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Implying always a beginning, teaching is about initiating excitement. It entails the deployment of pleasure, the built-up of passion, and obsession vis-à-vis a particular field of endeavour, the grounds on which a discipline operates, and its intellectual as well as physical practices. Notwithstanding the optimistic implications of such a claim, teaching inevitably(...)
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Implying always a beginning, teaching is about initiating excitement. It entails the deployment of pleasure, the built-up of passion, and obsession vis-à-vis a particular field of endeavour, the grounds on which a discipline operates, and its intellectual as well as physical practices. Notwithstanding the optimistic implications of such a claim, teaching inevitably(...)
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Inchoate : an experiment in architectural education
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Implying always a beginning, teaching is about initiating excitement. It entails the deployment of pleasure, the built-up of passion, and obsession vis-à-vis a particular field of endeavour, the grounds on which a discipline operates, and its intellectual as well as physical practices. Notwithstanding the optimistic implications of such a claim, teaching inevitably involves a contradictory bias both in favour as well as against the discipline at issue, promoting an understanding of its regulating principles while at the same time questioning the seemingly secure bases on which it is presumed to stand. Whereas teaching is affirmative, it simultaneously introduces a distancing from the very subject matter that it promotes.
Inchoate : an experiment in architectural education
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Implying always a beginning, teaching is about initiating excitement. It entails the deployment of pleasure, the built-up of passion, and obsession vis-à-vis a particular field of endeavour, the grounds on which a discipline operates, and its intellectual as well as physical practices. Notwithstanding the optimistic implications of such a claim, teaching inevitably involves a contradictory bias both in favour as well as against the discipline at issue, promoting an understanding of its regulating principles while at the same time questioning the seemingly secure bases on which it is presumed to stand. Whereas teaching is affirmative, it simultaneously introduces a distancing from the very subject matter that it promotes.
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October 2003, Zürich
October 2003, Zürich
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Catalogue de l'exposition "Futur antérieur" qui eut lieu au Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy.
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Catalogue de l'exposition "Futur antérieur" qui eut lieu au Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy.
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January 1900, Gollion
January 1900, Gollion
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Futur antérieur : trésors archéologiques du 21e siècle après J.-C.
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Catalogue de l'exposition "Futur antérieur" qui eut lieu au Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy.
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Catalogue de l'exposition "Futur antérieur" qui eut lieu au Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy.
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January 1900, Gollion
January 1900, Gollion
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"Old Europe" is beginning to show strong signs of renewed vitality, to judge from the results of this latest edition of the European Union prize for contemporary architecture - Mies van der Rohe award 2003. And not only because 269 works were selected, or because the number of competing countries (particularly those of Eastern Europe) is steadily increasing, bit also by(...)
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"Old Europe" is beginning to show strong signs of renewed vitality, to judge from the results of this latest edition of the European Union prize for contemporary architecture - Mies van der Rohe award 2003. And not only because 269 works were selected, or because the number of competing countries (particularly those of Eastern Europe) is steadily increasing, bit also by(...)
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January 1900, Barcelona
January 1900, Barcelona
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Mies van der Rohe Award 2003 : European Union prize for contemporary architecture
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"Old Europe" is beginning to show strong signs of renewed vitality, to judge from the results of this latest edition of the European Union prize for contemporary architecture - Mies van der Rohe award 2003. And not only because 269 works were selected, or because the number of competing countries (particularly those of Eastern Europe) is steadily increasing, bit also by virtue of the high average standard of the entries, particularly of the winning projects and 40 runner-up featured in this catalogue. In the end, the winning project encompasses all this : Zaha Hadid's tram station in Strasbourg is at the same time a strategy, open-ended, imperfect, intelligent and playful. But it also resolved and unafraid to identify with conventional architectural qualities.
