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Un nouveau regard sur la période de la guerre froide au sein du bloc communiste, à travers l'étude des styles architecturaux parfois divergents qui se sont succédé durant cette période, témoignant de l'évolution du projet communiste au fil du temps : nouvel éclectisme stalinien, modernisme socialiste sous Khrouchtchev puis repli sur l'universalisme d'une architecture archaïque.
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Un nouveau regard sur la période de la guerre froide au sein du bloc communiste, à travers l'étude des styles architecturaux parfois divergents qui se sont succédé durant cette période, témoignant de l'évolution du projet communiste au fil du temps : nouvel éclectisme stalinien, modernisme socialiste sous Khrouchtchev puis repli sur l'universalisme d'une architecture archaïque.
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Ruine de l'universel : Communisme et nationalisme dans l'architecture du Bloc de l'Est
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Un nouveau regard sur la période de la guerre froide au sein du bloc communiste, à travers l'étude des styles architecturaux parfois divergents qui se sont succédé durant cette période, témoignant de l'évolution du projet communiste au fil du temps : nouvel éclectisme stalinien, modernisme socialiste sous Khrouchtchev puis repli sur l'universalisme d'une architecture archaïque.
Ruine de l'universel : Communisme et nationalisme dans l'architecture du Bloc de l'Est
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Un nouveau regard sur la période de la guerre froide au sein du bloc communiste, à travers l'étude des styles architecturaux parfois divergents qui se sont succédé durant cette période, témoignant de l'évolution du projet communiste au fil du temps : nouvel éclectisme stalinien, modernisme socialiste sous Khrouchtchev puis repli sur l'universalisme d'une architecture archaïque.
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Vivre à l'oblique
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« Vivre à l’oblique » reste la grande idée de l’architecte Claude Parent qu’il énonce comme la posture le plus naturelle pour l’homme. Les textes de cette publication expliquent et illustrent les possibilités illimitées de cette nouvelle prise de possession de l'espace qui met l’architecture en mouvement. La première édition de ce texte théorique de l’architecte Claude(...)
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« Vivre à l’oblique » reste la grande idée de l’architecte Claude Parent qu’il énonce comme la posture le plus naturelle pour l’homme. Les textes de cette publication expliquent et illustrent les possibilités illimitées de cette nouvelle prise de possession de l'espace qui met l’architecture en mouvement. La première édition de ce texte théorique de l’architecte Claude Parent est aujourd’hui épuisée. Ce texte, accompagné des illustrations de Claude Parent, est réédité à l’occasion du centenaire de sa naissance en février 2023. L’occasion de redécouvrir un discours fondateur et l’importance majeure de l’apport de Claude Parent pour l’architecture contemporaine qui reconnait en lui un créateur hors normes, toujours en quête de déséquilibre, de mouvement et de fluidité.
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« Vivre à l’oblique » reste la grande idée de l’architecte Claude Parent qu’il énonce comme la posture le plus naturelle pour l’homme. Les textes de cette publication expliquent et illustrent les possibilités illimitées de cette nouvelle prise de possession de l'espace qui met l’architecture en mouvement. La première édition de ce texte théorique de l’architecte Claude Parent est aujourd’hui épuisée. Ce texte, accompagné des illustrations de Claude Parent, est réédité à l’occasion du centenaire de sa naissance en février 2023. L’occasion de redécouvrir un discours fondateur et l’importance majeure de l’apport de Claude Parent pour l’architecture contemporaine qui reconnait en lui un créateur hors normes, toujours en quête de déséquilibre, de mouvement et de fluidité.
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Errer dans l'illusion
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Depuis la création de son agence en 1956, Claude Parent n'a cessé de bousculer les idées reçues. Véritable empêcheur de penser en rond, il a cherché à redéfinir nos espaces de vie en édifiant des bâtiments perturbateurs, aux sols et aux murs inclinés. Cassant avec la règle orthogonale classique et moderniste, Claude Parent introduit l'oblique comme solution(...)
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Depuis la création de son agence en 1956, Claude Parent n'a cessé de bousculer les idées reçues. Véritable empêcheur de penser en rond, il a cherché à redéfinir nos espaces de vie en édifiant des bâtiments perturbateurs, aux sols et aux murs inclinés. Cassant avec la règle orthogonale classique et moderniste, Claude Parent introduit l'oblique comme solution(...)
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Depuis la création de son agence en 1956, Claude Parent n'a cessé de bousculer les idées reçues. Véritable empêcheur de penser en rond, il a cherché à redéfinir nos espaces de vie en édifiant des bâtiments perturbateurs, aux sols et aux murs inclinés. Cassant avec la règle orthogonale classique et moderniste, Claude Parent introduit l'oblique comme solution architecturale, promouvant le mouvement et l'instabilité dans le langage architectural. Ses écrits volontiers provocateurs en attestent. Parent ne craint pas la polémique et dénonce vertement le conformisme ambiant et l'échec des politiques urbaines.
