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"Inhabitable infrastructures: science fiction or urban future?", the follow up to "Food city and smartcities and eco-warriors", from one of the world’s leading urban design and architectural thinkers, explores the potential of climate change-related multi-use infrastructures that address the fundamental human requirements to protect, to provide and to participate. The(...)
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"Inhabitable infrastructures: science fiction or urban future?", the follow up to "Food city and smartcities and eco-warriors", from one of the world’s leading urban design and architectural thinkers, explores the potential of climate change-related multi-use infrastructures that address the fundamental human requirements to protect, to provide and to participate. The(...)
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Inhabitable infrastructures: urban future or science fiction?
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"Inhabitable infrastructures: science fiction or urban future?", the follow up to "Food city and smartcities and eco-warriors", from one of the world’s leading urban design and architectural thinkers, explores the potential of climate change-related multi-use infrastructures that address the fundamental human requirements to protect, to provide and to participate. The stimulus for the infrastructures derives from postulated scenarios and processes gleaned from science fiction and futurology as well as the current body of scientific knowledge regarding changing environmental impacts on cities. Science fiction is interdisciplinary by nature, aggregates the past and present, and evaluates both lay opinions and professional strategies in an attempt to develop foresight and to map possible futures. The research culminates in the creation of innovative multi-use infrastructures and integrated self-sustaining support systems that meet the challenges posed through climate change and overpopulation, and the reciprocal benefits of simultaneously addressing the threat and the shaping of cities. J. G. Ballard has written that the psychological realm of science fiction is most valuable in its predictive function, and in projecting emotions into the future. The knowledge from the book is widely transferable, constituting both solutions and speculative visions of future urban environments. The book is indispensable reading for professionals and students in the fields of urban design, architecture, engineering and environmental socio-politics.
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"Inhabitable infrastructures: science fiction or urban future?", the follow up to "Food city and smartcities and eco-warriors", from one of the world’s leading urban design and architectural thinkers, explores the potential of climate change-related multi-use infrastructures that address the fundamental human requirements to protect, to provide and to participate. The stimulus for the infrastructures derives from postulated scenarios and processes gleaned from science fiction and futurology as well as the current body of scientific knowledge regarding changing environmental impacts on cities. Science fiction is interdisciplinary by nature, aggregates the past and present, and evaluates both lay opinions and professional strategies in an attempt to develop foresight and to map possible futures. The research culminates in the creation of innovative multi-use infrastructures and integrated self-sustaining support systems that meet the challenges posed through climate change and overpopulation, and the reciprocal benefits of simultaneously addressing the threat and the shaping of cities. J. G. Ballard has written that the psychological realm of science fiction is most valuable in its predictive function, and in projecting emotions into the future. The knowledge from the book is widely transferable, constituting both solutions and speculative visions of future urban environments. The book is indispensable reading for professionals and students in the fields of urban design, architecture, engineering and environmental socio-politics.
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May 2017
May 2017
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Architectural Theory
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Si les guerres et la Révolution ont anéanti certains grands chefs-d'oeuvre qui avaient été édifiés dans ces régions (ceux, telles les cathédrales d'Arras et de Cambrai, qui ont joué un rôle majeur dans l'évolution de l'art gothique sont évoqués dans cet ouvrage), il y subsite néanmoins beaucoup d'oeuvres très intéressantes et une sélection obligatoirement quelque peu(...)
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Si les guerres et la Révolution ont anéanti certains grands chefs-d'oeuvre qui avaient été édifiés dans ces régions (ceux, telles les cathédrales d'Arras et de Cambrai, qui ont joué un rôle majeur dans l'évolution de l'art gothique sont évoqués dans cet ouvrage), il y subsite néanmoins beaucoup d'oeuvres très intéressantes et une sélection obligatoirement quelque peu(...)
