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For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining—or shadowy—counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbow-to-elbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearned-for better place. This book is about those cities. It’s(...)
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For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining—or shadowy—counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbow-to-elbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearned-for better place. This book is about those cities. It’s(...)
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Imaginary cities: a tour of dream cities, nightmare cities and everywhere in between
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For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining—or shadowy—counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbow-to-elbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearned-for better place. This book is about those cities. It’s neither a history of grand plans nor a literary exploration of the utopian impulse, but rather something different, hybrid, idiosyncratic. It’s a magpie’s book, full of characters and incidents and ideas drawn from cities real and imagined around the globe and throughout history. Thomas More’s allegorical island shares space with Soviet mega-planning; Marco Polo links up with James Joyce’s meticulously imagined Dublin; the medieval land of Cockaigne meets the hopeful future of Star Trek. With Darran Anderson as our guide, we find common themes and recurring dreams, tied to the seemingly ineluctable problems of our actual cities, of poverty and exclusion and waste and destruction. And that’s where Imaginary Cities becomes more than a mere—if ecstatically entertaining—intellectual exercise: for, as Anderson says, “If a city can be imagined into being, it can be re-imagined.” Every architect, philosopher, artist, writer, planner, or citizen who dreams up an imaginary city offers lessons for our real ones; harnessing those flights of hopeful fancy can help us improve the streets where we live.
Imaginary cities: a tour of dream cities, nightmare cities and everywhere in between
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For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining—or shadowy—counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbow-to-elbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearned-for better place. This book is about those cities. It’s neither a history of grand plans nor a literary exploration of the utopian impulse, but rather something different, hybrid, idiosyncratic. It’s a magpie’s book, full of characters and incidents and ideas drawn from cities real and imagined around the globe and throughout history. Thomas More’s allegorical island shares space with Soviet mega-planning; Marco Polo links up with James Joyce’s meticulously imagined Dublin; the medieval land of Cockaigne meets the hopeful future of Star Trek. With Darran Anderson as our guide, we find common themes and recurring dreams, tied to the seemingly ineluctable problems of our actual cities, of poverty and exclusion and waste and destruction. And that’s where Imaginary Cities becomes more than a mere—if ecstatically entertaining—intellectual exercise: for, as Anderson says, “If a city can be imagined into being, it can be re-imagined.” Every architect, philosopher, artist, writer, planner, or citizen who dreams up an imaginary city offers lessons for our real ones; harnessing those flights of hopeful fancy can help us improve the streets where we live.
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April 2017
April 2017
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Bridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, ''Electrographic architecture'' forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early(...)
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Bridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, ''Electrographic architecture'' forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early(...)
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Electrographic architecture: New York color, Las Vegas light, and America's white imaginary
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Bridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, ''Electrographic architecture'' forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early twentieth century; the midcentury construction of polychromatic electrographic spectacles; and their eclipse by informatically intense, invisible algorithms at the dawn of the new millennium. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and visual analysis, Electrographic Architecture shows how the development of America's electrographic surround runs parallel to a new paradigm of power, property, and possession.
Electrographic architecture: New York color, Las Vegas light, and America's white imaginary
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Bridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, ''Electrographic architecture'' forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early twentieth century; the midcentury construction of polychromatic electrographic spectacles; and their eclipse by informatically intense, invisible algorithms at the dawn of the new millennium. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and visual analysis, Electrographic Architecture shows how the development of America's electrographic surround runs parallel to a new paradigm of power, property, and possession.
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August 2023
August 2023
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
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231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
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Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia ; New York, NY, United States : The Images Publishing Group, 2019., ©2019
Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia ; New York, NY, United States : The Images Publishing Group, 2019., ©2019
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The wunderkammer of Odile Decq / texts by Lionel Lemire and Robin Thomas ; drawings by Lionel Lemire.
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231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
The wunderkammer of Odile Decq / texts by Lionel Lemire and Robin Thomas ; drawings by Lionel Lemire.
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231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
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Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia ; New York, NY, United States : The Images Publishing Group, 2019., ©2019
Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia ; New York, NY, United States : The Images Publishing Group, 2019., ©2019
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Do you remember how perfect everything was? : the work of Zoe Zenghelis / edited by Hamed Khosravi.
Do you remember how perfect everything was? : the work of Zoe Zenghelis / edited by Hamed Khosravi.
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302 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 22 cm
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302 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 22 cm
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- Zenghelis, Zoe, 1938-,
- Art, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Art, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture in art Exhibitions.,
- Painting, Abstract Exhibitions.,
- Art 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Art 21e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture dans l'art Expositions.,
- Peinture abstraite Expositions.,
- Architecture in art,
- Art, Modern,
- Painting, Abstract,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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London : Architectural Association, [2021?]
London : Architectural Association, [2021?]
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Do you remember how perfect everything was? : the work of Zoe Zenghelis / edited by Hamed Khosravi.