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Depuis la création de son agence en 1956, Claude Parent n'a cessé de bousculer les idées reçues. Véritable empêcheur de penser en rond, il a cherché à redéfinir nos espaces de vie en édifiant des bâtiments perturbateurs, aux sols et aux murs inclinés. Cassant avec la règle orthogonale classique et moderniste, Claude Parent introduit l'oblique comme solution architecturale, promouvant le mouvement et l'instabilité dans le langage architectural. Ses écrits volontiers provocateurs en attestent. Parent ne craint pas la polémique et dénonce vertement le conformisme ambiant et l'échec des politiques urbaines.
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May 2023
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Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death--these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial(...)
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Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death--these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial(...)
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Building lives : constructing rites and passages
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Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death--these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial contracts, tourist guidebooks, and religious texts, cultural historian Neil Harris explores the rites of building passage over the past one hundred and fifty years. In this generously illustrated volume, he offers fascinating new insights into the social and cultural roles of buildings. This book suggests that architecture is a performing art as well as a fine art. Harris provides entertaining accounts of building introductions and presentations; celebrations, including groundbreakings, cornerstone layings, dedication ceremonies, and milestone anniversaries; efforts by builders, designers, real estate agents, photographers, and users to endow buildings with personality; debates over the naming of buildings; and attempts to document the erection and aging of buildings. Harris details recent strenuous efforts to prolong building life and vitality, and the increasing concern over "sick" and endangered buildings. Observing the difficulty that people experience in saying goodbye to old buildings that feel like friends, he calls for ceremony to mark the end as well as the beginning of a building's life.
Building lives : constructing rites and passages
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Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death--these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial contracts, tourist guidebooks, and religious texts, cultural historian Neil Harris explores the rites of building passage over the past one hundred and fifty years. In this generously illustrated volume, he offers fascinating new insights into the social and cultural roles of buildings. This book suggests that architecture is a performing art as well as a fine art. Harris provides entertaining accounts of building introductions and presentations; celebrations, including groundbreakings, cornerstone layings, dedication ceremonies, and milestone anniversaries; efforts by builders, designers, real estate agents, photographers, and users to endow buildings with personality; debates over the naming of buildings; and attempts to document the erection and aging of buildings. Harris details recent strenuous efforts to prolong building life and vitality, and the increasing concern over "sick" and endangered buildings. Observing the difficulty that people experience in saying goodbye to old buildings that feel like friends, he calls for ceremony to mark the end as well as the beginning of a building's life.
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October 1998, New Haven
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In a series of cogent and balanced arguments, Harries questions the premises on which architects and theorists have long relied--premises which have contributed to architecture's current identity crisis and marginalization. He first criticizes the aesthetic (...)
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In a series of cogent and balanced arguments, Harries questions the premises on which architects and theorists have long relied--premises which have contributed to architecture's current identity crisis and marginalization. He first criticizes the aesthetic (...)
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The ethical function of architecture
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In a series of cogent and balanced arguments, Harries questions the premises on which architects and theorists have long relied--premises which have contributed to architecture's current identity crisis and marginalization. He first criticizes the aesthetic approach, focusing on the problems of decoration and ornament. He then turns to the language of architecture. If the main task of architecture is indeed interpretation, in just what sense can it be said to speak, and what should it be speaking about? Expanding upon suggestions made by Martin Heidegger, Harries also considers the relationship of building to the idea and meaning of dwelling. Architecture, Harries observes, has a responsibility to community; but its ethical function is inevitably also political. He concludes by examining these seemingly paradoxical functions.
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In a series of cogent and balanced arguments, Harries questions the premises on which architects and theorists have long relied--premises which have contributed to architecture's current identity crisis and marginalization. He first criticizes the aesthetic approach, focusing on the problems of decoration and ornament. He then turns to the language of architecture. If the main task of architecture is indeed interpretation, in just what sense can it be said to speak, and what should it be speaking about? Expanding upon suggestions made by Martin Heidegger, Harries also considers the relationship of building to the idea and meaning of dwelling. Architecture, Harries observes, has a responsibility to community; but its ethical function is inevitably also political. He concludes by examining these seemingly paradoxical functions.
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September 1998, Cambridge, Mass.
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To concentrate only on the profession of architecture is to ignore the much larger field of architecture, which structures the entire social universe of the architect and of which architects are only one part. This book critically surveys that field, exposing(...)
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To concentrate only on the profession of architecture is to ignore the much larger field of architecture, which structures the entire social universe of the architect and of which architects are only one part. This book critically surveys that field, exposing(...)