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Nord gothique : Picardie, Artois, Flandre, Hainaut - les édifices religieux
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Si les guerres et la Révolution ont anéanti certains grands chefs-d'oeuvre qui avaient été édifiés dans ces régions (ceux, telles les cathédrales d'Arras et de Cambrai, qui ont joué un rôle majeur dans l'évolution de l'art gothique sont évoqués dans cet ouvrage), il y subsite néanmoins beaucoup d'oeuvres très intéressantes et une sélection obligatoirement quelque peu arbitraire a dû être faite. La majorité d'entre elles relèvent de l'art de la fin du Moyen Âge. Ici, pour les grands monuments, on est demeuré fidèle à l'élévation à trois niveaux (grandes arcades, triforium, fenêtres hautes); pour de simples paroissiales on a retenu le parti de l'église-halle c'est-à-dire celui où l'édifice ne présente que le seul niveau des grandes arcades, l'éclairage étant fourni par les fenêtres des collatéraux; malgré la simplicité de la formule, les maîtres d'oeuvres ont su en présenter plusieurs variantes, en jouant sur les rapports de proportions entre les diverses composantes de l'édifice; sur les types de support ou de couvertures retenus (par exemple, les églises du Vimeu ou du Hainaut sont couvertes de charpentes lambrissées présentant des sablières et des blochets sculptés); dans l'ensemble, ces édifices ont étés traités somptueusement. Ce volume invite donc à découvrir de belles oeuvres ignorées ou méconnues qui ont su aussi emprunter ou offrir des thèmes aux pays voisins.
Nord gothique : Picardie, Artois, Flandre, Hainaut - les édifices religieux
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Si les guerres et la Révolution ont anéanti certains grands chefs-d'oeuvre qui avaient été édifiés dans ces régions (ceux, telles les cathédrales d'Arras et de Cambrai, qui ont joué un rôle majeur dans l'évolution de l'art gothique sont évoqués dans cet ouvrage), il y subsite néanmoins beaucoup d'oeuvres très intéressantes et une sélection obligatoirement quelque peu arbitraire a dû être faite. La majorité d'entre elles relèvent de l'art de la fin du Moyen Âge. Ici, pour les grands monuments, on est demeuré fidèle à l'élévation à trois niveaux (grandes arcades, triforium, fenêtres hautes); pour de simples paroissiales on a retenu le parti de l'église-halle c'est-à-dire celui où l'édifice ne présente que le seul niveau des grandes arcades, l'éclairage étant fourni par les fenêtres des collatéraux; malgré la simplicité de la formule, les maîtres d'oeuvres ont su en présenter plusieurs variantes, en jouant sur les rapports de proportions entre les diverses composantes de l'édifice; sur les types de support ou de couvertures retenus (par exemple, les églises du Vimeu ou du Hainaut sont couvertes de charpentes lambrissées présentant des sablières et des blochets sculptés); dans l'ensemble, ces édifices ont étés traités somptueusement. Ce volume invite donc à découvrir de belles oeuvres ignorées ou méconnues qui ont su aussi emprunter ou offrir des thèmes aux pays voisins.
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January 2007, Paris
January 2007, Paris
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal, and philosophical principles of architecture. In "The glass state", Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built in Paris between 1981 and 1998 as part of Francois Mitterrand's program(...)
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From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal, and philosophical principles of architecture. In "The glass state", Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built in Paris between 1981 and 1998 as part of Francois Mitterrand's program(...)
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April 2009
April 2009
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The glass state: the technology of the spectacle, Paris 1981-1998
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From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal, and philosophical principles of architecture. In "The glass state", Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built in Paris between 1981 and 1998 as part of Francois Mitterrand's program of Grands Projets. The Grands Projets provide a rare opportunity to study a finite set of buildings constructed of similar materials, in the same time period, in a specific urban landscape, and with related ideological missions. Fierro employs a "discourse of the detail," in which the smallest architectural detail manifests the political, theoretical, and urban contexts of the building's design and construction. She examines the paradox of the most pared down architectural configurations being used to support the most complex meanings. Intrinsic to Mitterrand's glass buildings in Paris, for example, is a political concept: the metaphor of accessibility as a means of breaking open cultural institutions previously closed to the public. In addition to the structures of the Grands Projets - the Institut du Monde Arabe, the Grande and Petite Pyramides du Louvre, the glass greenhouses at utopian park projects at La Villette and André Citroën and the Bibliotheque nationale de France - Fierro discusses the Fondation Cartier and two precedent structures, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Eiffel Tower.
The glass state: the technology of the spectacle, Paris 1981-1998
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From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal, and philosophical principles of architecture. In "The glass state", Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built in Paris between 1981 and 1998 as part of Francois Mitterrand's program of Grands Projets. The Grands Projets provide a rare opportunity to study a finite set of buildings constructed of similar materials, in the same time period, in a specific urban landscape, and with related ideological missions. Fierro employs a "discourse of the detail," in which the smallest architectural detail manifests the political, theoretical, and urban contexts of the building's design and construction. She examines the paradox of the most pared down architectural configurations being used to support the most complex meanings. Intrinsic to Mitterrand's glass buildings in Paris, for example, is a political concept: the metaphor of accessibility as a means of breaking open cultural institutions previously closed to the public. In addition to the structures of the Grands Projets - the Institut du Monde Arabe, the Grande and Petite Pyramides du Louvre, the glass greenhouses at utopian park projects at La Villette and André Citroën and the Bibliotheque nationale de France - Fierro discusses the Fondation Cartier and two precedent structures, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Eiffel Tower.
