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Universal design offers a paradigm shift in how we understand and perceive human beings and the diversity of abilities within architecture and urban planning. The concept introduces a new approach to core aspects of architecture: sensory experiences, social sustainability, and architectural qualities and meaning. In "Universal design in architecture: On enabling and(...)
Universal design in architecture: On enabling and empowering a diverse population
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Universal design offers a paradigm shift in how we understand and perceive human beings and the diversity of abilities within architecture and urban planning. The concept introduces a new approach to core aspects of architecture: sensory experiences, social sustainability, and architectural qualities and meaning. In "Universal design in architecture: On enabling and empowering a diverse population", Camilla Ryhl engages in dialogue with ten architects about their practices and understanding of universal design. The book introduces a model for applying universal design at three differing levels, providing a practical framework for creating inclusive and accessible spaces. It is an essential read for architects, designers, and anyone interested in creating spaces that harmonize with the varied abilities and experiences of all individuals.
Contemporary Architecture
The Darkroom
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"The darkroom" contains the script for Marguerite Duras's 1977 radically experimental film "Le camion" ("The Truck"). Between images of a truck in motion, juxtaposed voiceovers, and cutaways to Duras in conversation with Gérard Depardieu, Le camion turns the art of film into a means of enabling the viewer to engage multiple faculties--not only the visual and the aural,(...)
Architecture and Film, Set Design
March 2025
The Darkroom
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"The darkroom" contains the script for Marguerite Duras's 1977 radically experimental film "Le camion" ("The Truck"). Between images of a truck in motion, juxtaposed voiceovers, and cutaways to Duras in conversation with Gérard Depardieu, Le camion turns the art of film into a means of enabling the viewer to engage multiple faculties--not only the visual and the aural, but also memory, imagination, and desire. Also included here is a series of short essays in which Duras makes provocative connections between film and textuality, as well as a fascinating dialogue with Michelle Porte. Together amounting to a crucial contribution to the field of film theory, these texts make brilliantly apparent the depth and integrity of Duras's aesthetic, philosophical, and political thinking.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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The Valparaíso School, as it became known, acquired an international reputation for its radical stance and its commitment to dialogue between architects and other disciplines. Since 1970 the Valparaíso School has focused much of its research and design activity on the open city (ciudad abierta) project, created by a group of architects, artists, poets, and engineers(...)
Architectural Theory
August 2003, Montreal / Kingston
Valparaiso School : open city group
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The Valparaíso School, as it became known, acquired an international reputation for its radical stance and its commitment to dialogue between architects and other disciplines. Since 1970 the Valparaíso School has focused much of its research and design activity on the open city (ciudad abierta) project, created by a group of architects, artists, poets, and engineers with a vision of a city with "no master plan, no imposed ordering devices, and no hierarchical networks of infrastructure." Originally set up as a laboratory-type environment, this alternative community has since become the place of residence and work for many people. "Valparaíso School: open city group" provides insight into this radical experiment in urban development through a series of essays and photographs.
Architectural Theory
Nina Welch-Kling: Duologues
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The German-born New York photographer Nina Welch-Kling is one of the new voices in Women Street Photography. With her latest work Duologues, Welch-Kling adds an artistic aspect to the genre: by combining two photographs as fixed diptychs, she creates a visual dialogue between two images that open up new dimensions to the viewer. Photographs taken within the blink of an(...)
Nina Welch-Kling: Duologues
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The German-born New York photographer Nina Welch-Kling is one of the new voices in Women Street Photography. With her latest work Duologues, Welch-Kling adds an artistic aspect to the genre: by combining two photographs as fixed diptychs, she creates a visual dialogue between two images that open up new dimensions to the viewer. Photographs taken within the blink of an eye unfold through their pairing: a wealth of connections, meanings and aesthetic relations. For the first time, these unique compositions can be enjoyed within the quiet realm of a book’s pages. As Jim Casper, founder of LensCulture, observes: ''These diptychs produce visual echoes that evoke new ideas, new meanings, new connections— encouraging viewers to energize their own ways of seeing.''
Photography monographs
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Lichträume / Light spaces
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Kress & Adams belong to the most renowned offices for daylight and artificial light planning in the German-speaking countries. Amongst their best known lighting projects are the Museums Quarter in Vienna, the ship-building hall in Zurich, the art gallery in Graz and the gas containers in Simmering. One of Kress & Adams´ great strengths is their ability to interpret and(...)
Materials and Lighting
November 2002, Basel
Lichträume / Light spaces
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Kress & Adams belong to the most renowned offices for daylight and artificial light planning in the German-speaking countries. Amongst their best known lighting projects are the Museums Quarter in Vienna, the ship-building hall in Zurich, the art gallery in Graz and the gas containers in Simmering. One of Kress & Adams´ great strengths is their ability to interpret and express the architect´s spatial vision with light. Their integrated lighting concepts are derived primarily from the architecture whilst taking into consideration the functional requirements. The development of individual light fittings is also an essential part of creating a successful dialogue between architecture and lighting: minimalist and highly expressive forms with a great degree of technical expertise are characteristic of their light designs.
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November 2002, Basel
Materials and Lighting
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La mode québécoise peut-elle réinventer son modèle pour devenir plus responsable et locale ? Les fibres naturelles sont-elles la clé pour réconcilier la mode et le respect de l'environnement ? Découvrez comment vos choix vestimentaires transforment ce secteur grâce à « Tisser l'avenir : Vers une mode québécoise responsable ». Entre histoire, innovation et durabilité, ce(...)
