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As innovation and new developments in technology now follow each other faster and faster, making yesterday's architectural fantasies today's construction realities, there's already a movement to return to the essential things in life: be it a quest for sustainability, which implies basic principles such as incorporating a region's typologies and materials, or for reasons(...)
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As innovation and new developments in technology now follow each other faster and faster, making yesterday's architectural fantasies today's construction realities, there's already a movement to return to the essential things in life: be it a quest for sustainability, which implies basic principles such as incorporating a region's typologies and materials, or for reasons(...)
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Building simply two: sustainable, cost-efficient, local
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As innovation and new developments in technology now follow each other faster and faster, making yesterday's architectural fantasies today's construction realities, there's already a movement to return to the essential things in life: be it a quest for sustainability, which implies basic principles such as incorporating a region's typologies and materials, or for reasons of expense, which often prompt a search for efficient designs or manufacturing technology, or even aesthetic requirements that allow people to step out of our increasingly noisy and heterogeneous environment. However, achieving simplicity in design belies the enormous amount of effort required to plan and realise these types of architectural designs. That’s why the publication Building Simply Two – just as volume one – aims to look behind the facade. Well-known authors who are experts in their fields investigate the particular solutions used in a construction project in terms of design and construction, including material selection, cost efficiency and sustainability.
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As innovation and new developments in technology now follow each other faster and faster, making yesterday's architectural fantasies today's construction realities, there's already a movement to return to the essential things in life: be it a quest for sustainability, which implies basic principles such as incorporating a region's typologies and materials, or for reasons of expense, which often prompt a search for efficient designs or manufacturing technology, or even aesthetic requirements that allow people to step out of our increasingly noisy and heterogeneous environment. However, achieving simplicity in design belies the enormous amount of effort required to plan and realise these types of architectural designs. That’s why the publication Building Simply Two – just as volume one – aims to look behind the facade. Well-known authors who are experts in their fields investigate the particular solutions used in a construction project in terms of design and construction, including material selection, cost efficiency and sustainability.
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December 2012
December 2012
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Contemporary Architecture
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Du Far West à la ville
Du Far West à la ville
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L'urbanisme commercial existe-t-il ? De quoi est-il le nom ? Se réduit-il aux fameuses "entrées de villes" ? Comment faire évoluer les sites concernés par l'activité économique du commerce en y apportant plus de proximité, de mixité d'activités, c'est-à-dire d'urbanité ? Comment éviter que certaines de ces zones commerciales déclinent du fait d'une baisse de fréquentation(...)
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L'urbanisme commercial existe-t-il ? De quoi est-il le nom ? Se réduit-il aux fameuses "entrées de villes" ? Comment faire évoluer les sites concernés par l'activité économique du commerce en y apportant plus de proximité, de mixité d'activités, c'est-à-dire d'urbanité ? Comment éviter que certaines de ces zones commerciales déclinent du fait d'une baisse de fréquentation(...)
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Du Far West à la ville
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L'urbanisme commercial existe-t-il ? De quoi est-il le nom ? Se réduit-il aux fameuses "entrées de villes" ? Comment faire évoluer les sites concernés par l'activité économique du commerce en y apportant plus de proximité, de mixité d'activités, c'est-à-dire d'urbanité ? Comment éviter que certaines de ces zones commerciales déclinent du fait d'une baisse de fréquentation et deviennent de véritables "friches commerciales" ? C'est à ces questions, à partir d'études et de projets sur huit sites français et de l'avis de nombreux élus, experts, acteurs réunis dans le programme des "Ateliers nationaux Territoires économiques" que cet ouvrage tente de répondre. Pour chacun des sites considérés, qui constituent un échantillon représentatif de la réalité française, une réflexion est menée sur leur situation économique et juridique spécifique, des projets sont envisagés avec pour objectif de "faire bouger les lignes" dans le contexte actuel de (dé)croissance durable et avec le souci de mettre les activités commerciales à leur juste place.
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L'urbanisme commercial existe-t-il ? De quoi est-il le nom ? Se réduit-il aux fameuses "entrées de villes" ? Comment faire évoluer les sites concernés par l'activité économique du commerce en y apportant plus de proximité, de mixité d'activités, c'est-à-dire d'urbanité ? Comment éviter que certaines de ces zones commerciales déclinent du fait d'une baisse de fréquentation et deviennent de véritables "friches commerciales" ? C'est à ces questions, à partir d'études et de projets sur huit sites français et de l'avis de nombreux élus, experts, acteurs réunis dans le programme des "Ateliers nationaux Territoires économiques" que cet ouvrage tente de répondre. Pour chacun des sites considérés, qui constituent un échantillon représentatif de la réalité française, une réflexion est menée sur leur situation économique et juridique spécifique, des projets sont envisagés avec pour objectif de "faire bouger les lignes" dans le contexte actuel de (dé)croissance durable et avec le souci de mettre les activités commerciales à leur juste place.