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April 2009
April 2009
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La structure ne doit pas être une contrainte, mais un support de créativité. Maîtriser la résistance des matériaux et connaître les systèmes structuraux permet de mieux les utiliser et de concevoir des bâtiments équilibrés et innovants. Cet ouvrage, abondamment illustré, explique simplement le fonctionnement des structures, le comportement des matériaux et les principes(...)
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La structure ne doit pas être une contrainte, mais un support de créativité. Maîtriser la résistance des matériaux et connaître les systèmes structuraux permet de mieux les utiliser et de concevoir des bâtiments équilibrés et innovants. Cet ouvrage, abondamment illustré, explique simplement le fonctionnement des structures, le comportement des matériaux et les principes(...)
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November 2010
November 2010
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Comprendre simplement la résistance des matériaux
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La structure ne doit pas être une contrainte, mais un support de créativité. Maîtriser la résistance des matériaux et connaître les systèmes structuraux permet de mieux les utiliser et de concevoir des bâtiments équilibrés et innovants. Cet ouvrage, abondamment illustré, explique simplement le fonctionnement des structures, le comportement des matériaux et les principes de dimensionnement des bâtiments en s'appuyant sur des connaissances simples et sur des situations de la vie courante. II démontre aussi pourquoi et comment les enjeux fondamentaux d'une conception structurelle doivent être abordés dès l'origine du projet. Les fondements de la résistance des matériaux sont dans un premier temps présentés à partir des notions de force et d'équilibre, de l'échelle de la structure jusqu'à celle du matériau. La compréhension des mécanismes physiques permet ensuite d'aborder en détail les enjeux des grandes familles de structures planes. Pour illustrer les diverses déclinaisons de ces principes, plusieurs réalisations contemporaines sont analysées. Enfin, le comportement plus subtil et complexe des structures spatiales est abordé dans la même optique pédagogique et pratique. Cette nouvelle édition introduit notamment la statique graphique et ses applications aux systèmes triangulés (épure de Cremona) et aux structures maçonnées (épure de Méry). Ce manuel est un outil pratique pour tous les concepteurs qui doivent donner forme aux structures de bâtiment ou de génie civil. II s'adresse également aux architectes et ingénieurs en formation, ainsi qu'aux enseignants.
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La structure ne doit pas être une contrainte, mais un support de créativité. Maîtriser la résistance des matériaux et connaître les systèmes structuraux permet de mieux les utiliser et de concevoir des bâtiments équilibrés et innovants. Cet ouvrage, abondamment illustré, explique simplement le fonctionnement des structures, le comportement des matériaux et les principes de dimensionnement des bâtiments en s'appuyant sur des connaissances simples et sur des situations de la vie courante. II démontre aussi pourquoi et comment les enjeux fondamentaux d'une conception structurelle doivent être abordés dès l'origine du projet. Les fondements de la résistance des matériaux sont dans un premier temps présentés à partir des notions de force et d'équilibre, de l'échelle de la structure jusqu'à celle du matériau. La compréhension des mécanismes physiques permet ensuite d'aborder en détail les enjeux des grandes familles de structures planes. Pour illustrer les diverses déclinaisons de ces principes, plusieurs réalisations contemporaines sont analysées. Enfin, le comportement plus subtil et complexe des structures spatiales est abordé dans la même optique pédagogique et pratique. Cette nouvelle édition introduit notamment la statique graphique et ses applications aux systèmes triangulés (épure de Cremona) et aux structures maçonnées (épure de Méry). Ce manuel est un outil pratique pour tous les concepteurs qui doivent donner forme aux structures de bâtiment ou de génie civil. II s'adresse également aux architectes et ingénieurs en formation, ainsi qu'aux enseignants.
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1 vol. (425 p.) : Ill. en noir et blanc, plans, coupes, photogr. ; 27 cm.
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Antony : Editions du Moniteur, DL 2023.
Antony : Editions du Moniteur, DL 2023.
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La réhabilitation des structures des bâtiments anciens : Matériaux, calculs, diagnostic et réhabilitation / Alain Popinet.
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La réhabilitation des structures des bâtiments anciens : Matériaux, calculs, diagnostic et réhabilitation / Alain Popinet.
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Antony : Editions du Moniteur, DL 2023.
Antony : Editions du Moniteur, DL 2023.
