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On May 17, 1957, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the(...)
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On May 17, 1957, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the(...)
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Lee Friedlander: prayer pilgrimage for freedom
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On May 17, 1957, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Friedlander's photographs depict the famous individuals at the event—Mahalia Jackson, Ruby Dee, and Harry Belafonte among many other luminaries of the African-American community—but they also pay particular attention to the 25,000 men, women and children who gathered to give voice and energy to the ideas embattled by the movement.
Lee Friedlander: prayer pilgrimage for freedom
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On May 17, 1957, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Friedlander's photographs depict the famous individuals at the event—Mahalia Jackson, Ruby Dee, and Harry Belafonte among many other luminaries of the African-American community—but they also pay particular attention to the 25,000 men, women and children who gathered to give voice and energy to the ideas embattled by the movement.
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September 2015
September 2015
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Photography monographs
Photography monographs
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Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A(...)
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A(...)
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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November 2006, London
November 2006, London
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Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry’s Disney Opera House in Los Angeles to the Unicorn Theatre for Children in London; and from the Tenerife Opera House by Santiago Calatrava to the Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid.
Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry’s Disney Opera House in Los Angeles to the Unicorn Theatre for Children in London; and from the Tenerife Opera House by Santiago Calatrava to the Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid.
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November 2006, London
November 2006, London
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they comunicate- discoveries from a secret world
The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they comunicate- discoveries from a secret world
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Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share(...)
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Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share(...)
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The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they comunicate- discoveries from a secret world
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Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After learning about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.
The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they comunicate- discoveries from a secret world
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Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After learning about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.
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September 2016
September 2016
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Landscape Theory
Landscape Theory
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Sourced from around the world, the book presents more than 450 cutting-edge products that are all aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. Informative texts review the strengths, materials and specifications of each item, while interviews with six internationally acclaimed design. Visionaries offer a professional perspective on the delights and challenges of(...)
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Sourced from around the world, the book presents more than 450 cutting-edge products that are all aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. Informative texts review the strengths, materials and specifications of each item, while interviews with six internationally acclaimed design. Visionaries offer a professional perspective on the delights and challenges of(...)
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Designed for kids: a complete sourcebook
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Sourced from around the world, the book presents more than 450 cutting-edge products that are all aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. Informative texts review the strengths, materials and specifications of each item, while interviews with six internationally acclaimed design. Visionaries offer a professional perspective on the delights and challenges of designing for kids. A massive visual resource, with over 750 colour illustrations that show each design in context and detail. Includes interviews with six leading lights of design: Scott Wilson, Yves Béhar, Paola Antonelli, Tom Dixon, Greg Lynn and John Maeda. Attractive format designed for reference and inspiration, and organized into categories related to the needs of children and their parents.
Designed for kids: a complete sourcebook
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Sourced from around the world, the book presents more than 450 cutting-edge products that are all aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. Informative texts review the strengths, materials and specifications of each item, while interviews with six internationally acclaimed design. Visionaries offer a professional perspective on the delights and challenges of designing for kids. A massive visual resource, with over 750 colour illustrations that show each design in context and detail. Includes interviews with six leading lights of design: Scott Wilson, Yves Béhar, Paola Antonelli, Tom Dixon, Greg Lynn and John Maeda. Attractive format designed for reference and inspiration, and organized into categories related to the needs of children and their parents.
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October 2008, New York
October 2008, New York
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Zines
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Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money;(...)
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Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money;(...)
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The story of work: a new history of humanity
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Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; the collective action of workers; and at the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure. From peasant farmers in the first agrarian societies to the precarious existence of today’s gig workers, this surprising account of both cooperation and subordination at work throws essential light on the opportunities we face today.
The story of work: a new history of humanity
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Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity’s busy labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen looks at the ways in which humanity organizes work: in the household, the tribe, the city, and the state. He examines how labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; the collective action of workers; and at the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure. From peasant farmers in the first agrarian societies to the precarious existence of today’s gig workers, this surprising account of both cooperation and subordination at work throws essential light on the opportunities we face today.
