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Urban gardening has become recently popular. We only have to think of the riverbanks restored to their natural state, the urban gardening and urban farming projects springing up all over the world, the green skyscrapers (prospective and actually built) such as, for instance, the utopian farmscrapers of Vincent Callebout, the conversion of former high rail lines into green(...)
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Urban gardening has become recently popular. We only have to think of the riverbanks restored to their natural state, the urban gardening and urban farming projects springing up all over the world, the green skyscrapers (prospective and actually built) such as, for instance, the utopian farmscrapers of Vincent Callebout, the conversion of former high rail lines into green(...)
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Greenwards: the new delight in urban nature
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Urban gardening has become recently popular. We only have to think of the riverbanks restored to their natural state, the urban gardening and urban farming projects springing up all over the world, the green skyscrapers (prospective and actually built) such as, for instance, the utopian farmscrapers of Vincent Callebout, the conversion of former high rail lines into green recreation spaces, the meditation gardens of Piet Oudolf, and the vertical gardens of Patrick Blanc. These days, we feel close to greenery, just as we feel close to our pets. We tend and nurture the seeds and stalks, the leaves and flowers, the shrubs and grasses, the bushes and trees, with a matchless solicitude. These culturally coded natural phenomena also have therapeutic qualities, because they offer us self-determination and the possibility to share in social development. This is nothing less than the reintegration of the first, primal nature into the context of the conditions that have become ubiquitous today into the context of what has, today, become 'second nature'. For some people, such as the campaigners of 'Guerilla Gardening', these plants, wild and domestic, provide a way of criticizing the system; others, such as vertical planners of wall gardens like Ken Yeang, utopia-infatuated and bitten by the green bug, presumably see themselves as an avant-garde working in harmony with the system. Volker Fischer was deputy director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main for over ten years. From 1994 to 2012 he has built up a new design department at the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt. At the same time, he taught on the history of architecture and design at the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Offenbach.
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Urban gardening has become recently popular. We only have to think of the riverbanks restored to their natural state, the urban gardening and urban farming projects springing up all over the world, the green skyscrapers (prospective and actually built) such as, for instance, the utopian farmscrapers of Vincent Callebout, the conversion of former high rail lines into green recreation spaces, the meditation gardens of Piet Oudolf, and the vertical gardens of Patrick Blanc. These days, we feel close to greenery, just as we feel close to our pets. We tend and nurture the seeds and stalks, the leaves and flowers, the shrubs and grasses, the bushes and trees, with a matchless solicitude. These culturally coded natural phenomena also have therapeutic qualities, because they offer us self-determination and the possibility to share in social development. This is nothing less than the reintegration of the first, primal nature into the context of the conditions that have become ubiquitous today into the context of what has, today, become 'second nature'. For some people, such as the campaigners of 'Guerilla Gardening', these plants, wild and domestic, provide a way of criticizing the system; others, such as vertical planners of wall gardens like Ken Yeang, utopia-infatuated and bitten by the green bug, presumably see themselves as an avant-garde working in harmony with the system. Volker Fischer was deputy director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main for over ten years. From 1994 to 2012 he has built up a new design department at the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt. At the same time, he taught on the history of architecture and design at the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Offenbach.
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A vertical forest
A vertical forest
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'A vertical forest' is the book in which Stefano Boeri said the project of what has become one of the most emblematic buildings in Milan. An attempt to introduce a concept in architecture that until now it has been completely alien: biodiversity. The vertical forest is indeed not only a building thought to be inhabited by humans, but also from other species (birds,(...)
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'A vertical forest' is the book in which Stefano Boeri said the project of what has become one of the most emblematic buildings in Milan. An attempt to introduce a concept in architecture that until now it has been completely alien: biodiversity. The vertical forest is indeed not only a building thought to be inhabited by humans, but also from other species (birds,(...)
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A vertical forest
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'A vertical forest' is the book in which Stefano Boeri said the project of what has become one of the most emblematic buildings in Milan. An attempt to introduce a concept in architecture that until now it has been completely alien: biodiversity. The vertical forest is indeed not only a building thought to be inhabited by humans, but also from other species (birds, insects) that the unstoppable dominance of the concrete has been driven from our city.
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'A vertical forest' is the book in which Stefano Boeri said the project of what has become one of the most emblematic buildings in Milan. An attempt to introduce a concept in architecture that until now it has been completely alien: biodiversity. The vertical forest is indeed not only a building thought to be inhabited by humans, but also from other species (birds, insects) that the unstoppable dominance of the concrete has been driven from our city.
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January 2016
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The installations inside the book are made with public interaction in mind, representing their location and the hopes and cultures of locals, and inspiring passers-by to explore the neighborhood or just pause, put their feet up, and take some time to think. The publication also includes precise diagrams and text detailing each piece from conception through construction.
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The installations inside the book are made with public interaction in mind, representing their location and the hopes and cultures of locals, and inspiring passers-by to explore the neighborhood or just pause, put their feet up, and take some time to think. The publication also includes precise diagrams and text detailing each piece from conception through construction.
