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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition(...)
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition(...)
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Aalto- Aino Alvar Eissa. The human dimension of design
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition catalogue ''Aalto – Aino Alvar Elissa. The Human Dimension of Design'' revolves. In the Aalto vision, architecture, art, and design are inseparable components of a unified whole, at the centre of which lies the human being. Their buildings have become icons, influencing architects worldwide, while their design objects, aided by the Studio’s attention to low-cost mass production, have found places in many homes and are still in production today.
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition catalogue ''Aalto – Aino Alvar Elissa. The Human Dimension of Design'' revolves. In the Aalto vision, architecture, art, and design are inseparable components of a unified whole, at the centre of which lies the human being. Their buildings have become icons, influencing architects worldwide, while their design objects, aided by the Studio’s attention to low-cost mass production, have found places in many homes and are still in production today.
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This volume gathers an exceptional selection of decorative folding screens, exploring the history and semantics of the form by tracing trajectories of cross-pollination between East and West. At their core, folding screens embody liminality and the idea of sitting at the threshold of two conditions, both literally and metaphorically. They cross barriers between different(...)
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This volume gathers an exceptional selection of decorative folding screens, exploring the history and semantics of the form by tracing trajectories of cross-pollination between East and West. At their core, folding screens embody liminality and the idea of sitting at the threshold of two conditions, both literally and metaphorically. They cross barriers between different(...)
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Paraventi: Folding screens from the 17th to 21st Century
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This volume gathers an exceptional selection of decorative folding screens, exploring the history and semantics of the form by tracing trajectories of cross-pollination between East and West. At their core, folding screens embody liminality and the idea of sitting at the threshold of two conditions, both literally and metaphorically. They cross barriers between different spaces, disciplines, cultures and worlds. Taking that notion as a starting place, this volume follows processes of hybridization between different art forms and functions, collaborative relationships between designers and artists, and the emergence of newly created works. This gorgeous catalog features more than 70 examples of folding screens, including valuable historical objects and more recent works from international museums and private collections, plus a selection of new creations commissioned from more than 15 international artists specifically for this project.
Paraventi: Folding screens from the 17th to 21st Century
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This volume gathers an exceptional selection of decorative folding screens, exploring the history and semantics of the form by tracing trajectories of cross-pollination between East and West. At their core, folding screens embody liminality and the idea of sitting at the threshold of two conditions, both literally and metaphorically. They cross barriers between different spaces, disciplines, cultures and worlds. Taking that notion as a starting place, this volume follows processes of hybridization between different art forms and functions, collaborative relationships between designers and artists, and the emergence of newly created works. This gorgeous catalog features more than 70 examples of folding screens, including valuable historical objects and more recent works from international museums and private collections, plus a selection of new creations commissioned from more than 15 international artists specifically for this project.
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Design, Periods and Styles
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Paris : Ed. B42, 2017., copyright 2017
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L'Institut de l'environnement : une école décloisonnée : urbanisme, architecture, design, communication / Tony Côme ; préface de Jean-Louis Violeau.
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L'Institut de l'environnement : une école décloisonnée : urbanisme, architecture, design, communication / Tony Côme ; préface de Jean-Louis Violeau.
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Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of Stephen Shore’s work in the US, this catalog reflects the full range of his contribution, including the gelatin silver prints he made as a teenager (and sold to The Museum of Modern Art); Shore's photographs of the scene at Andy Warhol’s Factory, in New York; the color images he made during cross-country road trips(...)
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Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of Stephen Shore’s work in the US, this catalog reflects the full range of his contribution, including the gelatin silver prints he made as a teenager (and sold to The Museum of Modern Art); Shore's photographs of the scene at Andy Warhol’s Factory, in New York; the color images he made during cross-country road trips(...)
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Stephen Shore
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Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of Stephen Shore’s work in the US, this catalog reflects the full range of his contribution, including the gelatin silver prints he made as a teenager (and sold to The Museum of Modern Art); Shore's photographs of the scene at Andy Warhol’s Factory, in New York; the color images he made during cross-country road trips in the 1970s; his recent explorations of Israel, the West Bank and Ukraine; and his current work on digital platforms, including Instagram.