Mies van der Rohe Award 2003 : European Union prize for contemporary architecture
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"Old Europe" is beginning to show strong signs of renewed vitality, to judge from the results of this latest edition of the European Union prize for contemporary architecture - Mies van der Rohe award 2003. And not only because 269 works were selected, or because the number of competing countries (particularly those of Eastern Europe) is steadily increasing, bit also by virtue of the high average standard of the entries, particularly of the winning projects and 40 runner-up featured in this catalogue. In the end, the winning project encompasses all this : Zaha Hadid's tram station in Strasbourg is at the same time a strategy, open-ended, imperfect, intelligent and playful. But it also resolved and unafraid to identify with conventional architectural qualities.
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January 1900, Barcelona
January 1900, Barcelona
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, was his first completed, though temporary, structure in the UK. Sited on the Gallery's lawn from June 20th to September 14th, it offered visitors an opportunity to experience a space designed by one of the founding figures of modern architecture.
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, was his first completed, though temporary, structure in the UK. Sited on the Gallery's lawn from June 20th to September 14th, it offered visitors an opportunity to experience a space designed by one of the founding figures of modern architecture.
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Oscar Niemeyer : Serpentine Gallery Pavillion 2003
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, was his first completed, though temporary, structure in the UK. Sited on the Gallery's lawn from June 20th to September 14th, it offered visitors an opportunity to experience a space designed by one of the founding figures of modern architecture.
Oscar Niemeyer : Serpentine Gallery Pavillion 2003
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, was his first completed, though temporary, structure in the UK. Sited on the Gallery's lawn from June 20th to September 14th, it offered visitors an opportunity to experience a space designed by one of the founding figures of modern architecture.
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June 2003, London
June 2003, London
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Les bâtisseurs du Louvre
Les bâtisseurs du Louvre
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Ce guide se propose, en suivant l'évolution du monument, de retracer une certain histoire de l'architecture française, depuis les premières murailles de Philippe Auguste jusque'aux structures de verre et d'acier de la pyramide de Pei.
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Ce guide se propose, en suivant l'évolution du monument, de retracer une certain histoire de l'architecture française, depuis les premières murailles de Philippe Auguste jusque'aux structures de verre et d'acier de la pyramide de Pei.
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June 2003, Paris
June 2003, Paris
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Les bâtisseurs du Louvre
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Ce guide se propose, en suivant l'évolution du monument, de retracer une certain histoire de l'architecture française, depuis les premières murailles de Philippe Auguste jusque'aux structures de verre et d'acier de la pyramide de Pei.
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Ce guide se propose, en suivant l'évolution du monument, de retracer une certain histoire de l'architecture française, depuis les premières murailles de Philippe Auguste jusque'aux structures de verre et d'acier de la pyramide de Pei.
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June 2003, Paris
June 2003, Paris
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The Architecture Annual offers a selection of articles on the school's progress in research and education. Embracing a broad range of topical issues, it includes a cross-section of research performed by Faculty members and coverage of the graduation projects carried out by students in the academic year 2001-2002. This year, design research has been the main focus of(...)
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The Architecture Annual offers a selection of articles on the school's progress in research and education. Embracing a broad range of topical issues, it includes a cross-section of research performed by Faculty members and coverage of the graduation projects carried out by students in the academic year 2001-2002. This year, design research has been the main focus of(...)
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January 1900, Rotterdam
January 1900, Rotterdam
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The architecture annual 2001-2002 : Delft University of Technology.
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The Architecture Annual offers a selection of articles on the school's progress in research and education. Embracing a broad range of topical issues, it includes a cross-section of research performed by Faculty members and coverage of the graduation projects carried out by students in the academic year 2001-2002. This year, design research has been the main focus of activity. In addition, extensive attention has been devoted to new developments in the field of building technology, computer use, and management. The current discourse on planning issues, the network society, problems of integration, increasing individualisation, and the rise of ICT does much to define the research themes treated within its pages.
The architecture annual 2001-2002 : Delft University of Technology.
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The Architecture Annual offers a selection of articles on the school's progress in research and education. Embracing a broad range of topical issues, it includes a cross-section of research performed by Faculty members and coverage of the graduation projects carried out by students in the academic year 2001-2002. This year, design research has been the main focus of activity. In addition, extensive attention has been devoted to new developments in the field of building technology, computer use, and management. The current discourse on planning issues, the network society, problems of integration, increasing individualisation, and the rise of ICT does much to define the research themes treated within its pages.