Tisser l'avenir: vers une mode québécoise responsable
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La mode québécoise peut-elle réinventer son modèle pour devenir plus responsable et locale ? Les fibres naturelles sont-elles la clé pour réconcilier la mode et le respect de l'environnement ? Découvrez comment vos choix vestimentaires transforment ce secteur grâce à « Tisser l'avenir : Vers une mode québécoise responsable ». Entre histoire, innovation et durabilité, ce manifeste pour la mode durable explore l'évolution de cet écosystème, de la production des fibres – naturelles, artificielles et synthétiques – jusqu'à leur commercialisation. Il valorise le savoir-faire régional, encourage les pratiques circulaires et appelle une communauté diversifiée – agriculteurs, designers, entrepreneurs – à repenser leurs pratiques. Une invitation à imaginer la mode non plus comme une simple industrie, mais comme un dialogue vivant entre tradition et innovation, de la ferme à la mode.
Fashion Design
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''Oríkì: Material Affirmations in Three Acts'' is the debut monograph of Nigerian artist Nifemi Marcus-Bello, spanning his three-part sculptural Oríkì series, including ''Act I: Friction Ridge'', ''Act II: Tales by Moonlight'', and ''Act III: Whispers of a Trail'', exploring bronze, aluminium, and copper, respectively. Named Oríkì after the Yoruba practice of praise(...)
Oríkì: Material Affirmations in Three Acts
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''Oríkì: Material Affirmations in Three Acts'' is the debut monograph of Nigerian artist Nifemi Marcus-Bello, spanning his three-part sculptural Oríkì series, including ''Act I: Friction Ridge'', ''Act II: Tales by Moonlight'', and ''Act III: Whispers of a Trail'', exploring bronze, aluminium, and copper, respectively. Named Oríkì after the Yoruba practice of praise poetry, the volume includes Nifemi’s own personal oríkì, composed by his mother, Folake Marcus-Bello, as well as a personal essay tracing his artistic development from childhood through the present. ''Oríkì: Material Affirmations in Three Acts'' includes both full-colour portraits of the series, alongside a photo diary of process images and personal archive, uncovering the inspiration and personal journey behind Nifemi’s award-winning creations, embodying his ongoing dialogue between materiality and identity.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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«Je n'ai pas trouvé de meilleure façon de vous présenter mes réflexions sur la construction qu'à travers mes propres projets. Comme un auteur qui écrirait son premier livre, il m'a été difficile de ne pas succomber en partie à l'autobiographie...» Santiago Calatrava, architecte et ingénieur, recherche sans se cacher l'unité entre l'art et la science. Son exploration des(...)
Force, mouvement, forme : entretiens
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«Je n'ai pas trouvé de meilleure façon de vous présenter mes réflexions sur la construction qu'à travers mes propres projets. Comme un auteur qui écrirait son premier livre, il m'a été difficile de ne pas succomber en partie à l'autobiographie...» Santiago Calatrava, architecte et ingénieur, recherche sans se cacher l'unité entre l'art et la science. Son exploration des formes naturelles (en particulier du corps humain), son ouverture à l'approche métaphorique et le brio de ses représentations facilitent son exploration créative de la forme, de l'espace, de la lumière et même de la cinétique. Sa maîtrise des principes de l'ingénierie non seulement lui permet de réaliser ces projets, mais elle se voit défiée et sans cesse poussée en avant par le dialogue entre invention formelle et principes scientifiques.
Engineering Structures
Les chants de l'Asphodèle
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Pour aborder la crise migratoire contemporaine en échappant à l’iconographie sensationnelle dont les médias débordent, le photographe Mathias Benguigui a choisi la voie de l’histoire, celle de l’île de Lesbos où se côtoient deux récits de migrations : l’actuelle, dans tous les esprits, et celle qui a vu arriver sur l’île 45 000 Grecs orthodoxes fuyant la Turquie d’Atatürk(...)
Les chants de l'Asphodèle
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Pour aborder la crise migratoire contemporaine en échappant à l’iconographie sensationnelle dont les médias débordent, le photographe Mathias Benguigui a choisi la voie de l’histoire, celle de l’île de Lesbos où se côtoient deux récits de migrations : l’actuelle, dans tous les esprits, et celle qui a vu arriver sur l’île 45 000 Grecs orthodoxes fuyant la Turquie d’Atatürk en 1922. 'Les Chants de l'Asphodèle' – lieu mythologique où les âmes n’ayant commis ni crimes ni action vertueuse patientent éternellement – puise dans ces deux strates historiques. En rompant avec l’actualité, le photographe ouvre un espace poétique où se mêlent paysages et portraits en dialogue avec les textes d’Agathe Kalfas et ceux de poètes grecs du XXe siècle, et nous invitent dans l’épaisseur du quotidien de l’île.
Photography monographs
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The 19th-century German architect and artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was among the great personalities in the world of architecture. Classicism and Romanticism moved towards Modern Architecture in his buildings; his ''Collection of Architectural Designs'' led the way to our contemporary understanding of the work of the architect; and as a state master building he shaped(...)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel: a meander through his life and work
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The 19th-century German architect and artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was among the great personalities in the world of architecture. Classicism and Romanticism moved towards Modern Architecture in his buildings; his ''Collection of Architectural Designs'' led the way to our contemporary understanding of the work of the architect; and as a state master building he shaped the architectural culture of his time. A universal scholar and versatile artist, Schinkel led an intensive, if not boundless exchange with the society and the developments of the 19th century. The portrayal by one of the most renowned art and architectural historians of our time displays in richly illustrated thematic chapters the dialogue between Schinkel as a person, his oeuvre and his cultural world.
Architecture Monographs