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January 2015
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Urban Theory
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459 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm + 1 folded poster
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New York ; Barcelona : Actar Publishers, [2017], New York, NY : Distributed by Actar Distribution Inc., ©2017
New York ; Barcelona : Actar Publishers, [2017], New York, NY : Distributed by Actar Distribution Inc., ©2017
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The arsenal of exclusion & inclusion / Tobias Armborst, Daniel D'Oca, Georgeen Theodore ; written and edited with Riley Gold ; [with contributions by Baye Adofo-Wilson and seventy-four others].
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The arsenal of exclusion & inclusion / Tobias Armborst, Daniel D'Oca, Georgeen Theodore ; written and edited with Riley Gold ; [with contributions by Baye Adofo-Wilson and seventy-four others].
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New York ; Barcelona : Actar Publishers, [2017], New York, NY : Distributed by Actar Distribution Inc., ©2017
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Deux décennies durant, les médias du monde de l’architecture ont tourné leurs télescopes vers les constellations des grandes et des petites stars. Le spectre éblouissant de ces foyers ardents a détourné l’attention d’autres parties de l’univers de la construction. On a fait le silence autour des réalités plus prosaïques. La vie des quartiers, le quotidien de ses habitants(...)
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Deux décennies durant, les médias du monde de l’architecture ont tourné leurs télescopes vers les constellations des grandes et des petites stars. Le spectre éblouissant de ces foyers ardents a détourné l’attention d’autres parties de l’univers de la construction. On a fait le silence autour des réalités plus prosaïques. La vie des quartiers, le quotidien de ses habitants(...)
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L'architecture d'aujourd'hui, n. 368 : participer, jan.-fev. 2007
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Deux décennies durant, les médias du monde de l’architecture ont tourné leurs télescopes vers les constellations des grandes et des petites stars. Le spectre éblouissant de ces foyers ardents a détourné l’attention d’autres parties de l’univers de la construction. On a fait le silence autour des réalités plus prosaïques. La vie des quartiers, le quotidien de ses habitants et la participation aux enjeux de la politique locale sont restés dans l’ombre du spectacle. La participation est un phénomène de crise. Les mouvements contestataires des années soixante-dix et quatre-vingt rappelaient aux citoyens qu’ils avaient leur part à prendre dans l’organisation des villes et des communes alors menacées par une alliance dangereuse entre entrepreneurs et technocrates. Aujourd’hui, devant les dossiers brûlants des villes et de l’environnement, la participation semble réintégrer les agendas des politiciens. Frappée par une crise de légitimité, la classe politique se souvient de la sagesse des peuples et loue la «maturité des électeurs». Ces calculs et ces réflexes participatifs ont peu à voir avec les projets réunis dans ce numéro. Soutenus par des réseaux associatifs, ceux-ci émanent de ce que l’on appelle communément «la base». Qu’ils opèrent avec ou sans l’aval des représentants politiques, les groupes, les collectifs et les coopératives dont il est question ici ne veulent pas attendre les prochaines élections pour s’impliquer dans la vie politique, pour participer à la fabrication de leur environnement. Et ils s’attachent à tout ce que la planification néglige. Ils s’investissent là où personne ne veut investir. Ils cherchent des chemins alternatifs, des stratégies collectives, mieux adaptés aux lieux marginaux tant appréciés pour leur ouverture et leur potentiel créatif. S’il est trop tôt pour parler d’un véritable mouvement participatif, ce numéro foisonnant témoigne d’un changement d’attitude. Mais avant tout, il soulève des questions : qu’en est-il des procédures institutionnelles ? Qu’en est-il de l’attribution des commandes et du partage des pouvoirs ? Et qu’en est-il du rôle, politique, de l’architecte ? Les experts de la construction ne devraient-ils pas se ressourcer auprès de ceux que Jack Ralite appelle les «experts du quotidien» ?