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January 1900, Rotterdam
January 1900, Rotterdam
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from(...)
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from(...)
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January 2004, Princeton / Cambridge, Mass.
January 2004, Princeton / Cambridge, Mass.
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Whose muse? : art museums and the public trust
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from other countries, to exhibiting works offensive to the public taste. "Whose Muse?" brings together five directors of leading American and British art museums who together offer a forward-looking alternative to such prevailing views. While their approaches differ, certain themes recur : as museums have become increasingly complex and costly to manage, and as government support has waned, the temptation is great to follow policies driven not by a mission but by the market. However, the directors concur that public trust can be upheld only if museums continue to see their core mission as building collections that reflect a nation's artistic legacy and providing informed and unfettered access to them. The book, based on a lecture series of the same title held in 2000-2001 by the Harvard Program for Art Museum Directors, also includes an introduction by Cuno and a fascinating - and surprisingly frank - roundtable discussion among the participating directors. A rare collection of sustained reflections by prominent museum directors on the current state of affairs in their profession, this book is without equal. It will be read widely not only by museum professionals, trustees, critics, and scholars, but also by the art-loving public itself.
Whose muse? : art museums and the public trust
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from other countries, to exhibiting works offensive to the public taste. "Whose Muse?" brings together five directors of leading American and British art museums who together offer a forward-looking alternative to such prevailing views. While their approaches differ, certain themes recur : as museums have become increasingly complex and costly to manage, and as government support has waned, the temptation is great to follow policies driven not by a mission but by the market. However, the directors concur that public trust can be upheld only if museums continue to see their core mission as building collections that reflect a nation's artistic legacy and providing informed and unfettered access to them. The book, based on a lecture series of the same title held in 2000-2001 by the Harvard Program for Art Museum Directors, also includes an introduction by Cuno and a fascinating - and surprisingly frank - roundtable discussion among the participating directors. A rare collection of sustained reflections by prominent museum directors on the current state of affairs in their profession, this book is without equal. It will be read widely not only by museum professionals, trustees, critics, and scholars, but also by the art-loving public itself.
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January 2004, Princeton / Cambridge, Mass.
January 2004, Princeton / Cambridge, Mass.
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"Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts" provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, philosophy and their adoring or combative publics. This book brings together for the first time a wide array of texts that mix contemporary analysis with historical documentation. It includes five sections(...)
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"Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts" provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, philosophy and their adoring or combative publics. This book brings together for the first time a wide array of texts that mix contemporary analysis with historical documentation. It includes five sections(...)
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December 2003, Oxford
December 2003, Oxford
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Museum studies : an anthology of contexts
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"Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts" provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, philosophy and their adoring or combative publics. This book brings together for the first time a wide array of texts that mix contemporary analysis with historical documentation. It includes five sections that highlight central themes in museum studies: issue-oriented contexts in museology; states of "nature"; the status of nations; history, memory and other locations; and arts, crafts and visitors. It also addresses the development of museums, the role of the museum in society, and issues central to contemporary museum studies opening with an introductory essay that situates museum studies in a truly interdisciplinary context and including an opening essay for each section that guides the reader through the selections. Finally, the anthology includes a bibliography and list of resources devoted to museum studies that makes the volume an authoritative guide on the subject.
Museum studies : an anthology of contexts
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"Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts" provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, philosophy and their adoring or combative publics. This book brings together for the first time a wide array of texts that mix contemporary analysis with historical documentation. It includes five sections that highlight central themes in museum studies: issue-oriented contexts in museology; states of "nature"; the status of nations; history, memory and other locations; and arts, crafts and visitors. It also addresses the development of museums, the role of the museum in society, and issues central to contemporary museum studies opening with an introductory essay that situates museum studies in a truly interdisciplinary context and including an opening essay for each section that guides the reader through the selections. Finally, the anthology includes a bibliography and list of resources devoted to museum studies that makes the volume an authoritative guide on the subject.