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September 2021
September 2021
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Social
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- Academy of the New Church.,
- Allat House (Dedham, Mass.),
- American College for Girls (Istanbul, Turkey),
- Anatolia College.,
- Art Institute of Chicago.,
- Boston University.,
- Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, New York),
- Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, New York) Maps.,
- Concord Academy (Concord, Mass.). Russell Robb Hall.,
- Dana Hall School Maps.,
- Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Mass.),
- Greenwich Country Day School (Conn.) Maps.,
- Groton School.,
- Hotchkiss School Maps.,
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.,
- Johnson Wax.,
- Linda Hall Library.,
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maps.,
- McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tenn.),
- Michigan Technological University.,
- Middle Tennessee State University.,
- Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.),
- Milton Academy (Milton, Mass.),
- Newington-Cropsey Foundation.,
- Phillips Academy.,
- Phillips Exeter Academy.,
- Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey),
- Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.),
- Stonehill College.,
- Tower School (Marblehead, Mass.),
- Tufts University.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia Aerial views.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia Maps.,
- University of Pittsburgh.,
- Vassar College.,
- Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.),
- Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) Aerial views.,
- Yale University.,
- Boston (Mass.) Aerial photographs.,
- Bryn Athyn (Pa.) Maps.,
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) Maps.,
- Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Aerial photographs.,
- Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Aerial views.,
- Rochester (Minn.) Maps.,
- Campus planning United States.,
- Campus planning Canada.,
- Campus planning Australia.,
- Campus planning Bahrain.,
- Campus planning Iran.,
- Campus planning Iraq.,
- Campus planning Japan.,
- Campus planning Taiwan.,
- Campus planning Turkey Istanbul.,
- Campus planning Greece Thessalonikē.,
- Children's zoos United States Massachusetts Boston 1980-1990.,
- Preparatory schools United States.,
- Universities United States.,
- Universities Canada.,
- NTSC standard.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Reports.,
- Slides (photographs),
- Blueprints (reprographic copies),
- Maps.,
- Clippings (information artifacts),
- Correspondence.,
- Comprehensive plans.,
- Posters.,
- Videotapes.,
- Video recordings (physical artifacts),
- Spiral bindings.,
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Campus planning : research material, 1890-1997.
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Campus planning : research material, 1890-1997.
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- Academy of the New Church.,
- Allat House (Dedham, Mass.),
- American College for Girls (Istanbul, Turkey),
- Anatolia College.,
- Art Institute of Chicago.,
- Boston University.,
- Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, New York),
- Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, New York) Maps.,
- Concord Academy (Concord, Mass.). Russell Robb Hall.,
- Dana Hall School Maps.,
- Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Mass.),
- Greenwich Country Day School (Conn.) Maps.,
- Groton School.,
- Hotchkiss School Maps.,
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.,
- Johnson Wax.,
- Linda Hall Library.,
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maps.,
- McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tenn.),
- Michigan Technological University.,
- Middle Tennessee State University.,
- Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.),
- Milton Academy (Milton, Mass.),
- Newington-Cropsey Foundation.,
- Phillips Academy.,
- Phillips Exeter Academy.,
- Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey),
- Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.),
- Stonehill College.,
- Tower School (Marblehead, Mass.),
- Tufts University.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia Aerial views.,
- University of Missouri--Columbia Maps.,
- University of Pittsburgh.,
- Vassar College.,
- Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.),
- Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) Aerial views.,
- Yale University.,
- Boston (Mass.) Aerial photographs.,
- Bryn Athyn (Pa.) Maps.,
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) Maps.,
- Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Aerial photographs.,
- Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Aerial views.,
- Rochester (Minn.) Maps.,
- Campus planning United States.,
- Campus planning Canada.,
- Campus planning Australia.,
- Campus planning Bahrain.,
- Campus planning Iran.,
- Campus planning Iraq.,
- Campus planning Japan.,
- Campus planning Taiwan.,
- Campus planning Turkey Istanbul.,
- Campus planning Greece Thessalonikē.,
- Children's zoos United States Massachusetts Boston 1980-1990.,
- Preparatory schools United States.,
- Universities United States.,
- Universities Canada.,
- NTSC standard.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Reports.,
- Slides (photographs),
- Blueprints (reprographic copies),
- Maps.,
- Clippings (information artifacts),
- Correspondence.,
- Comprehensive plans.,
- Posters.,
- Videotapes.,
- Video recordings (physical artifacts),
- Spiral bindings.,
- VHS (TM)
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In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. The loft was the late-night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and(...)
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In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. The loft was the late-night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and(...)