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Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of Stephen Shore’s work in the US, this catalog reflects the full range of his contribution, including the gelatin silver prints he made as a teenager (and sold to The Museum of Modern Art); Shore's photographs of the scene at Andy Warhol’s Factory, in New York; the color images he made during cross-country road trips in the 1970s; his recent explorations of Israel, the West Bank and Ukraine; and his current work on digital platforms, including Instagram.
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November 2017
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Pan, no 03
Pan, no 03
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Pan écrit l’histoire d’un groupe restreint d’artistes qui se parlent, année après année, chacun avec son medium, qui prennent le risque d’affronter d’autres univers pour enrichir le leur. Notre actualité, ce sont ces rencontres. Ces confrontations qui amènent les écrivains et les dessinateurs à interroger leur art, leur façon de le pratiquer. Chaque numéro de Pan tisse(...)
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Pan écrit l’histoire d’un groupe restreint d’artistes qui se parlent, année après année, chacun avec son medium, qui prennent le risque d’affronter d’autres univers pour enrichir le leur. Notre actualité, ce sont ces rencontres. Ces confrontations qui amènent les écrivains et les dessinateurs à interroger leur art, leur façon de le pratiquer. Chaque numéro de Pan tisse(...)
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Pan écrit l’histoire d’un groupe restreint d’artistes qui se parlent, année après année, chacun avec son medium, qui prennent le risque d’affronter d’autres univers pour enrichir le leur. Notre actualité, ce sont ces rencontres. Ces confrontations qui amènent les écrivains et les dessinateurs à interroger leur art, leur façon de le pratiquer. Chaque numéro de Pan tisse son histoire singulière autour d’un fil conducteur. Ce questionnement commun, il n’est pas annoncé, mais il lie bel et bien tous les projets de chaque numéro. Cet axe central autour duquel tournent les neuf fragments associant texte et images, il se découvre à mesure que les projets s’y agglutinent, que le numéro se construit et grandit. Tout oeil avisé peut déceler ces liens, ces jeux d’écho qui forment la cohérence de chaque numéro. Si Pan est bien une revue, au sens d’une publication régulière, c’est finalement d’une oeuvre unique et multiple à la fois, d’un ouvrage kaléidoscopique qu’elle accouche chaque année. Chaque éclat répond, comme une réverbération déformée, aux autres facettes qui la composent. Au « lecteur complice », que Cortázar appelle de ses voeux, de retrouver dans l’éparpillement le sens de cette histoire à dix-huit voix. Co-fondée et co-pilotée par Jérémie Fischer et Jean-Baptiste Labrune, Pan se consacre à l'exploration des rapports textes-images en littérature moderne. La primauté du texte sur l'image est rompue avec Pan. L'illustrateur n'est plus nécessairement celui que l'on croit?: l'écrivain s'inspire d'images muettes avant de rédiger de la prose, du théâtre ou de la poésie. La revue rassemble, sous forme d'un livre de 192 pages, des oeuvres d'avant-garde où les textes et les images se marient pour atteindre une littérature totale, sans auxiliaire ou subordonné.
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Pan écrit l’histoire d’un groupe restreint d’artistes qui se parlent, année après année, chacun avec son medium, qui prennent le risque d’affronter d’autres univers pour enrichir le leur. Notre actualité, ce sont ces rencontres. Ces confrontations qui amènent les écrivains et les dessinateurs à interroger leur art, leur façon de le pratiquer. Chaque numéro de Pan tisse son histoire singulière autour d’un fil conducteur. Ce questionnement commun, il n’est pas annoncé, mais il lie bel et bien tous les projets de chaque numéro. Cet axe central autour duquel tournent les neuf fragments associant texte et images, il se découvre à mesure que les projets s’y agglutinent, que le numéro se construit et grandit. Tout oeil avisé peut déceler ces liens, ces jeux d’écho qui forment la cohérence de chaque numéro. Si Pan est bien une revue, au sens d’une publication régulière, c’est finalement d’une oeuvre unique et multiple à la fois, d’un ouvrage kaléidoscopique qu’elle accouche chaque année. Chaque éclat répond, comme une réverbération déformée, aux autres facettes qui la composent. Au « lecteur complice », que Cortázar appelle de ses voeux, de retrouver dans l’éparpillement le sens de cette histoire à dix-huit voix. Co-fondée et co-pilotée par Jérémie Fischer et Jean-Baptiste Labrune, Pan se consacre à l'exploration des rapports textes-images en littérature moderne. La primauté du texte sur l'image est rompue avec Pan. L'illustrateur n'est plus nécessairement celui que l'on croit?: l'écrivain s'inspire d'images muettes avant de rédiger de la prose, du théâtre ou de la poésie. La revue rassemble, sous forme d'un livre de 192 pages, des oeuvres d'avant-garde où les textes et les images se marient pour atteindre une littérature totale, sans auxiliaire ou subordonné.
