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"Typology", volume 2 of the new series Christ & Gantenbein Review, presents more than 150 buildings located in Rome, New York, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires that have been analysed by the chair of Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. This selective and subjective inventory of metropolitan and essentially anonymous(...)
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September 2012
Review N. 2 : Typology, Hong Kong, Rome, New York, Buenos Aires
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"Typology", volume 2 of the new series Christ & Gantenbein Review, presents more than 150 buildings located in Rome, New York, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires that have been analysed by the chair of Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. This selective and subjective inventory of metropolitan and essentially anonymous 20th-century building production provides a basis for urban project creation. In this new book, the buildings are documented with floor plans, axonometric projections, recent photographs and key information. The theoretical essay by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein and four texts by other authors explain the interactions between the contexts, especially the governing urban rule sets and the buildings, and show the potential for the design of a contemporary urban architecture.
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You were never in Chicago
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In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the “Second City.” From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling’s withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was one that Liebling described as the apotheosis of such criticism: a postcard that read, simply, “You were never in(...)
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In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the “Second City.” From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling’s withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was one that Liebling described as the apotheosis of such criticism: a postcard that read, simply, “You were never in Chicago.” Neil Steinberg has lived in and around Chicago for more than three decades — ever since he left his hometown of Berea, Ohio, to attend Northwestern — yet he remains fascinated by the dynamics captured in Liebling’s anecdote. In You Were Never in Chicago Steinberg weaves the story of his own coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism with a nuanced portrait of the city that would surprise even lifelong residents. Steinberg takes readers through Chicago’s vanishing industrial past and explores the city from the quaint skybridge between the towers of the Wrigley Building, to the depths of the vast Deep Tunnel system below the streets. He deftly explains the city’s complex web of political favoritism and carefully profiles the characters he meets along the way, from greats of jazz and journalism to small-business owners just getting by. Throughout, Steinberg never loses the curiosity and close observation of an outsider, while thoughtfully considering how this perspective has shaped the city, and what it really means to belong.
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Architecture
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L’architecture, c’est notre cadre de vie quotidien et bien souvent, nous oublions de la regarder. Pourtant, les architectes rivalisent d’audace et de prouesses pour proposer de nouveaux lieux aussi beaux qu’utiles. L’architecte manie des données sociologiques et économiques, utilise la pointe de la technologie, pense en terme de durable et d’écologique. Un art d’imaginer(...)
November 2012
Architecture
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L’architecture, c’est notre cadre de vie quotidien et bien souvent, nous oublions de la regarder. Pourtant, les architectes rivalisent d’audace et de prouesses pour proposer de nouveaux lieux aussi beaux qu’utiles. L’architecte manie des données sociologiques et économiques, utilise la pointe de la technologie, pense en terme de durable et d’écologique. Un art d’imaginer et de bâtir qui pousse toujours plus loin les limites de l’espace. Architecture est un panorama des réalisations contemporaines, toujours impressionnantes, des plus rationnelles aux plus extravagantes !
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Alexander Eisenschmidt and Jonathan Mekinda have brought together a diverse pool of curators, artists, architects, historians, critics, and theorists to produce a multifarious portrait of the "Second City."
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February 2013
Chicagoisms: the city catalyst for architectural speculation
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Alexander Eisenschmidt and Jonathan Mekinda have brought together a diverse pool of curators, artists, architects, historians, critics, and theorists to produce a multifarious portrait of the "Second City."
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Cet ouvrage présente les trois premières sessions du concours européen gau:di, Student Competition on Sustainable Architecture : projets lauréats et prototypes. Les travaux des lauréats et les réflexions qu'ils ont suscitées témoignent de l'émergence en architecture d'une nouvelle pédagogie, participative, qui se définit et se confronte au réel par l'essai.
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February 2013
Architecture à l'essai / Architecture in the making
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Cet ouvrage présente les trois premières sessions du concours européen gau:di, Student Competition on Sustainable Architecture : projets lauréats et prototypes. Les travaux des lauréats et les réflexions qu'ils ont suscitées témoignent de l'émergence en architecture d'une nouvelle pédagogie, participative, qui se définit et se confronte au réel par l'essai.
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Le livre regroupe les actes et discussions des deux colloques organisés par l’Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais : « Art et architecture, un contrat ? » et « Constructions, identités : le pavillon, l’art et l’architecture ». Il s’agit d’explorer les rapports, croisements et collaborations entre art et architecture dans deux situations architecturales spécifiques : le « Kunst(...)
Pavilions: art in architecture
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Le livre regroupe les actes et discussions des deux colloques organisés par l’Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais : « Art et architecture, un contrat ? » et « Constructions, identités : le pavillon, l’art et l’architecture ». Il s’agit d’explorer les rapports, croisements et collaborations entre art et architecture dans deux situations architecturales spécifiques : le « Kunst am Bau » (l’intégration artistique dans l’architecture) et le pavillon national des biennales d’art, d’architecture et des expositions universelles.
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C'est en tant que maire de Boulogne-sur-Seine que se mesure le rôle d'André Morizet, dans la structuration urbaine de la banlieue parisienne. Boulogne-Billancourt occupe une place particulière dans l'entre-deux-guerres : première ville de la banlieue parisienne sur le plan démographique, ville industrielle où s'implantent les industries aéronautique et mécanique, la(...)
André Morizet : un maire constructeur dans le grand Paris
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C'est en tant que maire de Boulogne-sur-Seine que se mesure le rôle d'André Morizet, dans la structuration urbaine de la banlieue parisienne. Boulogne-Billancourt occupe une place particulière dans l'entre-deux-guerres : première ville de la banlieue parisienne sur le plan démographique, ville industrielle où s'implantent les industries aéronautique et mécanique, la blanchisserie, lieu d'exacerbation des contradictions sociales et politiques, ville limitrophe de la capitale, jamais éloignée des lieux de pouvoir, elle se situe au coeur des nouveaux projets d'aménagement de la région, que Morizet promeut avec détermination.
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This paperback edition of Building for Tomorrow includes recent projects, including The Seed Cathedral in Shanghai, the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, and the Metropol Parasol in Seville. Readers can also explore Richard Rogers's instantly recognizable Lloyds Building, Bart Prince's extraordinary organic wooden houses, Frank Gehry's billowing titanium gallery, and Santiago(...)
August 2013
Building for tomorrow : visionary architecture from around the world
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This paperback edition of Building for Tomorrow includes recent projects, including The Seed Cathedral in Shanghai, the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, and the Metropol Parasol in Seville. Readers can also explore Richard Rogers's instantly recognizable Lloyds Building, Bart Prince's extraordinary organic wooden houses, Frank Gehry's billowing titanium gallery, and Santiago Calatrava's concrete beetle-like planetarium.
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The book is organized chronologically and presents buildings from all genres, covering more than two millennia of architectural history. Each building is featured in an essay filled with information on the construction, as well as the social, political, cultural, and geographical considerations of the architect.
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September 2013
Discovering architecture: how the world's great buildings were designed and built
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The book is organized chronologically and presents buildings from all genres, covering more than two millennia of architectural history. Each building is featured in an essay filled with information on the construction, as well as the social, political, cultural, and geographical considerations of the architect.
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Un livre anniversaire inédit et richement documenté où l'on revisite le quartier Montparnasse et l'ambiance des années 1970.
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August 2013
La Tour Montparnasse 1973-2013: je t'aime... moi non plus
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Un livre anniversaire inédit et richement documenté où l'on revisite le quartier Montparnasse et l'ambiance des années 1970.
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