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Landscape installation art II
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The installations inside the book are made with public interaction in mind, representing their location and the hopes and cultures of locals, and inspiring passers-by to explore the neighborhood or just pause, put their feet up, and take some time to think. The publication also includes precise diagrams and text detailing each piece from conception through construction.
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The installations inside the book are made with public interaction in mind, representing their location and the hopes and cultures of locals, and inspiring passers-by to explore the neighborhood or just pause, put their feet up, and take some time to think. The publication also includes precise diagrams and text detailing each piece from conception through construction.
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March 2016
March 2016
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Intervenant dans des contextes sensibles, les projets infrastructurels contemporains constituent un puissant levier de transformation urbaine. Mais comment, selon une logique de mutualisation des potentiels, concevoir de nouvelles architectures complexes, intégrant différents programmes, ainsi qu'un environnement social et paysager particulier ? Ce livre explore la(...)
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Intervenant dans des contextes sensibles, les projets infrastructurels contemporains constituent un puissant levier de transformation urbaine. Mais comment, selon une logique de mutualisation des potentiels, concevoir de nouvelles architectures complexes, intégrant différents programmes, ainsi qu'un environnement social et paysager particulier ? Ce livre explore la(...)
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Objets risqués : le pari des infrastructures intégratives
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Intervenant dans des contextes sensibles, les projets infrastructurels contemporains constituent un puissant levier de transformation urbaine. Mais comment, selon une logique de mutualisation des potentiels, concevoir de nouvelles architectures complexes, intégrant différents programmes, ainsi qu'un environnement social et paysager particulier ? Ce livre explore la thématique des « infrastructures intégratives », à partir des travaux du Laboratoire d'Architecture et de Mobilité Urbaine de l'Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
Objets risqués : le pari des infrastructures intégratives
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Intervenant dans des contextes sensibles, les projets infrastructurels contemporains constituent un puissant levier de transformation urbaine. Mais comment, selon une logique de mutualisation des potentiels, concevoir de nouvelles architectures complexes, intégrant différents programmes, ainsi qu'un environnement social et paysager particulier ? Ce livre explore la thématique des « infrastructures intégratives », à partir des travaux du Laboratoire d'Architecture et de Mobilité Urbaine de l'Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
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L’observation des territoires urbains contemporains fait apparaître un paradoxe singulier. Si les politiques publiques s’efforcent de freiner la consommation de sol et les pressions sur le paysage par la promotion de stratégies pour juguler l’étalement urbain, un stock considérable de terrains situés au coeur des villes et des agglomérations n’en demeure pas moins à(...)
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L’observation des territoires urbains contemporains fait apparaître un paradoxe singulier. Si les politiques publiques s’efforcent de freiner la consommation de sol et les pressions sur le paysage par la promotion de stratégies pour juguler l’étalement urbain, un stock considérable de terrains situés au coeur des villes et des agglomérations n’en demeure pas moins à(...)
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Des friches urbaines aux quartiers durables
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L’observation des territoires urbains contemporains fait apparaître un paradoxe singulier. Si les politiques publiques s’efforcent de freiner la consommation de sol et les pressions sur le paysage par la promotion de stratégies pour juguler l’étalement urbain, un stock considérable de terrains situés au coeur des villes et des agglomérations n’en demeure pas moins à l’abandon. Ces friches urbaines, qui abritaient autrefois des activités industrielles, ferroviaires, militaires ou infrastructurelles, offrent pourtant de précieuses réserves de terrains constructibles. Selon certaines estimations récentes, une surface équivalant au double de la superficie d'une ville comme Genève sommeille actuellement au coeur des territoires urbains en Suisse. Plusieurs exemples de projets de reconversion ont mis en évidence la pertinence des démarches visant à régénérer les friches urbaines en quartiers animés, attractifs pour l’habitat et propices au déploiement d’activités économiques, sociales et culturelles. Cet ouvrage dresse un état des lieux précis de la situation. A l’aide de multiples exemples , il se focalise sur les stratégies de régénération des friches urbaines dans une perspective de développement territorial durable. Il fournit enfin une panoplie de propositions concrètes, visant à transférer les enseignements tirés d'expériences pionnières en matière d’intégration de la durabilité vers les pratiques courantes de la planification urbaine.
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L’observation des territoires urbains contemporains fait apparaître un paradoxe singulier. Si les politiques publiques s’efforcent de freiner la consommation de sol et les pressions sur le paysage par la promotion de stratégies pour juguler l’étalement urbain, un stock considérable de terrains situés au coeur des villes et des agglomérations n’en demeure pas moins à l’abandon. Ces friches urbaines, qui abritaient autrefois des activités industrielles, ferroviaires, militaires ou infrastructurelles, offrent pourtant de précieuses réserves de terrains constructibles. Selon certaines estimations récentes, une surface équivalant au double de la superficie d'une ville comme Genève sommeille actuellement au coeur des territoires urbains en Suisse. Plusieurs exemples de projets de reconversion ont mis en évidence la pertinence des démarches visant à régénérer les friches urbaines en quartiers animés, attractifs pour l’habitat et propices au déploiement d’activités économiques, sociales et culturelles. Cet ouvrage dresse un état des lieux précis de la situation. A l’aide de multiples exemples , il se focalise sur les stratégies de régénération des friches urbaines dans une perspective de développement territorial durable. Il fournit enfin une panoplie de propositions concrètes, visant à transférer les enseignements tirés d'expériences pionnières en matière d’intégration de la durabilité vers les pratiques courantes de la planification urbaine.