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November 2016
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021) ws among the most eminent landscape architects in the world, known for many projects in Canada and abroad. ''Genius Loci,'' meaning the protective spirit of a place, is embodied in the seven decade span of her work. Her landscape designs demonstrate her desire to create terrains that are less an interruption and more an amplification(...)
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021) ws among the most eminent landscape architects in the world, known for many projects in Canada and abroad. ''Genius Loci,'' meaning the protective spirit of a place, is embodied in the seven decade span of her work. Her landscape designs demonstrate her desire to create terrains that are less an interruption and more an amplification(...)
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MODIFIE Cooking sections: Salmon A Red Herring
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021) ws among the most eminent landscape architects in the world, known for many projects in Canada and abroad. ''Genius Loci,'' meaning the protective spirit of a place, is embodied in the seven decade span of her work. Her landscape designs demonstrate her desire to create terrains that are less an interruption and more an amplification of what already exists on a site. Her training in modernist design and a desire to connect people with nature is immediately apparent in her landscapes. At a time when our relationship to the earth is of paramount importance, Oberlander’s projects reveal consistent and significant stewardship of the natural environment. Many of her designs—even those from 50 years ago—remain largely unchanged, testaments to her technical skill, research techniques, and judicious selection of flora. This bilingual book derives from an exhibition at the West Vancouver Art Museum, introduing projects by Oberlander, and presented in four sections devoted to playgrounds, social housing, public projects, and residential projects, showing photography of the places alongside her sketches, plans, and research proposals. The book includes contributions by Oberlander and the exhibition curators, Susan Herrington and Eva Matsuzaki.
MODIFIE Cooking sections: Salmon A Red Herring
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Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921-2021) ws among the most eminent landscape architects in the world, known for many projects in Canada and abroad. ''Genius Loci,'' meaning the protective spirit of a place, is embodied in the seven decade span of her work. Her landscape designs demonstrate her desire to create terrains that are less an interruption and more an amplification of what already exists on a site. Her training in modernist design and a desire to connect people with nature is immediately apparent in her landscapes. At a time when our relationship to the earth is of paramount importance, Oberlander’s projects reveal consistent and significant stewardship of the natural environment. Many of her designs—even those from 50 years ago—remain largely unchanged, testaments to her technical skill, research techniques, and judicious selection of flora. This bilingual book derives from an exhibition at the West Vancouver Art Museum, introduing projects by Oberlander, and presented in four sections devoted to playgrounds, social housing, public projects, and residential projects, showing photography of the places alongside her sketches, plans, and research proposals. The book includes contributions by Oberlander and the exhibition curators, Susan Herrington and Eva Matsuzaki.
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January 2021
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Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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''Rights of way: The body as witness in public space'' takes our bodily movements as a departure point to cross into the terrains of art, culture, architecture, sociology, literature, and politics, to envision varied forms of witnessing, and apply them to our direct environments. When many must still campaign to claim their stake in the public realm; when hate crimes and(...)
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''Rights of way: The body as witness in public space'' takes our bodily movements as a departure point to cross into the terrains of art, culture, architecture, sociology, literature, and politics, to envision varied forms of witnessing, and apply them to our direct environments. When many must still campaign to claim their stake in the public realm; when hate crimes and(...)
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Rights of way: The body as witness in public space
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''Rights of way: The body as witness in public space'' takes our bodily movements as a departure point to cross into the terrains of art, culture, architecture, sociology, literature, and politics, to envision varied forms of witnessing, and apply them to our direct environments. When many must still campaign to claim their stake in the public realm; when hate crimes and acts of institutional violence persist in the public sphere; when cities continue to grapple with the effects of mass surveillance, precarious citizenship, widespread gentrification, and divisive body politics, we seek to question, challenge, and re-envision who have the rights of way. This publication comprises a collection of essays, interviews, texts, and images from a range of artists, researchers, academics, architects, and historians. Together, the contributions question our positions of access and in-access in space, and, in doing so, orchestrate the act of witnessing as a vital component in provid- ing meaning to our cities.