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The favored circle : the social foundations of architectural distinction
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To concentrate only on the profession of architecture is to ignore the much larger field of architecture, which structures the entire social universe of the architect and of which architects are only one part. This book critically surveys that field, exposing many myths and debunking a number of heroes in the process. Using the conceptual apparatus of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, Stevens describes the field of architecture on two levels. First, he provides a detailed account of the field as it is at any given point in time, describing the different components and their relationships. Second, he analyzes the dynamics of the field through time, from the Renaissance to the present. He discusses the system of architectural education, as well as everyday aspects such as the competition for reputation. He concludes that throughout history, the most eminent architects have been connected to each other by master-pupil and collegiate relations. These networks, which still exist, provide a mechanism for architectural influence that runs parallel to that of the university-based schools.
The favored circle : the social foundations of architectural distinction
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To concentrate only on the profession of architecture is to ignore the much larger field of architecture, which structures the entire social universe of the architect and of which architects are only one part. This book critically surveys that field, exposing many myths and debunking a number of heroes in the process. Using the conceptual apparatus of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, Stevens describes the field of architecture on two levels. First, he provides a detailed account of the field as it is at any given point in time, describing the different components and their relationships. Second, he analyzes the dynamics of the field through time, from the Renaissance to the present. He discusses the system of architectural education, as well as everyday aspects such as the competition for reputation. He concludes that throughout history, the most eminent architects have been connected to each other by master-pupil and collegiate relations. These networks, which still exist, provide a mechanism for architectural influence that runs parallel to that of the university-based schools.
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November 1998, Cambridge, Mass.
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Critical theories such as those of the Frankfurt School of the twenties and thirties gave rise to a complex and sophisticated critique of modernity and modernism. The history and theory of twentieth-century architecture, which developed rather independently of (...)
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Critical theories such as those of the Frankfurt School of the twenties and thirties gave rise to a complex and sophisticated critique of modernity and modernism. The history and theory of twentieth-century architecture, which developed rather independently of (...)
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Architecture and modernity : a critique
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Critical theories such as those of the Frankfurt School of the twenties and thirties gave rise to a complex and sophisticated critique of modernity and modernism. The history and theory of twentieth-century architecture, which developed rather independently of this rich tradition, appear naive and unbalanced in comparison. In this exploration of the relationship between modernity, dwelling, and architecture, Hilde Heynen attempts to bridge this gap between the discourse of the modern movement and cultural theories of modernity. On one hand, she discusses architecture from the perspective of critical theory, and on the other she modifies positions within critical theory by linking them with architecture. She assesses architecture as a cultural field that structures daily life and that embodies major contradictions inherent in modernity, arguing that architecture nonetheless has a certain capacity to adopt a critical stance vis-à-vis modernity. The book provides architectural students with an introduction to the discourse of critical theory. The subchapters on Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno, and the Venice School (Tafuri, Dal Co, Cacciari) can be studied independently.
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Critical theories such as those of the Frankfurt School of the twenties and thirties gave rise to a complex and sophisticated critique of modernity and modernism. The history and theory of twentieth-century architecture, which developed rather independently of this rich tradition, appear naive and unbalanced in comparison. In this exploration of the relationship between modernity, dwelling, and architecture, Hilde Heynen attempts to bridge this gap between the discourse of the modern movement and cultural theories of modernity. On one hand, she discusses architecture from the perspective of critical theory, and on the other she modifies positions within critical theory by linking them with architecture. She assesses architecture as a cultural field that structures daily life and that embodies major contradictions inherent in modernity, arguing that architecture nonetheless has a certain capacity to adopt a critical stance vis-à-vis modernity. The book provides architectural students with an introduction to the discourse of critical theory. The subchapters on Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno, and the Venice School (Tafuri, Dal Co, Cacciari) can be studied independently.
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November 1998, Cambridge, Mass.
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The visual culture reader
The visual culture reader
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This book covers a wealth of visual forms including photography, painting, sculpture, fashion, advertising, virtual reality and other electronic imaging systems.
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November 1998, London
November 1998, London
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BorderLine
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"BorderLine" highlights a particularly troubled site in Europe, the town and harbor of Kraljevica, just south of Rijeka, Croatia, where the failing ship-building industry and pollution from a large oil refinery threaten both the ecology and the prospects (...)
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"BorderLine" highlights a particularly troubled site in Europe, the town and harbor of Kraljevica, just south of Rijeka, Croatia, where the failing ship-building industry and pollution from a large oil refinery threaten both the ecology and the prospects (...)
