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''Tar Sands'' critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and(...)
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''Tar Sands'' critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and(...)
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Tar sands : dirty oil and the future of the continent
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''Tar Sands'' critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and every major oil company now owns a lease in the Alberta tar sands. The region has become a global Deadwood, complete with rapturous engineers, cut-throat cocaine dealers, Muslim extremists, and a huge population of homeless individuals. In this award-winning book, a Canadian bestseller, journalist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes the disastrous environmental, social, and political costs of the tar sands, arguing forcefully for change.
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''Tar Sands'' critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and every major oil company now owns a lease in the Alberta tar sands. The region has become a global Deadwood, complete with rapturous engineers, cut-throat cocaine dealers, Muslim extremists, and a huge population of homeless individuals. In this award-winning book, a Canadian bestseller, journalist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes the disastrous environmental, social, and political costs of the tar sands, arguing forcefully for change.
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April 2010
April 2010
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Environment and environmental theory
Environment and environmental theory
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The first decade of the 21st century has passed. Today expectations for architecture and architects are changing. The world is facing new conditions and circumstances such as the building boost which has become a normalcy since the recession in the late 2000s, the rise in the world population which will exceed 8 billion in 2030 due to rapid urbanization, concerns of(...)
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The first decade of the 21st century has passed. Today expectations for architecture and architects are changing. The world is facing new conditions and circumstances such as the building boost which has become a normalcy since the recession in the late 2000s, the rise in the world population which will exceed 8 billion in 2030 due to rapid urbanization, concerns of(...)
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A+U 485 Diversified solutions
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The first decade of the 21st century has passed. Today expectations for architecture and architects are changing. The world is facing new conditions and circumstances such as the building boost which has become a normalcy since the recession in the late 2000s, the rise in the world population which will exceed 8 billion in 2030 due to rapid urbanization, concerns of environmental issues and the development of technologies.This issue has collected 12 interviews and six essays from leaders in politics, economy and technology in Europe. Contributions by Noero Wolff Architects, Fabrizio Caròla, Michael Maltzan Architecture, Elemental, Urban-Think Tank, Li Xiaodong Atelier, Emre Arolat Architects, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. Essays by Saskia Sassen, Junya Ishigami, Sou Fujimoto, Colin Harrison, and Mitsuhiro Kanada.
A+U 485 Diversified solutions
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The first decade of the 21st century has passed. Today expectations for architecture and architects are changing. The world is facing new conditions and circumstances such as the building boost which has become a normalcy since the recession in the late 2000s, the rise in the world population which will exceed 8 billion in 2030 due to rapid urbanization, concerns of environmental issues and the development of technologies.This issue has collected 12 interviews and six essays from leaders in politics, economy and technology in Europe. Contributions by Noero Wolff Architects, Fabrizio Caròla, Michael Maltzan Architecture, Elemental, Urban-Think Tank, Li Xiaodong Atelier, Emre Arolat Architects, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. Essays by Saskia Sassen, Junya Ishigami, Sou Fujimoto, Colin Harrison, and Mitsuhiro Kanada.
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April 2011
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Yes is more is the first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagenbased group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. BIG shows how its members respond to the polymorphous demands, complex rules and highly specialized knowledge of(...)
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Yes is more is the first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagenbased group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. BIG shows how its members respond to the polymorphous demands, complex rules and highly specialized knowledge of(...)
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Yes is more: an archicomic on architectural evolution
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Yes is more is the first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagenbased group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. BIG shows how its members respond to the polymorphous demands, complex rules and highly specialized knowledge of society, creating tangible solutions through artistic processes: solutions that time and again attract the interest of the population at large while earning the respect of aficionados across the globe. YES IS MORE speaks the language of popular culture, allowing the sublime to shine through in the commonplace. It enables readers to gain insights into Big s processes, methods and results through the most approachable and populist means of communication the cartoon.
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Yes is more is the first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagenbased group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. BIG shows how its members respond to the polymorphous demands, complex rules and highly specialized knowledge of society, creating tangible solutions through artistic processes: solutions that time and again attract the interest of the population at large while earning the respect of aficionados across the globe. YES IS MORE speaks the language of popular culture, allowing the sublime to shine through in the commonplace. It enables readers to gain insights into Big s processes, methods and results through the most approachable and populist means of communication the cartoon.