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''Rights of way: The body as witness in public space'' takes our bodily movements as a departure point to cross into the terrains of art, culture, architecture, sociology, literature, and politics, to envision varied forms of witnessing, and apply them to our direct environments. When many must still campaign to claim their stake in the public realm; when hate crimes and acts of institutional violence persist in the public sphere; when cities continue to grapple with the effects of mass surveillance, precarious citizenship, widespread gentrification, and divisive body politics, we seek to question, challenge, and re-envision who have the rights of way. This publication comprises a collection of essays, interviews, texts, and images from a range of artists, researchers, academics, architects, and historians. Together, the contributions question our positions of access and in-access in space, and, in doing so, orchestrate the act of witnessing as a vital component in provid- ing meaning to our cities.
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November 2022
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This monograph of work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasises how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things we take for granted must be seen again, in a new(...)
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This monograph of work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasises how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things we take for granted must be seen again, in a new(...)
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Christian Kerez: uncertain certainty
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This monograph of work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasises how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things we take for granted must be seen again, in a new light. Architecture critic Erwin Viray delves into this kind of reasoning in a conversation with Kerez, while the book beautifully presents examples of his designs, among them, a high-rise in Zhengzhou, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, social housing in Paraisópolis and a school building in Munich.
Christian Kerez: uncertain certainty
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This monograph of work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasises how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things we take for granted must be seen again, in a new light. Architecture critic Erwin Viray delves into this kind of reasoning in a conversation with Kerez, while the book beautifully presents examples of his designs, among them, a high-rise in Zhengzhou, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, social housing in Paraisópolis and a school building in Munich.
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March 2014
March 2014
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Architecture Monographs
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Le Merle est une publication semi-annuelle qui rassemble des textes et des oeuvres qui ont en commun de jalonner le politique et la formation du Sujet à travers l'art, l'écrit et les pratiques d'exposition. Cette édition du Merle inclut L’anarchisme: ce qu’il signifie réellement (aujourd’hui: un texte de Emma Goldman révisé et abrégé par Heather Davis, La géométrie du(...)
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Le Merle est une publication semi-annuelle qui rassemble des textes et des oeuvres qui ont en commun de jalonner le politique et la formation du Sujet à travers l'art, l'écrit et les pratiques d'exposition. Cette édition du Merle inclut L’anarchisme: ce qu’il signifie réellement (aujourd’hui: un texte de Emma Goldman révisé et abrégé par Heather Davis, La géométrie du(...)
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Le Merle: cahiers sur les mots et les actes Vol. 1, n. 1, Printemps 2012
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Le Merle est une publication semi-annuelle qui rassemble des textes et des oeuvres qui ont en commun de jalonner le politique et la formation du Sujet à travers l'art, l'écrit et les pratiques d'exposition. Cette édition du Merle inclut L’anarchisme: ce qu’il signifie réellement (aujourd’hui: un texte de Emma Goldman révisé et abrégé par Heather Davis, La géométrie du hasard par Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, En entrevue: Le temps de l’oeuvre, le temps de l’acte: Entretien avec Bernard Aspe par Érik Bordeleau, Our Literal Speed par Abbey Shaine Dubin (en anglais), un projet inédit de Simon Brown, Institutional Critique Flair Button* de Charles Gute ainsi qu'un texte de Érik Bordeleau produit dans le cadre de Zoo 2011: Se faire une âme anonyme: Itinéraire pratique. Le Merle is a semiannual publication presenting texts and works that share an interest in delineating the political and the formation of the Subject through art, writing and exhibition practices. This issue includes : Anarchism: What It Really Stands For (Today): Edited and abridged by Heather Davis, The Geometry of Chance by Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, The Time of the Work, the Time of the Act: an interview with Bernard Aspe, a project by Simon Brown, Our Literal Speed by Abbey Shaine Dubin, Institutional Critique Flair Button* by Charles Gute, To Make One's Soul Anonymous: Practical Itinerary by Érik Bordeleau.