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223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Critique et interprétation.,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900,
- Ruskin, John, (1819-1900) Critique et interprétation.,
- Ruskin, John.,
- Perception.,
- Art criticism England History 19th century.,
- Indianapolis Expositions 1993.,
- Critique d'art Angleterre Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Art criticism,
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- Kunstkritik,
- Victoriaanse tijd.,
- Waarneming.,
- Kunstkritiek.,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Critique d'art Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- England,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900 Criticism and interpretation,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- Exhibition publications.,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- History
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New York : Harry N. Abrams ; Phoenix : Phoenix Art Museum, 1993.
New York : Harry N. Abrams ; Phoenix : Phoenix Art Museum, 1993.
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John Ruskin and the Victorian eye / with essays by Susan P. Casteras [and others].
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223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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New York : Harry N. Abrams ; Phoenix : Phoenix Art Museum, 1993.
New York : Harry N. Abrams ; Phoenix : Phoenix Art Museum, 1993.
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- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Critique et interprétation.,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900,
- Ruskin, John, (1819-1900) Critique et interprétation.,
- Ruskin, John.,
- Perception.,
- Art criticism England History 19th century.,
- Indianapolis Expositions 1993.,
- Critique d'art Angleterre Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Art criticism,
- Bildband,
- Kunstkritik,
- Victoriaanse tijd.,
- Waarneming.,
- Kunstkritiek.,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Critique d'art Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle Catalogues d'exposition.,
- England,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900 Criticism and interpretation,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- Exhibition publications.,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- History
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Working-class utopias : a history of cooperative housing in New York City / Robert M. Fogelson.
Working-class utopias : a history of cooperative housing in New York City / Robert M. Fogelson.
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384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
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384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
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- Co-op City (New York, N.Y.) History 20th century.,
- Co-op City (New York, N.Y.),
- Housing, Cooperative New York (State) New York History 20th century.,
- Housing policy New York (State) New York History 20th century.,
- Logement Politique gouvernementale New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Logement coopératif New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.,
- ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.,
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.,
- Housing, Cooperative,
- Housing policy,
- New York (State) New York,
- History
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
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Working-class utopias : a history of cooperative housing in New York City / Robert M. Fogelson.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
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- Co-op City (New York, N.Y.) History 20th century.,
- Co-op City (New York, N.Y.),
- Housing, Cooperative New York (State) New York History 20th century.,
- Housing policy New York (State) New York History 20th century.,
- Logement Politique gouvernementale New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Logement coopératif New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.,
- ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.,
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.,
- Housing, Cooperative,
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xv, 231 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
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- Garden cities.,
- City planning.,
- Urban renewal.,
- Urban Renewal,
- Cités-jardins.,
- Design urbain.,
- Rénovation urbaine.,
- garden cities.,
- urban renewal.,
- urban design.,
- Gartenstadt,
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- Jardins (arquitetura paisagistica),
- Parques e jardins.,
- Cités-jardins États-Unis.,
- Urbanisme États-Unis.,
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- amenity and recreation areas,
- groene zones,
- green belts,
- speelterreinen,
- playgrounds,
- vestigingspatronen,
- settlement patterns,
- steden,
- towns,
- stedelijke gebieden,
- urban areas,
- vs,
- usa,
- districten,
- districts,
- reconstructie,
- reconstruction,
- stadsvernieuwing,
- Urban Plans,
- Stedelijke plannen,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., ©1994.
New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., ©1994.
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Garden cities 21 : creating a livable urban environment / John Ormsbee Simonds.
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Garden cities 21 : creating a livable urban environment / John Ormsbee Simonds.
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New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., ©1994.
New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., ©1994.
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- Garden cities.,
- City planning.,
- Urban renewal.,
- Urban Renewal,
- Cités-jardins.,
- Design urbain.,
- Rénovation urbaine.,
- garden cities.,
- urban renewal.,
- urban design.,
- Gartenstadt,
- Planung,
- Jardins (arquitetura paisagistica),
- Parques e jardins.,
- Cités-jardins États-Unis.,
- Urbanisme États-Unis.,
- Urban regions Environment planning,
- United States,
- recreatiegebieden,
- amenity and recreation areas,
- groene zones,
- green belts,
- speelterreinen,
- playgrounds,
- vestigingspatronen,
- settlement patterns,
- steden,
- towns,
- stedelijke gebieden,
- urban areas,
- vs,
- usa,
- districten,
- districts,
- reconstructie,
- reconstruction,
- stadsvernieuwing,
- Urban Plans,
- Stedelijke plannen,
- illustrated books.,
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Architect Stanley Saitowitz, based in San Francisco, is known for a practice that unites the qualities of early modern architecture with the construction techniques, materials, and urban and social attributes of the twenty-first century. Recurring themes in his work include the careful connection to time and place; the construction of spaces that allow fields of(...)