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September 2009
September 2009
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Architecture Monographs
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The world of 100 postcards
The world of 100 postcards
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In 2008, designer Toby Ng gathered statistics about the diversity of the world’s population and turned the numbers into a series of 20 posters – The World of 100, putting forth this question: If the world were a village of 100 people, what would its composition be? Unsurprisingly the series has gained applause and recognition around the world, including the red dot award:(...)
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In 2008, designer Toby Ng gathered statistics about the diversity of the world’s population and turned the numbers into a series of 20 posters – The World of 100, putting forth this question: If the world were a village of 100 people, what would its composition be? Unsurprisingly the series has gained applause and recognition around the world, including the red dot award:(...)
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The world of 100 postcards
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In 2008, designer Toby Ng gathered statistics about the diversity of the world’s population and turned the numbers into a series of 20 posters – The World of 100, putting forth this question: If the world were a village of 100 people, what would its composition be? Unsurprisingly the series has gained applause and recognition around the world, including the red dot award: communication design 2009. Revisiting the world in 2011, with new figures and insights into the ever-changing world, Ng is making the design more accessible to many – isn’t it hard to resist mailing and showing your loved ones the village we are living in? Not only is this book a collection of an award-winning design, these postcards also connect you to other villagers.
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In 2008, designer Toby Ng gathered statistics about the diversity of the world’s population and turned the numbers into a series of 20 posters – The World of 100, putting forth this question: If the world were a village of 100 people, what would its composition be? Unsurprisingly the series has gained applause and recognition around the world, including the red dot award: communication design 2009. Revisiting the world in 2011, with new figures and insights into the ever-changing world, Ng is making the design more accessible to many – isn’t it hard to resist mailing and showing your loved ones the village we are living in? Not only is this book a collection of an award-winning design, these postcards also connect you to other villagers.
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August 2013
August 2013
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was one of the most compelling processes in 20th-century architecture. A pioneering experiment in Europe, it set up technical teams led by architects who, in collaboration with the local population, tried to address the urgent housing needs of communities across the nation. The(...)
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was one of the most compelling processes in 20th-century architecture. A pioneering experiment in Europe, it set up technical teams led by architects who, in collaboration with the local population, tried to address the urgent housing needs of communities across the nation. The(...)
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The SAAL process: Architecture and participation 1974-1976
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was one of the most compelling processes in 20th-century architecture. A pioneering experiment in Europe, it set up technical teams led by architects who, in collaboration with the local population, tried to address the urgent housing needs of communities across the nation. The teams were reinventing architectural practice, from surveying living conditions to monitoring land expropriation, designing projects with the residents directly. This volume includes new essays along with historic texts, an interview with some of the major figures involved, and extensive project documentation. An exhibition by the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, The SAAL Process will be presented at the CCA in Spring 2015.
The SAAL process: Architecture and participation 1974-1976
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was one of the most compelling processes in 20th-century architecture. A pioneering experiment in Europe, it set up technical teams led by architects who, in collaboration with the local population, tried to address the urgent housing needs of communities across the nation. The teams were reinventing architectural practice, from surveying living conditions to monitoring land expropriation, designing projects with the residents directly. This volume includes new essays along with historic texts, an interview with some of the major figures involved, and extensive project documentation. An exhibition by the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, The SAAL Process will be presented at the CCA in Spring 2015.
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January 2015
January 2015
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between(...)
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between(...)
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September 2005, New York
September 2005, New York
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New urbanism 6 : Caracas litoral, Venezuela / El litoral de Caracas, Venezuela
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between the Gulf of Mexico and the Avila Mountain - also shared with the national airport and second largest seaport. In a city where most of the urban population lives in informal housing, the contested nature of redevelopment - emergent social, economic, and cultural patterns confronting traditional patterns of settlement - could easily be predicted. Fully bilingual, in English and Spanish, this book explores opportunities that unite the various constituencies through innovative programming, sustainable geological/hydrological infrastructure, and economically viable housing and commercial development.
New urbanism 6 : Caracas litoral, Venezuela / El litoral de Caracas, Venezuela
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"Caracas litoral, Venezuela" looks at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities facing the reconstruction of coastal communities near Caracas, after mudslides devastated these areas in December 1999. Already in the midst of informal land development, affluent weekend residents from Caracas had awkwardly occupied this dramatic and precarious strip of coastland between the Gulf of Mexico and the Avila Mountain - also shared with the national airport and second largest seaport. In a city where most of the urban population lives in informal housing, the contested nature of redevelopment - emergent social, economic, and cultural patterns confronting traditional patterns of settlement - could easily be predicted. Fully bilingual, in English and Spanish, this book explores opportunities that unite the various constituencies through innovative programming, sustainable geological/hydrological infrastructure, and economically viable housing and commercial development.