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December 2003, Oxford
December 2003, Oxford
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Architecture et art, contenant et contenu, écrin et trésors: telle est l'approche que vous propose l'ouvrage Musées du Monde, Chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture. Ce guide passionnant, qui raconte l'histoire des collections et des édifices qui les abritent, bénéficie du privilège de l'expertise de Giulia Camin, consultant au palais Grassi à Venise.
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Architecture et art, contenant et contenu, écrin et trésors: telle est l'approche que vous propose l'ouvrage Musées du Monde, Chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture. Ce guide passionnant, qui raconte l'histoire des collections et des édifices qui les abritent, bénéficie du privilège de l'expertise de Giulia Camin, consultant au palais Grassi à Venise.
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Musées du monde : chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture
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Architecture et art, contenant et contenu, écrin et trésors: telle est l'approche que vous propose l'ouvrage Musées du Monde, Chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture. Ce guide passionnant, qui raconte l'histoire des collections et des édifices qui les abritent, bénéficie du privilège de l'expertise de Giulia Camin, consultant au palais Grassi à Venise.
Musées du monde : chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture
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Architecture et art, contenant et contenu, écrin et trésors: telle est l'approche que vous propose l'ouvrage Musées du Monde, Chefs-d'oeuvre d'architecture. Ce guide passionnant, qui raconte l'histoire des collections et des édifices qui les abritent, bénéficie du privilège de l'expertise de Giulia Camin, consultant au palais Grassi à Venise.
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January 2008, Paris
January 2008, Paris
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Hot questions - Cold storage: Architecture from Austria. The permanent exhibition at the Az W
Hot questions - Cold storage: Architecture from Austria. The permanent exhibition at the Az W
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The new permanent display of Architekturzentrum Wien’s (Az W) collection is a milestone in the presentation of architecture and its social dimensions. ''Hot questions—cold storage'' is published alongside this comprehensive exhibition on Austrian architecture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, featuring color images of all exhibits, concise texts, and thematic(...)
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The new permanent display of Architekturzentrum Wien’s (Az W) collection is a milestone in the presentation of architecture and its social dimensions. ''Hot questions—cold storage'' is published alongside this comprehensive exhibition on Austrian architecture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, featuring color images of all exhibits, concise texts, and thematic(...)
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May 2023
May 2023
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Hot questions - Cold storage: Architecture from Austria. The permanent exhibition at the Az W
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The new permanent display of Architekturzentrum Wien’s (Az W) collection is a milestone in the presentation of architecture and its social dimensions. ''Hot questions—cold storage'' is published alongside this comprehensive exhibition on Austrian architecture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, featuring color images of all exhibits, concise texts, and thematic essays. This book reexamines the country’s architectural culture of the last 150 years, situating it in its cultural, social, and political contexts. Each chapter is prefaced by a question, asking, for example, about the impact of capitalism on our cities and villages or about the contribution architecture can make to our survival on the planet. These ''Hot questions'' bring to life the ''Cold storage''—the silent repository of the collection’s holdings. This book offers a multi-perspective narrative that presents Austria’s building history with all the developments, ideologies, and institutions it comprises. The social relevance of objects and documents is revealed through questioning and visualization, in connecting research and the museum’s mission to collect.
Hot questions - Cold storage: Architecture from Austria. The permanent exhibition at the Az W
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The new permanent display of Architekturzentrum Wien’s (Az W) collection is a milestone in the presentation of architecture and its social dimensions. ''Hot questions—cold storage'' is published alongside this comprehensive exhibition on Austrian architecture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, featuring color images of all exhibits, concise texts, and thematic essays. This book reexamines the country’s architectural culture of the last 150 years, situating it in its cultural, social, and political contexts. Each chapter is prefaced by a question, asking, for example, about the impact of capitalism on our cities and villages or about the contribution architecture can make to our survival on the planet. These ''Hot questions'' bring to life the ''Cold storage''—the silent repository of the collection’s holdings. This book offers a multi-perspective narrative that presents Austria’s building history with all the developments, ideologies, and institutions it comprises. The social relevance of objects and documents is revealed through questioning and visualization, in connecting research and the museum’s mission to collect.
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May 2023
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