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« Quelle horreur d’être jeune dans ce coin ! ». Cécile Coulon a entendu cette remarque durant toute son adolescence. Les petits villages du fin fond du Massif Central, perdus entre terres agricoles et banlieues dortoirs, seraient-ils des lieux invivables ? L’auteure et ses amis d’enfance ont pourtant su en faire leurs terrains de jeux et d’apprentissage. Entre le stade,(...)
Les grandes villes n'existent pas
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« Quelle horreur d’être jeune dans ce coin ! ». Cécile Coulon a entendu cette remarque durant toute son adolescence. Les petits villages du fin fond du Massif Central, perdus entre terres agricoles et banlieues dortoirs, seraient-ils des lieux invivables ? L’auteure et ses amis d’enfance ont pourtant su en faire leurs terrains de jeux et d’apprentissage. Entre le stade, l’école, l’unique boutique et l’église, dans un monde dont les adultes sont largement absents, il semble, à lire la romancière, qu’il soit possible de grandir heureux dans l’ignorance la plus totale des grandes villes.
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The evolving european city
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In The Evolving European City, renowned urban planner and architect Giuseppe Marinoni and eminent photographer Giovanni Chiaramonte assemble a breathtaking presentation of cities that have undergone profound change in order to combat congestion, pollution, and the unsightliness of industrial wastelands. Marinoni conveys a profound belief that unified urban plans under the(...)
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The evolving european city
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In The Evolving European City, renowned urban planner and architect Giuseppe Marinoni and eminent photographer Giovanni Chiaramonte assemble a breathtaking presentation of cities that have undergone profound change in order to combat congestion, pollution, and the unsightliness of industrial wastelands. Marinoni conveys a profound belief that unified urban plans under the direction of one creative vision can bring an enhanced quality of life to city dwellers, provide them with the means to move easily to and from home, work, and at the same time ensure environmental sustainability.
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This volume examines the relationship between architectural design and its realization in an urban environment. It proposes an interplay between architectonic material and urban usage and action, and interprets our interaction with architecture as a performative activity.
Performative urbanism: generating and designing urban space
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This volume examines the relationship between architectural design and its realization in an urban environment. It proposes an interplay between architectonic material and urban usage and action, and interprets our interaction with architecture as a performative activity.
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How can residential building strengthen broader urban structures? And how can architecture meet the requirements of new forms of cohabitation, owing to a broader social mix or to live-work spaces? This book presents exemplary solutions from the international Urban Living Workshop, in which more than 30 international firms participated.
Urban living: strategies for the future
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How can residential building strengthen broader urban structures? And how can architecture meet the requirements of new forms of cohabitation, owing to a broader social mix or to live-work spaces? This book presents exemplary solutions from the international Urban Living Workshop, in which more than 30 international firms participated.
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The much-in-demand 49 Cities, first published by Storefront for Art & Architecture, the internationally recognized NYC center for alternative thinking in art and architecture, is now available in its third edition. This compilation of fantastic projections by architects and planners dreaming of better and different cities ranges from 500 B.C. to the present.
WORKac: 49 cities, 3rd edition
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The much-in-demand 49 Cities, first published by Storefront for Art & Architecture, the internationally recognized NYC center for alternative thinking in art and architecture, is now available in its third edition. This compilation of fantastic projections by architects and planners dreaming of better and different cities ranges from 500 B.C. to the present.
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Can high-rises make a fruitful contribution to making cities more sustainable? Many argue that high-rises deliver positive environmental effects, such as densification, and reduction of traffic and C02 emissions. But is it really that simple? On closer critical observation many questions arise and are explored in this book. What is the impact of tall buildings on their(...)
High-rise and the sustainable city
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Can high-rises make a fruitful contribution to making cities more sustainable? Many argue that high-rises deliver positive environmental effects, such as densification, and reduction of traffic and C02 emissions. But is it really that simple? On closer critical observation many questions arise and are explored in this book. What is the impact of tall buildings on their environment? What are ideal densities? What makes a tall building a success? Do high-rises live up to the claims made for them? How sustainable is a high-rise building? Can it be re-used? How can one reduce the environmental impact of a tower?
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In the Netherlands, climate change has brought more frequent and extreme rainfall causing pluvial flooding. Though the Dutch have dealt with water for centuries, since the Industrial Revolution urban water systems have become very inflexible and are now unable to deal with these new conditions. Despite the long tradition of building in wet and soft soil conditions, there(...)
The making of polder cities : a fine Dutch tradition
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In the Netherlands, climate change has brought more frequent and extreme rainfall causing pluvial flooding. Though the Dutch have dealt with water for centuries, since the Industrial Revolution urban water systems have become very inflexible and are now unable to deal with these new conditions. Despite the long tradition of building in wet and soft soil conditions, there has been little systematic research on building-site preparation and its relation to urban development and design. This book addresses this issue by investigating the relation between the available technology, the attitude towards the natural conditions and the urban design.
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Urbanized Deltas in Transition compares eight international deltas. Exploiting the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and employing high-quality global datasets, it studies the mutual relations among different components in a series of urban deltas, and proposes new perspectives for enhancing the adaptability of these vital regions.
Urbanized deltas in transition
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Urbanized Deltas in Transition compares eight international deltas. Exploiting the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and employing high-quality global datasets, it studies the mutual relations among different components in a series of urban deltas, and proposes new perspectives for enhancing the adaptability of these vital regions.
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Des territoires à penser
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Chaque culture exprime son potentiel en lien avec un sol et un climat. Chacune est "de quelque part". 15 spécialistes du territoire et de son aménagement sont interrogés: en regardant à un horizon de quinze ans, comment la notion de "territoire" fonctionne-t-elle de votre point de vue? Quel rôle joue-t-elle dans la construction d’une vision de l’avenir? Quel cadre(...)
Des territoires à penser
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Chaque culture exprime son potentiel en lien avec un sol et un climat. Chacune est "de quelque part". 15 spécialistes du territoire et de son aménagement sont interrogés: en regardant à un horizon de quinze ans, comment la notion de "territoire" fonctionne-t-elle de votre point de vue? Quel rôle joue-t-elle dans la construction d’une vision de l’avenir? Quel cadre peut-elle offrir à la prise de décisions qui engagent l’économie, le milieu naturel, les collectivités sociales? Quelles places y tiennent les filières agricoles – notamment les grandes cultures? Leurs réponses font ce livre.
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Dans les questions de culture et de société, l’urbanisme est un phénomène qui met en évidence les zones de tension entre utopie et réalité. La ville, comme entité en devenir et en mouvement, cristallise les changements sociaux culturels, en les prédisant, les initiant et en y réagissant. C’est aussi en cela que l’architecture et l’aménagement urbain sont des reflets et(...)
Utopie et réalité de l'urbanisme / utopia and the reality of urbanism int the 20th century
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Dans les questions de culture et de société, l’urbanisme est un phénomène qui met en évidence les zones de tension entre utopie et réalité. La ville, comme entité en devenir et en mouvement, cristallise les changements sociaux culturels, en les prédisant, les initiant et en y réagissant. C’est aussi en cela que l’architecture et l’aménagement urbain sont des reflets et des articulations des changements de paradigme sociaux. Partant de trois villes exemplaires, la Chaux-de-Fonds, Chandigarh et Brasilia, les contributions de cet ouvrage analysent et mettent en évidence un vaste spectre de problématiques, phénomènes ou médias de représentation et d’interprétation liés aux trois exemples urbains mentionnés d’une part, à la ville contemporaine et à l’urbanisme en général d’autre part.
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