut-il ce matin ? Et qui complotait ? Faut-il que les choses d’en bas le modifient ? » Cela a commencé pendant la nuit et personne ne l’a remarqué : ce furent les premiers éléments. Une sorte de pou dans le mur. Des carrés de mosaïques se sont multipliés sur les façades des bâtiments. Pourquoi un individu s’est astreint à coller de la mosaïque un(...)
Dans les plis sinueux des vieilles capitales
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« Le ciel de Paris en fut-il ce matin ? Et qui complotait ? Faut-il que les choses d’en bas le modifient ? » Cela a commencé pendant la nuit et personne ne l’a remarqué : ce furent les premiers éléments. Une sorte de pou dans le mur. Des carrés de mosaïques se sont multipliés sur les façades des bâtiments. Pourquoi un individu s’est astreint à coller de la mosaïque un peu partout dans la ville, nul ne le sait. Et la police désespère. Claude-Hélène et Térence se sont mariés il y a dix ans, avec pour témoins Michèle Barret-Lauze, maître à penser de Térence, et Colin, l’homme de théâtre qui a fait partie de l’avant-garde artistique avant de s’exiler de la capitale. Un matin, Térence découvre par hasard un mur aveugle et noir qu’il n’a jamais vu, mais que Claude-Hélène connaît bien. Ce mur la replonge dans son passé, d’autant plus que Térence s’éloigne peu à peu. A-t-elle jamais réellement su qui il était ? Peut-être est-il temps pour Claude-Hélène de ressortir ses vieux projets d’intervention artistique urbaine et de les proposer au nouveau maire ? Il rêve de lancer la toute première Nuit Blanche, une nuit qui sera un perpétuel crépuscule et déjà une aurore. Mais le jour se lèvera-t-il sur la ville mosaïque ? Magistrale comédie de mœurs à l’échelle d’une ville, ce roman de Sylvie Taussig explore les moindres replis des relations humaines, ses impostures et ses rigidités ; elle y invente une œuvre libre, ironique et singulière.
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Art and the City explores the condition of public art in cities. Divided into two volumes shrinkwrapped together - one of color plates, the other of critical discussion - it includes works by artists such as Doug Aitken, Ai Weiwei, Los Carpinteros, Martin Creed, Frank Stella and Oscar Tuazon.
Art and the city : a public art project
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Art and the City explores the condition of public art in cities. Divided into two volumes shrinkwrapped together - one of color plates, the other of critical discussion - it includes works by artists such as Doug Aitken, Ai Weiwei, Los Carpinteros, Martin Creed, Frank Stella and Oscar Tuazon.
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In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social) — the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked — emerged in a variety of social science disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it also came to inform the practice of urban planning. In The View from Above, Jeanne Haffner traces the evolution of the science of social(...)
The view from above : the science of social space
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In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social) — the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked — emerged in a variety of social science disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it also came to inform the practice of urban planning. In The View from Above, Jeanne Haffner traces the evolution of the science of social space from the interwar period to the 1970s, illuminating in particular the role of aerial photography in this new way of conceptualizing socio-spatial relations.
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How to turn a place around
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The result of 25 years of experience working in communities around the States and internationally, How to Turn a Place Around is a primer for everyone from mayors to community members on evaluating and transforming public spaces into thriving centers of community activity. Sections include: Why Places are Important to Cities; What Makes a Place Great; Why Many Public(...)
How to turn a place around
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The result of 25 years of experience working in communities around the States and internationally, How to Turn a Place Around is a primer for everyone from mayors to community members on evaluating and transforming public spaces into thriving centers of community activity. Sections include: Why Places are Important to Cities; What Makes a Place Great; Why Many Public Spaces Fail; An Alternative Approach to Planning; The 11 Principles of Creating Great Public Spaces; and a Workbook For Evaluating Public Spaces. Through examples of peoples’ experiences in other cities, PPS demonstrates that, with an understanding of how a place works, any place can be “turned around.”
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In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a mini-revolution in the planning and study of public spaces. They have since become standard texts, and appear on syllabi and reading lists in urban(...)
The social life of small urban spaces
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In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a mini-revolution in the planning and study of public spaces. They have since become standard texts, and appear on syllabi and reading lists in urban planning, sociology, environmental design, and architecture departments around the world.
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