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302 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 22 cm
Do you remember how perfect everything was? : the work of Zoe Zenghelis / edited by Hamed Khosravi.
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302 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 22 cm
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London : Architectural Association, [2021?]
London : Architectural Association, [2021?]
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- Zenghelis, Zoe, 1938-,
- Art, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Art, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture in art Exhibitions.,
- Painting, Abstract Exhibitions.,
- Art 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Art 21e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture dans l'art Expositions.,
- Peinture abstraite Expositions.,
- Architecture in art,
- Art, Modern,
- Painting, Abstract,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896.,
- Memory Social aspects.,
- Memory in literature.,
- Utopian socialism.,
- Historic sites Social aspects.,
- Historic preservation Social aspects.,
- Mémoire dans la littérature.,
- Socialisme utopique.,
- Lieux historiques Aspect social.,
- Préservation historique Aspect social.,
- Kultur,
- Historische Stätte
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Reykjavík : Univ. of Iceland Press, 2006.
Reykjavík : Univ. of Iceland Press, 2006.
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The cultural reconstruction of places / ed. by Ástráður Eysteinsson.
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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The cultural reconstruction of places / ed. by Ástráður Eysteinsson.
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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Reykjavík : Univ. of Iceland Press, 2006.
Reykjavík : Univ. of Iceland Press, 2006.
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896.,
- Memory Social aspects.,
- Memory in literature.,
- Utopian socialism.,
- Historic sites Social aspects.,
- Historic preservation Social aspects.,
- Mémoire dans la littérature.,
- Socialisme utopique.,
- Lieux historiques Aspect social.,
- Préservation historique Aspect social.,
- Kultur,
- Historische Stätte
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181 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm + 1 sheet (30 x 21 cm, folded to 15 x 11 cm)
- Library main 320806 | 320806 | Available
- Library main 320806-1 | 320806 | accompanying material | Available
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181 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm + 1 sheet (30 x 21 cm, folded to 15 x 11 cm)
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[Amsterdam] : Moniek Driesse, [2019]
[Amsterdam] : Moniek Driesse, [2019]
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This morning I caught you in a drop on my finger : about the city in time and space, and water, that runs through it all = En la mañana te recogí en una gota en mi dedo : sobre la ciudad en tiempo y espacio, y el agua que lo atraviesa todo / [edited by] Moniek Driesse.
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181 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm + 1 sheet (30 x 21 cm, folded to 15 x 11 cm)
This morning I caught you in a drop on my finger : about the city in time and space, and water, that runs through it all = En la mañana te recogí en una gota en mi dedo : sobre la ciudad en tiempo y espacio, y el agua que lo atraviesa todo / [edited by] Moniek Driesse.
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- Library main 320806 | 320806 | Available
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181 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm + 1 sheet (30 x 21 cm, folded to 15 x 11 cm)
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[Amsterdam] : Moniek Driesse, [2019]
[Amsterdam] : Moniek Driesse, [2019]
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A land of promise, of contrasts between tradition and innovation, an example of a new social model based on the concept of human community, the African continent, protagonist of the exhibition at MAXXI in 2018, is examined from an innovative point of view which leads to questioning visitors on their knowledge of the places. The museum houses the site-specific works and(...)
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A land of promise, of contrasts between tradition and innovation, an example of a new social model based on the concept of human community, the African continent, protagonist of the exhibition at MAXXI in 2018, is examined from an innovative point of view which leads to questioning visitors on their knowledge of the places. The museum houses the site-specific works and(...)
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African metropolis: Una citta immaginaria / An imaginary city
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A land of promise, of contrasts between tradition and innovation, an example of a new social model based on the concept of human community, the African continent, protagonist of the exhibition at MAXXI in 2018, is examined from an innovative point of view which leads to questioning visitors on their knowledge of the places. The museum houses the site-specific works and projects from 40 artists who communicate their continent and investigate it in the dimension of urban space. The volume that accompanies the exhibitions contains essays and interview with international authors such as Marco Scotini, Sumesh Sharma, Edgar Pieterse, Akinbode Akinbiyi, and Bonaventure Ndikung.
African metropolis: Una citta immaginaria / An imaginary city
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A land of promise, of contrasts between tradition and innovation, an example of a new social model based on the concept of human community, the African continent, protagonist of the exhibition at MAXXI in 2018, is examined from an innovative point of view which leads to questioning visitors on their knowledge of the places. The museum houses the site-specific works and projects from 40 artists who communicate their continent and investigate it in the dimension of urban space. The volume that accompanies the exhibitions contains essays and interview with international authors such as Marco Scotini, Sumesh Sharma, Edgar Pieterse, Akinbode Akinbiyi, and Bonaventure Ndikung.
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October 2018
October 2018
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History until 1900, Middle East
History until 1900, Middle East
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xiii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
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xiii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Film noir United States History and criticism.,
- Cities and towns in motion pictures.,
- Films noirs États-Unis Histoire et critique.,
- Villes au cinéma.,
- Film noir.,
- Stadt,
- Villes Au cinéma.,
- United States.,
- USA,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- Films noirs.