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Le Merle est une publication semi-annuelle qui rassemble des textes et des oeuvres qui ont en commun de jalonner le politique et la formation du Sujet à travers l'art, l'écrit et les pratiques d'exposition. Cette édition du Merle inclut L’anarchisme: ce qu’il signifie réellement (aujourd’hui: un texte de Emma Goldman révisé et abrégé par Heather Davis, La géométrie du hasard par Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, En entrevue: Le temps de l’oeuvre, le temps de l’acte: Entretien avec Bernard Aspe par Érik Bordeleau, Our Literal Speed par Abbey Shaine Dubin (en anglais), un projet inédit de Simon Brown, Institutional Critique Flair Button* de Charles Gute ainsi qu'un texte de Érik Bordeleau produit dans le cadre de Zoo 2011: Se faire une âme anonyme: Itinéraire pratique. Le Merle is a semiannual publication presenting texts and works that share an interest in delineating the political and the formation of the Subject through art, writing and exhibition practices. This issue includes : Anarchism: What It Really Stands For (Today): Edited and abridged by Heather Davis, The Geometry of Chance by Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, The Time of the Work, the Time of the Act: an interview with Bernard Aspe, a project by Simon Brown, Our Literal Speed by Abbey Shaine Dubin, Institutional Critique Flair Button* by Charles Gute, To Make One's Soul Anonymous: Practical Itinerary by Érik Bordeleau.
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May 2012
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**OUT OF PRINT / EPUISÉ** Urban places can only be considered a success if they are being used. Here an overview of thriving squares and urban spaces in European architecture. What would a town be without squares? It is precisely these open spaces which give the built areas their meaning, function and character. Squares provide a breathing space within the structure(...)
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**OUT OF PRINT / EPUISÉ** Urban places can only be considered a success if they are being used. Here an overview of thriving squares and urban spaces in European architecture. What would a town be without squares? It is precisely these open spaces which give the built areas their meaning, function and character. Squares provide a breathing space within the structure(...)
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Plätze - urban squares : recent European promenades, squares and city centres
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**OUT OF PRINT / EPUISÉ** Urban places can only be considered a success if they are being used. Here an overview of thriving squares and urban spaces in European architecture. What would a town be without squares? It is precisely these open spaces which give the built areas their meaning, function and character. Squares provide a breathing space within the structure of the city, separating and joining. They are the stage for urban actors, the heart of the political and social life of an urban community, and as such designing new squares or redesigning existing ones is one of the most delightful tasks for architects, urban planners and landscape architects. Open-air and multi-functional, squares are always unique and more strongly defined by their surroundings than buildings. This book presents the best and most attractive squares which have been presented in individual Topos magazines since 1993. It contains successful examples from Barcelona, Lyon, Reykjavik, Verona, Dublin and Vienna. Some of the examples, for instance, the Schouwerburgplein in Rotterdam, the Place des Terraux in Lyon or the Gustav-Adolf-Torg in Malmö were much discussed even criticized. Yet they bear the confident signature of their designer and a distinctive interplay of material and form, art and commerce, work and fun.
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**OUT OF PRINT / EPUISÉ** Urban places can only be considered a success if they are being used. Here an overview of thriving squares and urban spaces in European architecture. What would a town be without squares? It is precisely these open spaces which give the built areas their meaning, function and character. Squares provide a breathing space within the structure of the city, separating and joining. They are the stage for urban actors, the heart of the political and social life of an urban community, and as such designing new squares or redesigning existing ones is one of the most delightful tasks for architects, urban planners and landscape architects. Open-air and multi-functional, squares are always unique and more strongly defined by their surroundings than buildings. This book presents the best and most attractive squares which have been presented in individual Topos magazines since 1993. It contains successful examples from Barcelona, Lyon, Reykjavik, Verona, Dublin and Vienna. Some of the examples, for instance, the Schouwerburgplein in Rotterdam, the Place des Terraux in Lyon or the Gustav-Adolf-Torg in Malmö were much discussed even criticized. Yet they bear the confident signature of their designer and a distinctive interplay of material and form, art and commerce, work and fun.
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March 2002, Munich / Basel
March 2002, Munich / Basel
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Urban Theory
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