L'architecture d'aujourd'hui, n. 368 : participer, jan.-fev. 2007
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Deux décennies durant, les médias du monde de l’architecture ont tourné leurs télescopes vers les constellations des grandes et des petites stars. Le spectre éblouissant de ces foyers ardents a détourné l’attention d’autres parties de l’univers de la construction. On a fait le silence autour des réalités plus prosaïques. La vie des quartiers, le quotidien de ses habitants et la participation aux enjeux de la politique locale sont restés dans l’ombre du spectacle. La participation est un phénomène de crise. Les mouvements contestataires des années soixante-dix et quatre-vingt rappelaient aux citoyens qu’ils avaient leur part à prendre dans l’organisation des villes et des communes alors menacées par une alliance dangereuse entre entrepreneurs et technocrates. Aujourd’hui, devant les dossiers brûlants des villes et de l’environnement, la participation semble réintégrer les agendas des politiciens. Frappée par une crise de légitimité, la classe politique se souvient de la sagesse des peuples et loue la «maturité des électeurs». Ces calculs et ces réflexes participatifs ont peu à voir avec les projets réunis dans ce numéro. Soutenus par des réseaux associatifs, ceux-ci émanent de ce que l’on appelle communément «la base». Qu’ils opèrent avec ou sans l’aval des représentants politiques, les groupes, les collectifs et les coopératives dont il est question ici ne veulent pas attendre les prochaines élections pour s’impliquer dans la vie politique, pour participer à la fabrication de leur environnement. Et ils s’attachent à tout ce que la planification néglige. Ils s’investissent là où personne ne veut investir. Ils cherchent des chemins alternatifs, des stratégies collectives, mieux adaptés aux lieux marginaux tant appréciés pour leur ouverture et leur potentiel créatif. S’il est trop tôt pour parler d’un véritable mouvement participatif, ce numéro foisonnant témoigne d’un changement d’attitude. Mais avant tout, il soulève des questions : qu’en est-il des procédures institutionnelles ? Qu’en est-il de l’attribution des commandes et du partage des pouvoirs ? Et qu’en est-il du rôle, politique, de l’architecte ? Les experts de la construction ne devraient-ils pas se ressourcer auprès de ceux que Jack Ralite appelle les «experts du quotidien» ?
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January 2007, Paris
January 2007, Paris
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224 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
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Bishopbriggs, Glasgow : Collins, 2024., ©2024
Bishopbriggs, Glasgow : Collins, 2024., ©2024
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History of cities in maps / Philip Parker.
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History of cities in maps / Philip Parker.
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Bishopbriggs, Glasgow : Collins, 2024., ©2024
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Typography today exists in conflict with classical font design and contemporary influences such as analogue distortion, screen applications, street culture, deconstruction, hand lettering and illustrative letter forms. "Type one" not only presents an overview of the diversity in current typography, but also reveals where conventions have become established and where valid(...)
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Typography today exists in conflict with classical font design and contemporary influences such as analogue distortion, screen applications, street culture, deconstruction, hand lettering and illustrative letter forms. "Type one" not only presents an overview of the diversity in current typography, but also reveals where conventions have become established and where valid(...)
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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November 2005, Berlin
November 2005, Berlin
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Type-one : discipline and progress in typography
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Typography today exists in conflict with classical font design and contemporary influences such as analogue distortion, screen applications, street culture, deconstruction, hand lettering and illustrative letter forms. "Type one" not only presents an overview of the diversity in current typography, but also reveals where conventions have become established and where valid new approaches exist. In addition to a selection of typefaces and their applications, the book features articles by and interviews with international experts such as Jean François Rappot, House industries’ Andy Cruz and Ken Barber, Norm and Professor Tanja Diezmann. Topics range from the democratization of the font creation process by the computer to how much existing approaches are based on the same fonts. These texts are edited and commented by Silja Bilz, former project and product manager for Corporate type at the renowned Linotype library. While "Type one" provides practical context and examples, it also investigates the experimental and inspirational side of font design. This combination makes the book a resource for anyone seeking an up to date exploration and understanding of typography.
Type-one : discipline and progress in typography
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Typography today exists in conflict with classical font design and contemporary influences such as analogue distortion, screen applications, street culture, deconstruction, hand lettering and illustrative letter forms. "Type one" not only presents an overview of the diversity in current typography, but also reveals where conventions have become established and where valid new approaches exist. In addition to a selection of typefaces and their applications, the book features articles by and interviews with international experts such as Jean François Rappot, House industries’ Andy Cruz and Ken Barber, Norm and Professor Tanja Diezmann. Topics range from the democratization of the font creation process by the computer to how much existing approaches are based on the same fonts. These texts are edited and commented by Silja Bilz, former project and product manager for Corporate type at the renowned Linotype library. While "Type one" provides practical context and examples, it also investigates the experimental and inspirational side of font design. This combination makes the book a resource for anyone seeking an up to date exploration and understanding of typography.