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New York, NY : The Free Press, [1997], ©1997
New York, NY : The Free Press, [1997], ©1997
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Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
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xiii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
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New York, NY : The Free Press, [1997], ©1997
New York, NY : The Free Press, [1997], ©1997
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Film noir United States History and criticism.,
- Cities and towns in motion pictures.,
- Films noirs États-Unis Histoire et critique.,
- Villes au cinéma.,
- Film noir.,
- Stadt,
- Villes Au cinéma.,
- United States.,
- USA,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- Films noirs.
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Displaying the Orient : architecture of Islam at nineteenth-century world's fairs / Zeynep Çelik.
Displaying the Orient : architecture of Islam at nineteenth-century world's fairs / Zeynep Çelik.
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xv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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xv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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- Weltausstellung,
- Islamic architecture Europe.,
- Architecture Europe.,
- Exhibition buildings Europe History 19th century.,
- Islamic architecture United States.,
- Architecture United States.,
- Exhibition buildings United States History 19th century.,
- Exoticism in architecture Europe.,
- Exoticism in architecture United States.,
- Architecture islamique Europe.,
- Expositions Constructions Europe Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Architecture islamique États-Unis.,
- Architecture États-Unis.,
- Expositions Constructions États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Exotisme en architecture Europe.,
- Exotisme en architecture États-Unis.,
- 20.50 Islamic art.,
- Architecture,
- Exhibition buildings,
- Exoticism in architecture,
- Islamic architecture,
- Islamische Architektur,
- Islamitische bouwkunst.,
- Wereldtentoonstellingen.,
- Architecture ottomane 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Expositions internationales 19e siècle.,
- Exotisme Dans l'art.,
- Architecture islamique Europe 1789-1900 Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Architecture islamique États-Unis 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Expositions Constructions Europe 1789-1900.,
- Expositions Constructions États-Unis 19e siècle.,
- Europe,
- United States,
- Exhibitions Buildings,
- History,
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
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Displaying the Orient : architecture of Islam at nineteenth-century world's fairs / Zeynep Çelik.
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xv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Displaying the Orient : architecture of Islam at nineteenth-century world's fairs / Zeynep Çelik.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
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- Weltausstellung,
- Islamic architecture Europe.,
- Architecture Europe.,
- Exhibition buildings Europe History 19th century.,
- Islamic architecture United States.,
- Architecture United States.,
- Exhibition buildings United States History 19th century.,
- Exoticism in architecture Europe.,
- Exoticism in architecture United States.,
- Architecture islamique Europe.,
- Expositions Constructions Europe Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Architecture islamique États-Unis.,
- Architecture États-Unis.,
- Expositions Constructions États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Exotisme en architecture Europe.,
- Exotisme en architecture États-Unis.,
- 20.50 Islamic art.,
- Architecture,
- Exhibition buildings,
- Exoticism in architecture,
- Islamic architecture,
- Islamische Architektur,
- Islamitische bouwkunst.,
- Wereldtentoonstellingen.,
- Architecture ottomane 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Expositions internationales 19e siècle.,
- Exotisme Dans l'art.,
- Architecture islamique Europe 1789-1900 Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Architecture islamique États-Unis 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Expositions Constructions Europe 1789-1900.,
- Expositions Constructions États-Unis 19e siècle.,
- Europe,
- United States,
- Exhibitions Buildings,
- History,
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167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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- by Ben Okri -- by Sophie Mackintosh -- by Alison Irvine -- by Mattew Dooley -- by Nina Leger, translated from French by Natasha Lehrer -- by Marta Michalowska -- by Adania Shibli, translated from Arabic by Mona Kareem -- by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes -- by Bedwyr Williams -- by Crystal Bennes --,
- Michałowska, Marta,,
- Tribillon, Justinien,
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[Rotterdam] : Nai010 Publishers ; Theatrum mundi, [2021], © 2021
[Rotterdam] : Nai010 Publishers ; Theatrum mundi, [2021], © 2021
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Concrete & ink : storytelling and the future of architecture / edited by Marta Michalowska and Justinien Tribillon.
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167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Concrete & ink : storytelling and the future of architecture / edited by Marta Michalowska and Justinien Tribillon.
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[Rotterdam] : Nai010 Publishers ; Theatrum mundi, [2021], © 2021
[Rotterdam] : Nai010 Publishers ; Theatrum mundi, [2021], © 2021
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- by Ben Okri -- by Sophie Mackintosh -- by Alison Irvine -- by Mattew Dooley -- by Nina Leger, translated from French by Natasha Lehrer -- by Marta Michalowska -- by Adania Shibli, translated from Arabic by Mona Kareem -- by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes -- by Bedwyr Williams -- by Crystal Bennes --,
- Michałowska, Marta,,
- Tribillon, Justinien,
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