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September 2005, New York
September 2005, New York
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This reader takes the following assumption as its basis: the ceaseless expansion of the urban periphery has been detrimental to not only urban populations but also the planet at large, corroding its most valuable and scarce resource, land. ''Housing'' proffers redensification as the corrective measure to the failing expansionist approach toward urban planning. Gathered(...)
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This reader takes the following assumption as its basis: the ceaseless expansion of the urban periphery has been detrimental to not only urban populations but also the planet at large, corroding its most valuable and scarce resource, land. ''Housing'' proffers redensification as the corrective measure to the failing expansionist approach toward urban planning. Gathered(...)
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Housing strategies for urban redensification
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This reader takes the following assumption as its basis: the ceaseless expansion of the urban periphery has been detrimental to not only urban populations but also the planet at large, corroding its most valuable and scarce resource, land. ''Housing'' proffers redensification as the corrective measure to the failing expansionist approach toward urban planning. Gathered here are case studies of alternative social housing projects from the past century—all of which incorporate methods of redensification. They span the Weißenhofsiedlung Estate (1927) to architectural experiments in suburban Mexico as recent as 2017. These alternative developments have offered solutions to countries experiencing intense population growth and provided sanctuary for those who have lost their homes in natural disasters. Altogether, the projects evince that the problem of urban housing is inextricably bound with the inception and progression of modernism.
Housing strategies for urban redensification
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This reader takes the following assumption as its basis: the ceaseless expansion of the urban periphery has been detrimental to not only urban populations but also the planet at large, corroding its most valuable and scarce resource, land. ''Housing'' proffers redensification as the corrective measure to the failing expansionist approach toward urban planning. Gathered here are case studies of alternative social housing projects from the past century—all of which incorporate methods of redensification. They span the Weißenhofsiedlung Estate (1927) to architectural experiments in suburban Mexico as recent as 2017. These alternative developments have offered solutions to countries experiencing intense population growth and provided sanctuary for those who have lost their homes in natural disasters. Altogether, the projects evince that the problem of urban housing is inextricably bound with the inception and progression of modernism.
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March 2025
March 2025
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Collective Housing
Collective Housing
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Cet ouvrage propose d'ouvrir le public à l'architecture contemporaine et de découvrir une série d'expériences de propriétaires avec leur architecte dans la réalisation de projets correspondant à des budgets limités. Contrairement à une idée reçue persistante, faire appel à un architecte pour construire une maison individuelle n'est pas réservé à la frange la plus(...)
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Cet ouvrage propose d'ouvrir le public à l'architecture contemporaine et de découvrir une série d'expériences de propriétaires avec leur architecte dans la réalisation de projets correspondant à des budgets limités. Contrairement à une idée reçue persistante, faire appel à un architecte pour construire une maison individuelle n'est pas réservé à la frange la plus(...)
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Archi pas chère : 20 maisons d'aujourd'hui à 100 000 Euros, tome 2
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Cet ouvrage propose d'ouvrir le public à l'architecture contemporaine et de découvrir une série d'expériences de propriétaires avec leur architecte dans la réalisation de projets correspondant à des budgets limités. Contrairement à une idée reçue persistante, faire appel à un architecte pour construire une maison individuelle n'est pas réservé à la frange la plus fortunée de la population. Nombre d'architectes sont aptes à réaliser des projets origiaux, dignes et respectueux des attentes de leurs clients, avec des budgets similaires à ceux aloués aux constructeurs pour bâtir leurs maisons types. Ce tome 2 consacré aux maisons d'architectes à prix de revient raisonnable adopte le principe qui a fait le succès du premier volume : une sélection commentée de 20 projets aux caractéristiques diverses, mais dont les qualités méritent d'être examinées par ceux qui envisagent de construire.