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November 2005, Berlin
November 2005, Berlin
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Graphic Design and Typography
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Lux Guyer (1894–1955) was the first female architect to establish her own studio in Switzerland in 1924. One of her key designs is the Obere Schiedhalde, a single-family home above Küsnacht near Zurich. Completed in 1929 and temporarily occupied by Guyer and her family, it is a variation of her legendary SAFFA-Haus of 1928. Between 2012 and 2018, the building and the(...)
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Lux Guyer (1894–1955) was the first female architect to establish her own studio in Switzerland in 1924. One of her key designs is the Obere Schiedhalde, a single-family home above Küsnacht near Zurich. Completed in 1929 and temporarily occupied by Guyer and her family, it is a variation of her legendary SAFFA-Haus of 1928. Between 2012 and 2018, the building and the(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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January 2024
January 2024
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Lux Guyer: Obere Schiedhalde. Renovation of a house from 1920
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Lux Guyer (1894–1955) was the first female architect to establish her own studio in Switzerland in 1924. One of her key designs is the Obere Schiedhalde, a single-family home above Küsnacht near Zurich. Completed in 1929 and temporarily occupied by Guyer and her family, it is a variation of her legendary SAFFA-Haus of 1928. Between 2012 and 2018, the building and the surrounding garden were extensively and carefully restored by Basel-based architecture firm Christ & Gantenbein together with Sven Richter, cofounder of Richter Tobler Architects in Basel. Working in close collaboration with the Canton of Zurich’s office for the preservation of historic monuments, they also called in experts for a historically conscious overhaul of the building. Together with the current owners, the architects made it their mission to not only preserve this significant architectural monument of Swiss Modernism but also make it accessible to the public through this book. Conceived by graphic designers Ludovic Balland and Annina Schepping, "Lux Guyer—Obere Schiedhalde" offers in-depth documentation of the renovated Obere Schiedhalde.
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Lux Guyer (1894–1955) was the first female architect to establish her own studio in Switzerland in 1924. One of her key designs is the Obere Schiedhalde, a single-family home above Küsnacht near Zurich. Completed in 1929 and temporarily occupied by Guyer and her family, it is a variation of her legendary SAFFA-Haus of 1928. Between 2012 and 2018, the building and the surrounding garden were extensively and carefully restored by Basel-based architecture firm Christ & Gantenbein together with Sven Richter, cofounder of Richter Tobler Architects in Basel. Working in close collaboration with the Canton of Zurich’s office for the preservation of historic monuments, they also called in experts for a historically conscious overhaul of the building. Together with the current owners, the architects made it their mission to not only preserve this significant architectural monument of Swiss Modernism but also make it accessible to the public through this book. Conceived by graphic designers Ludovic Balland and Annina Schepping, "Lux Guyer—Obere Schiedhalde" offers in-depth documentation of the renovated Obere Schiedhalde.
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January 2024
January 2024
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Architecture Monographs
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Commissions for buildings and works of art from public authorities or private clients are an important means of promoting art in public areas, and they offer artists the opportunity of realising projects in an architectural space outside that of the museum. For architects these artists often provide a first interpretation of emergent architecture with its spatial(...)
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Commissions for buildings and works of art from public authorities or private clients are an important means of promoting art in public areas, and they offer artists the opportunity of realising projects in an architectural space outside that of the museum. For architects these artists often provide a first interpretation of emergent architecture with its spatial(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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November 2003, Basel
November 2003, Basel
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Hybrid zones : art and architecture in Basel and Zürich
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Commissions for buildings and works of art from public authorities or private clients are an important means of promoting art in public areas, and they offer artists the opportunity of realising projects in an architectural space outside that of the museum. For architects these artists often provide a first interpretation of emergent architecture with its spatial functions, and in this way they generate so-called “hybrid zones” because the architectural function can also be perceived as a work of art in the context of public art. This book presents in text and image some 20 interventions and projects in Basel and Zurich, created from the 1990's to the present day. Cross references to other European cities help to provide an overview of the international debate, and it initiates a controversial discussion on the present and future possibilities for art and building through statements and text contributions. These are provided by architects including Diener & Diener, Herzog & de Meuron, Peter Märkli, Morger & Degelo, artists such as Renée Levi, Jean Pfaff, Rémy Zaugg, art historians and other experts in relevant fields.