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September 1998, Vienna
September 1998, Vienna
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BorderLine
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"BorderLine" highlights a particularly troubled site in Europe, the town and harbor of Kraljevica, just south of Rijeka, Croatia, where the failing ship-building industry and pollution from a large oil refinery threaten both the ecology and the prospects of tourism. Drawing on the results of a workshop organized, funded and conducted by the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture (RIEA) in the Frankopan Castle in Kraljevica, "BorderLine" presents essays and projects by leading thinkers and architects addressing the contemporary problems such regions have within rapidly evolving European and global landscapes. "BorderLine" includes essays by Lebbeus Woods, Gabriela Seifert, Manuel Delanda, Aleksandra Wagner, Heinz Foerster, and Ekkehard Rehfeld; it also includes architectural projects and conceptual proposals by Lebbeus Woods, Peter Cook, Will Alsop, Per Kartredt, Masihiko Yendo, and Guy Lafranchi . This title is the first in the RIEAconcepts series, edited by Lebbeus Woods. These books will present innovative research and experimental projects initiated and implemented by both RIEA and individual architects.
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"BorderLine" highlights a particularly troubled site in Europe, the town and harbor of Kraljevica, just south of Rijeka, Croatia, where the failing ship-building industry and pollution from a large oil refinery threaten both the ecology and the prospects of tourism. Drawing on the results of a workshop organized, funded and conducted by the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture (RIEA) in the Frankopan Castle in Kraljevica, "BorderLine" presents essays and projects by leading thinkers and architects addressing the contemporary problems such regions have within rapidly evolving European and global landscapes. "BorderLine" includes essays by Lebbeus Woods, Gabriela Seifert, Manuel Delanda, Aleksandra Wagner, Heinz Foerster, and Ekkehard Rehfeld; it also includes architectural projects and conceptual proposals by Lebbeus Woods, Peter Cook, Will Alsop, Per Kartredt, Masihiko Yendo, and Guy Lafranchi . This title is the first in the RIEAconcepts series, edited by Lebbeus Woods. These books will present innovative research and experimental projects initiated and implemented by both RIEA and individual architects.
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September 1998, Vienna
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À travers l'oeuvre de deux figures majeures du mouvement moderne, Adolf Loos et Le Corbusier, Béatriz Colomina analyse cette architecture qui ne devient moderne que dans sa confrontation avec les mass médias. Au lieu d'aborder l'architecture moderne comme une pratique artistique en opposition à la culture de masse, Colomina considère les systèmes émergents(...)
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À travers l'oeuvre de deux figures majeures du mouvement moderne, Adolf Loos et Le Corbusier, Béatriz Colomina analyse cette architecture qui ne devient moderne que dans sa confrontation avec les mass médias. Au lieu d'aborder l'architecture moderne comme une pratique artistique en opposition à la culture de masse, Colomina considère les systèmes émergents(...)
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La publicité du privé : de Loos à Le Corbusier
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À travers l'oeuvre de deux figures majeures du mouvement moderne, Adolf Loos et Le Corbusier, Béatriz Colomina analyse cette architecture qui ne devient moderne que dans sa confrontation avec les mass médias. Au lieu d'aborder l'architecture moderne comme une pratique artistique en opposition à la culture de masse, Colomina considère les systèmes émergents de communication, qui définiront la culture du XXe siècle, comme le lieu véritable de production de l'architecture moderne. Elle déplace ainsi le discours architectural vers l'intersection de nombreux systèmes de représention (dessin, maquette, photographie, livre, publicité). Avec la modernité, le lieu de la production architecturale s'est littéralement transféré de la rue vers les photographies, les films, les publications ou les expositions - déplacement qui présuppose un nouveau sens de l'espace, défini par des images plutôt que par des murs. Colomina nous retrace ces modifications radicales dans l'expérience de l'espace à travers les incarnations modernes de l'archive, de la ville, de la mode, du tourisme, de la guerre, de la sexualité.
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À travers l'oeuvre de deux figures majeures du mouvement moderne, Adolf Loos et Le Corbusier, Béatriz Colomina analyse cette architecture qui ne devient moderne que dans sa confrontation avec les mass médias. Au lieu d'aborder l'architecture moderne comme une pratique artistique en opposition à la culture de masse, Colomina considère les systèmes émergents de communication, qui définiront la culture du XXe siècle, comme le lieu véritable de production de l'architecture moderne. Elle déplace ainsi le discours architectural vers l'intersection de nombreux systèmes de représention (dessin, maquette, photographie, livre, publicité). Avec la modernité, le lieu de la production architecturale s'est littéralement transféré de la rue vers les photographies, les films, les publications ou les expositions - déplacement qui présuppose un nouveau sens de l'espace, défini par des images plutôt que par des murs. Colomina nous retrace ces modifications radicales dans l'expérience de l'espace à travers les incarnations modernes de l'archive, de la ville, de la mode, du tourisme, de la guerre, de la sexualité.
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April 1998, Orléans
April 1998, Orléans
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