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203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Basel, Switzerland ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2004.
Paul Andreu, architect / Philip Jodidio ; with a preface by Adrian Frutiger.
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203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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Basel, Switzerland ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2004.
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109 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Chicago : Center for American Places at Columbia College, 2012.
A path for kindred spirits : the friendship of Clarence Stein and Benton MacKaye / Robert L. McCullough.
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109 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Chicago : Center for American Places at Columbia College, 2012.
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Institute of Network Cultures 2014
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Institute of Network Cultures 2014
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The Gonzagas, like many other ruling families at the time, were suffering from the ‘brick disease’, from a systematic willingness to build, which resulted in a grand historical and architectural heritage to which we are heirs and custodians. These assets need care and work, and Le Regge dei Gonzaga Cultural District has taken this task on board, with the support of the(...)
Gonzaga: studies, projects and sites
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The Gonzagas, like many other ruling families at the time, were suffering from the ‘brick disease’, from a systematic willingness to build, which resulted in a grand historical and architectural heritage to which we are heirs and custodians. These assets need care and work, and Le Regge dei Gonzaga Cultural District has taken this task on board, with the support of the Fondazione Cariplo.
History until 1900, Italy
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On Brick Lane
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A mesmerizing return to the memory-nest of Rachel Lichtenstein's heartland. By listening with such care and sympathetic attention, she teases out the voices of the living and the dead. Here is a mapping to set beside mayhew and Jack London, a valid attempt to identify eternal verities in a place that is vanishing, reinventing itself, even as she walks across it' Ian Sinclair
Architecture since 1900, Europe
August 2007, London, New York
On Brick Lane
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A mesmerizing return to the memory-nest of Rachel Lichtenstein's heartland. By listening with such care and sympathetic attention, she teases out the voices of the living and the dead. Here is a mapping to set beside mayhew and Jack London, a valid attempt to identify eternal verities in a place that is vanishing, reinventing itself, even as she walks across it' Ian Sinclair
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August 2007, London, New York
Architecture since 1900, Europe
Volume 30: privatize!
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What used to be collective care is rapidly becoming private responsibility. Is privatization the one-size-fits-all solution to every (financial) problem? Can addressing collective needs be thought of as the sum total of numerous private initiatives? And will the 'retreat' of government and state be compensated by other ways to organize the complex organism called society?(...)
Volume 30: privatize!
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What used to be collective care is rapidly becoming private responsibility. Is privatization the one-size-fits-all solution to every (financial) problem? Can addressing collective needs be thought of as the sum total of numerous private initiatives? And will the 'retreat' of government and state be compensated by other ways to organize the complex organism called society? Volume maps realities, enlists challenges and presents some options.
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The institution's history and collections are presented in this volume. Through hundreds of photographs commissioned especially for this book and reproductions of rare botanical art, readers can tour the Botanical Garden's 250 historic acres and admire the more than one million living plants in its care. The book describes the origins and purpose of a botanical garden and(...)
The New York botanical gardens
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The institution's history and collections are presented in this volume. Through hundreds of photographs commissioned especially for this book and reproductions of rare botanical art, readers can tour the Botanical Garden's 250 historic acres and admire the more than one million living plants in its care. The book describes the origins and purpose of a botanical garden and provides a look at the Garden's scientific discoveries since its founding in 1891.
Gardens
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The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly(...)
The beauty of everyday things
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The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty.
Design Theory
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Too Much is a new magazine about cities. International writers and photographers join a Japanese design team to examine the urban environment, its changes and challenges; its romantic geography. For all those who care about architecture, design, globalization and the future of the shared landscape, there are contributions from internationally acclaimed photographer Taro(...)
Too much: Magazine of romantic geography Fall 2010
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Too Much is a new magazine about cities. International writers and photographers join a Japanese design team to examine the urban environment, its changes and challenges; its romantic geography. For all those who care about architecture, design, globalization and the future of the shared landscape, there are contributions from internationally acclaimed photographer Taro Hirano, film director Mike Mills, stylist Nicola Formichetti and an extended interview with Tokyo’s buzzing architecture unit, SANAA.
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This book addresses the need for basic shelter, housing, education, health care, clean water, and renewable energy. One-on-one interviews and provocative case studies demonstrate how innovative design is reimagining community and uplifting lives. From building-material innovations such as smog-eating concrete to innovative public policy that is repainting Brazil's urban(...)
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Design like you give a damn 2: building change from the ground up
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This book addresses the need for basic shelter, housing, education, health care, clean water, and renewable energy. One-on-one interviews and provocative case studies demonstrate how innovative design is reimagining community and uplifting lives. From building-material innovations such as smog-eating concrete to innovative public policy that is repainting Brazil's urban slums, Design Like You Give a Damn 2 presents more than 100 projects from around the world.