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W. Eugene Smith: Jazz Loft project. 821 Sixth Avenue,1957-1965
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In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. The loft was the late-night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them. Here, from 1957 to 1965, he made nearly 40,000 photographs and approximately 4,000 hours of recordings of musicians. Smith found solace in the chaotic, somnambulistic world of the loft and its artists, and he turned his documentary impulses away from work on his major Pittsburg photo essay and toward his new surroundings.
W. Eugene Smith: Jazz Loft project. 821 Sixth Avenue,1957-1965
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In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. The loft was the late-night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them. Here, from 1957 to 1965, he made nearly 40,000 photographs and approximately 4,000 hours of recordings of musicians. Smith found solace in the chaotic, somnambulistic world of the loft and its artists, and he turned his documentary impulses away from work on his major Pittsburg photo essay and toward his new surroundings.
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books
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June 2023
June 2023
Subject:
Photography monographs
Photography monographs
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books
books
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The private Palladio
The private Palladio
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Andrea Palladio’s Renaissance villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio’s person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. The Private Palladio(...)
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Andrea Palladio’s Renaissance villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio’s person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. The Private Palladio(...)
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The private Palladio
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Andrea Palladio’s Renaissance villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio’s person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. The Private Palladio follows his career, his rise from being the ordinary miller’s son Pietro della Gondola to become the architect Andrea Palladio. Beltramini does not just explore Palladio’s origins, his training as a stonemason, and his complex relationship with powerful clients and scholars, but also his private life: his jovial character, his life as a married man with five children, and not least his profound conviction that architecture can and must enrich life.
The private Palladio
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Andrea Palladio’s Renaissance villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio’s person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. The Private Palladio follows his career, his rise from being the ordinary miller’s son Pietro della Gondola to become the architect Andrea Palladio. Beltramini does not just explore Palladio’s origins, his training as a stonemason, and his complex relationship with powerful clients and scholars, but also his private life: his jovial character, his life as a married man with five children, and not least his profound conviction that architecture can and must enrich life.
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books
books
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August 2012
August 2012
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories(...)
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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories(...)
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The design of childhood: how the material world shapes kids
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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning.
The design of childhood: how the material world shapes kids
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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning.
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books
books
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June 2018
June 2018
Subject:
Design Theory
Design Theory
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books
books
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Conditional design workbook
Conditional design workbook
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“Conditional Design” is the name of a new design ethos formulated by graphic designers Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey and Roel Wouters, and artist Edo Paulus. It espouses a working method that involves drawing up arbitrary constraints and rules of play, fostering both a strongly collaborative spirit and unpredictable end results. Its workbook format organizes the material(...)
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“Conditional Design” is the name of a new design ethos formulated by graphic designers Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey and Roel Wouters, and artist Edo Paulus. It espouses a working method that involves drawing up arbitrary constraints and rules of play, fostering both a strongly collaborative spirit and unpredictable end results. Its workbook format organizes the material(...)
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Conditional design workbook
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“Conditional Design” is the name of a new design ethos formulated by graphic designers Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey and Roel Wouters, and artist Edo Paulus. It espouses a working method that involves drawing up arbitrary constraints and rules of play, fostering both a strongly collaborative spirit and unpredictable end results. Its workbook format organizes the material step by step, and the publication as a whole provides exciting ways for others - groups of children as well as artists and designers - to apply the method themselves. In accompanying essays, Andrew Blauvelt elaborates on the implications of such processes for art and design, and Koert van Mensvoort describes how Conditional Design could form the basis for the design and organization of the city of Zhiango, China, in 2050.
Conditional design workbook
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“Conditional Design” is the name of a new design ethos formulated by graphic designers Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey and Roel Wouters, and artist Edo Paulus. It espouses a working method that involves drawing up arbitrary constraints and rules of play, fostering both a strongly collaborative spirit and unpredictable end results. Its workbook format organizes the material step by step, and the publication as a whole provides exciting ways for others - groups of children as well as artists and designers - to apply the method themselves. In accompanying essays, Andrew Blauvelt elaborates on the implications of such processes for art and design, and Koert van Mensvoort describes how Conditional Design could form the basis for the design and organization of the city of Zhiango, China, in 2050.
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books
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March 2013
March 2013
Subject:
Design Theory
Design Theory