Hybrid zones : art and architecture in Basel and Zürich
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Commissions for buildings and works of art from public authorities or private clients are an important means of promoting art in public areas, and they offer artists the opportunity of realising projects in an architectural space outside that of the museum. For architects these artists often provide a first interpretation of emergent architecture with its spatial functions, and in this way they generate so-called “hybrid zones” because the architectural function can also be perceived as a work of art in the context of public art. This book presents in text and image some 20 interventions and projects in Basel and Zurich, created from the 1990's to the present day. Cross references to other European cities help to provide an overview of the international debate, and it initiates a controversial discussion on the present and future possibilities for art and building through statements and text contributions. These are provided by architects including Diener & Diener, Herzog & de Meuron, Peter Märkli, Morger & Degelo, artists such as Renée Levi, Jean Pfaff, Rémy Zaugg, art historians and other experts in relevant fields.
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November 2003, Basel
November 2003, Basel
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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‘Borgata’, ‘favela’, ‘périurbain’, and ‘suburb’ are but a few of the different terms used throughout the world that refer specifically to communities that develop on the periphery of urban centres. "In what’s in a name?" editors Richard Harris and Charlotte Vorms have gathered together experts from around the world in order to provide a truly global framework for the(...)
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‘Borgata’, ‘favela’, ‘périurbain’, and ‘suburb’ are but a few of the different terms used throughout the world that refer specifically to communities that develop on the periphery of urban centres. "In what’s in a name?" editors Richard Harris and Charlotte Vorms have gathered together experts from around the world in order to provide a truly global framework for the(...)
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What's in a name? Talking about urban peripheries
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‘Borgata’, ‘favela’, ‘périurbain’, and ‘suburb’ are but a few of the different terms used throughout the world that refer specifically to communities that develop on the periphery of urban centres. "In what’s in a name?" editors Richard Harris and Charlotte Vorms have gathered together experts from around the world in order to provide a truly global framework for the study of the urban periphery. Rather than view these distinct communities through the lens of the western notion of urban sprawl, the contributors focus on the variety of everyday terms that are used, together with their connotations. This volume explores the local terminology used in cities such as Beijing, Bucharest, Montreal, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sofia, as well as more broadly across North America, Australia, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere. What’s in a Name? is the first book in English to pay serious and sustained attention to the naming of the urban periphery worldwide. By exploring the ways in which local individuals speak about the urban periphery Harris and Vorms bridge the assumed divide between the global North and the global South.
What's in a name? Talking about urban peripheries
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‘Borgata’, ‘favela’, ‘périurbain’, and ‘suburb’ are but a few of the different terms used throughout the world that refer specifically to communities that develop on the periphery of urban centres. "In what’s in a name?" editors Richard Harris and Charlotte Vorms have gathered together experts from around the world in order to provide a truly global framework for the study of the urban periphery. Rather than view these distinct communities through the lens of the western notion of urban sprawl, the contributors focus on the variety of everyday terms that are used, together with their connotations. This volume explores the local terminology used in cities such as Beijing, Bucharest, Montreal, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sofia, as well as more broadly across North America, Australia, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere. What’s in a Name? is the first book in English to pay serious and sustained attention to the naming of the urban periphery worldwide. By exploring the ways in which local individuals speak about the urban periphery Harris and Vorms bridge the assumed divide between the global North and the global South.
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August 2017
August 2017
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The largest mosque in the world is as big as 56 football fields. "The(...)
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Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The largest mosque in the world is as big as 56 football fields. "The(...)
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The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments
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Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The largest mosque in the world is as big as 56 football fields. "The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments" presents a world of breathtaking buildings and their incredible stories through illustrated maps and engaging factsheets. Sarah Tavernier and Alexandre Verhille have already deftly shown with "Legendary routes of the world" that they are experts in showcasing the biggest and the best. Now, for "The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments", they researched the longest bridges, tallest towers, the most impressive cultural sites, and plenty of curiosities. Exciting facts are woven together with a myriad of architectural styles; the material feats are skillfully and artfully placed upon bold maps, situating the constructions within a geographic context.
The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments
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Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The largest mosque in the world is as big as 56 football fields. "The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments" presents a world of breathtaking buildings and their incredible stories through illustrated maps and engaging factsheets. Sarah Tavernier and Alexandre Verhille have already deftly shown with "Legendary routes of the world" that they are experts in showcasing the biggest and the best. Now, for "The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments", they researched the longest bridges, tallest towers, the most impressive cultural sites, and plenty of curiosities. Exciting facts are woven together with a myriad of architectural styles; the material feats are skillfully and artfully placed upon bold maps, situating the constructions within a geographic context.
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September 2016
September 2016
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Children's Books
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