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May 2016
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Scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness and present a differentiated look at our urban environment. This book also provides a way for the interested reader to increase his or her perception of nature in order to experience urban space as more vibrant.
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Scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness and present a differentiated look at our urban environment. This book also provides a way for the interested reader to increase his or her perception of nature in order to experience urban space as more vibrant.
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Urban wilderness: encounter urban nature
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Scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness and present a differentiated look at our urban environment. This book also provides a way for the interested reader to increase his or her perception of nature in order to experience urban space as more vibrant.
Urban wilderness: encounter urban nature
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Scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness and present a differentiated look at our urban environment. This book also provides a way for the interested reader to increase his or her perception of nature in order to experience urban space as more vibrant.
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November 2015
November 2015
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The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. 'Dense + Green' explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types are complemented by expert essays that(...)
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The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. 'Dense + Green' explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types are complemented by expert essays that(...)
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Dense + Green: innovative building types for sustainable urban architecture
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The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. 'Dense + Green' explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types are complemented by expert essays that demonstrate the current paradigm shift in the sustainable urban environment.
Dense + Green: innovative building types for sustainable urban architecture
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The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. 'Dense + Green' explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types are complemented by expert essays that demonstrate the current paradigm shift in the sustainable urban environment.
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December 2015
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Stretching along a waterfront that faces one of the world's greatest harbors andstoried skylines, Brooklyn Bridge Park is among the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York in a generation. It has transformed a decrepit industrial waterfront into a new public use that is both a reflection and an engine of Brooklyn's resurgence in the(...)
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Stretching along a waterfront that faces one of the world's greatest harbors andstoried skylines, Brooklyn Bridge Park is among the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York in a generation. It has transformed a decrepit industrial waterfront into a new public use that is both a reflection and an engine of Brooklyn's resurgence in the(...)
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Brooklyn bridge park: a dying waterfront transformed
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Stretching along a waterfront that faces one of the world's greatest harbors andstoried skylines, Brooklyn Bridge Park is among the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York in a generation. It has transformed a decrepit industrial waterfront into a new public use that is both a reflection and an engine of Brooklyn's resurgence in the twenty-first century. Brooklyn Bridge Park unravels the many obstacles faced during the development of the park and suggests solutions that can be applied to important economic and planning issues around the world.
Brooklyn bridge park: a dying waterfront transformed
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Stretching along a waterfront that faces one of the world's greatest harbors andstoried skylines, Brooklyn Bridge Park is among the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York in a generation. It has transformed a decrepit industrial waterfront into a new public use that is both a reflection and an engine of Brooklyn's resurgence in the twenty-first century. Brooklyn Bridge Park unravels the many obstacles faced during the development of the park and suggests solutions that can be applied to important economic and planning issues around the world.
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September 2016
September 2016
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Urban Landscapes
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As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and(...)
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As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and(...)
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Landscape as infrastructure: a base primer
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As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and strategized here. Responding to the under-performance of master planning and over-exertion of technological systems at the end of twentieth century, this book argues for the strategic design of "infrastructural ecologies," describing a synthetic landscape of living, biophysical systems that operate as urban infrastructures to shape and direct the future of urban economies and cultures into the 21st century.
Landscape as infrastructure: a base primer
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As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and strategized here. Responding to the under-performance of master planning and over-exertion of technological systems at the end of twentieth century, this book argues for the strategic design of "infrastructural ecologies," describing a synthetic landscape of living, biophysical systems that operate as urban infrastructures to shape and direct the future of urban economies and cultures into the 21st century.
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December 2016
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Dans ce récit captivant, qui se lit comme un carnet de voyage, l'auteure part à la rencontre des protagonistes du mouvement - d'agriculture urbaine - et témoigne du foisonnement des initiatives en cours dans une dizaine de villes d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord jusqu'à Cuba.
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Dans ce récit captivant, qui se lit comme un carnet de voyage, l'auteure part à la rencontre des protagonistes du mouvement - d'agriculture urbaine - et témoigne du foisonnement des initiatives en cours dans une dizaine de villes d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord jusqu'à Cuba.
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La révolution de l'agriculture urbaine
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Dans ce récit captivant, qui se lit comme un carnet de voyage, l'auteure part à la rencontre des protagonistes du mouvement - d'agriculture urbaine - et témoigne du foisonnement des initiatives en cours dans une dizaine de villes d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord jusqu'à Cuba.
La révolution de l'agriculture urbaine
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Dans ce récit captivant, qui se lit comme un carnet de voyage, l'auteure part à la rencontre des protagonistes du mouvement - d'agriculture urbaine - et témoigne du foisonnement des initiatives en cours dans une dizaine de villes d'Europe et d'Amérique du Nord jusqu'à Cuba.
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August 2016
August 2016
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Urban Landscapes