Archi pas chère : 20 maisons d'aujourd'hui à 100 000 Euros, tome 2
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Cet ouvrage propose d'ouvrir le public à l'architecture contemporaine et de découvrir une série d'expériences de propriétaires avec leur architecte dans la réalisation de projets correspondant à des budgets limités. Contrairement à une idée reçue persistante, faire appel à un architecte pour construire une maison individuelle n'est pas réservé à la frange la plus fortunée de la population. Nombre d'architectes sont aptes à réaliser des projets origiaux, dignes et respectueux des attentes de leurs clients, avec des budgets similaires à ceux aloués aux constructeurs pour bâtir leurs maisons types. Ce tome 2 consacré aux maisons d'architectes à prix de revient raisonnable adopte le principe qui a fait le succès du premier volume : une sélection commentée de 20 projets aux caractéristiques diverses, mais dont les qualités méritent d'être examinées par ceux qui envisagent de construire.
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October 2007, Rennes
October 2007, Rennes
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Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
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From Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy to Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, cities are shrinking everywhere. While urban-planning debates of recent years have mainly focused on the growth of the megalopolis, in other places zones of shrinkage were actually developing. Enormous population losses and high unemployment contribute to this process, which is further(...)
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From Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy to Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, cities are shrinking everywhere. While urban-planning debates of recent years have mainly focused on the growth of the megalopolis, in other places zones of shrinkage were actually developing. Enormous population losses and high unemployment contribute to this process, which is further(...)
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Shrinking cities, volume one : international research
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From Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy to Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, cities are shrinking everywhere. While urban-planning debates of recent years have mainly focused on the growth of the megalopolis, in other places zones of shrinkage were actually developing. Enormous population losses and high unemployment contribute to this process, which is further accelerated by globalization and the transition to post-Socialism. This book examines the causes and dynamics of the shrinking process for the first time on an international level. Citing concrete examples from Manchester and Liverpool in Great Britain, Detroit in the United States, Ivanovo in Russia, and Halle and Leipzig in Germany, it compares living conditions and cultural change in shrinking urban regions. Artistic intercessions help sensitize the public to a global phenomenon which poses a completely new social challenge.
Shrinking cities, volume one : international research
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From Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy to Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, cities are shrinking everywhere. While urban-planning debates of recent years have mainly focused on the growth of the megalopolis, in other places zones of shrinkage were actually developing. Enormous population losses and high unemployment contribute to this process, which is further accelerated by globalization and the transition to post-Socialism. This book examines the causes and dynamics of the shrinking process for the first time on an international level. Citing concrete examples from Manchester and Liverpool in Great Britain, Detroit in the United States, Ivanovo in Russia, and Halle and Leipzig in Germany, it compares living conditions and cultural change in shrinking urban regions. Artistic intercessions help sensitize the public to a global phenomenon which poses a completely new social challenge.
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January 1900, Ostfildern
January 1900, Ostfildern
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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London’s modest eighteenth-century houses - those inhabited by artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London - can tell us much about the culture of that period. This fascinating book examines largely forgotten small houses that survive from the eighteenth century and sheds new light on both the era’s urban architecture and the lives of a culturally(...)
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London’s modest eighteenth-century houses - those inhabited by artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London - can tell us much about the culture of that period. This fascinating book examines largely forgotten small houses that survive from the eighteenth century and sheds new light on both the era’s urban architecture and the lives of a culturally(...)
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The small house in eighteenth-century London
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London’s modest eighteenth-century houses - those inhabited by artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London - can tell us much about the culture of that period. This fascinating book examines largely forgotten small houses that survive from the eighteenth century and sheds new light on both the era’s urban architecture and the lives of a culturally distinctive metropolitan population. Peter Guillery discusses how and where, by and for whom the houses were built, stressing vernacular continuity and local variability. He investigates the effects of creeping industrialization (both on house building and on the occupants), and considers the nature of speculative suburban growth. Providing rich and evocative illustrations, he compares these houses to urban domestic architecture elsewhere, as in North America, and suggests that the eighteenth-century vernacular metropolis has enduring influence.
The small house in eighteenth-century London
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London’s modest eighteenth-century houses - those inhabited by artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London - can tell us much about the culture of that period. This fascinating book examines largely forgotten small houses that survive from the eighteenth century and sheds new light on both the era’s urban architecture and the lives of a culturally distinctive metropolitan population. Peter Guillery discusses how and where, by and for whom the houses were built, stressing vernacular continuity and local variability. He investigates the effects of creeping industrialization (both on house building and on the occupants), and considers the nature of speculative suburban growth. Providing rich and evocative illustrations, he compares these houses to urban domestic architecture elsewhere, as in North America, and suggests that the eighteenth-century vernacular metropolis has enduring influence.
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July 2004, New Haven / London
July 2004, New Haven / London
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History until 1900
History until 1900