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Architect Stanley Saitowitz, based in San Francisco, is known for a practice that unites the qualities of early modern architecture with the construction techniques, materials, and urban and social attributes of the twenty-first century. Recurring themes in his work include the careful connection to time and place; the construction of spaces that allow fields of(...)
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October 2005, New York
October 2005, New York
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Stanley Saitowitz : buildings and projects
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Architect Stanley Saitowitz, based in San Francisco, is known for a practice that unites the qualities of early modern architecture with the construction techniques, materials, and urban and social attributes of the twenty-first century. Recurring themes in his work include the careful connection to time and place; the construction of spaces that allow fields of opportunity; the use of generative systems; the role of architecture as a support for human activity; and the visible trace of building techniques. This monograph, the first on Stanley Saitowitz office, presents fifty projects from more than thirty years of practice. The projects, divided by building type, are accompanied by a personal text in which Saitowitz plainly discusses his influences and interests. Landscape houses, often built on spectacular sites in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma, have evolved to include the noted "bar houses." Urban houses, while compact and dense, incorporate a sense of volume; similarly, multifamily housing provides indeterminate space to allow for personalization. Buildings for schools range from the riverside campus of the Oxbow School in Napa to the structurally innovative Building 23B at UCSF Mission Bay. Among the public landscapes is Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana, an assemblage of constructions specific to both place and function. Finally, Saitowitz has developed a series of designs that explore the formation of a Jewish architecture, notably synagogues in San Francisco and La Jolla and the Holocaust Memorial in Boston. Principal photography by Richard Barnes and Tim Griffith.
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Architect Stanley Saitowitz, based in San Francisco, is known for a practice that unites the qualities of early modern architecture with the construction techniques, materials, and urban and social attributes of the twenty-first century. Recurring themes in his work include the careful connection to time and place; the construction of spaces that allow fields of opportunity; the use of generative systems; the role of architecture as a support for human activity; and the visible trace of building techniques. This monograph, the first on Stanley Saitowitz office, presents fifty projects from more than thirty years of practice. The projects, divided by building type, are accompanied by a personal text in which Saitowitz plainly discusses his influences and interests. Landscape houses, often built on spectacular sites in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma, have evolved to include the noted "bar houses." Urban houses, while compact and dense, incorporate a sense of volume; similarly, multifamily housing provides indeterminate space to allow for personalization. Buildings for schools range from the riverside campus of the Oxbow School in Napa to the structurally innovative Building 23B at UCSF Mission Bay. Among the public landscapes is Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana, an assemblage of constructions specific to both place and function. Finally, Saitowitz has developed a series of designs that explore the formation of a Jewish architecture, notably synagogues in San Francisco and La Jolla and the Holocaust Memorial in Boston. Principal photography by Richard Barnes and Tim Griffith.
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October 2005, New York
October 2005, New York
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Shaping things
Shaping things
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Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artefacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era of "gizmos." New forms of design and manufacture are appearing that lack historical precedent, he writes; but the production methods, using archaic forms of energy and materials that are finite and toxic,(...)
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Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artefacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era of "gizmos." New forms of design and manufacture are appearing that lack historical precedent, he writes; but the production methods, using archaic forms of energy and materials that are finite and toxic,(...)
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Shaping things
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Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artefacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era of "gizmos." New forms of design and manufacture are appearing that lack historical precedent, he writes; but the production methods, using archaic forms of energy and materials that are finite and toxic, are not sustainable. The future will see a new kind of object - we have the primitive forms of them now in our pockets and briefcases: user-alterable, baroquely multi-featured, and programmable - that will be sustainable, enhanceable, and uniquely identifiable. Sterling coins the term "spime" for them, these future manufactured objects with informational support so extensive and rich that they are regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Spimes are designed on screens, fabricated by digital means, and precisely tracked through space and time. They are made of substances that can be folded back into the production stream of future spimes, challenging all of us to become involved in their production. Spimes are coming, says Sterling. We will need these objects in order to live; we won't be able to surrender their advantages without awful consequences. The vision of ‘Shaping Things’ is given material form by the intricate design of Lorraine Wild. ‘Shaping Things’ is for designers and thinkers, engineers and scientists, entrepreneurs and financiers - and anyone who wants to understand and be part of the process of techno-social transformation.
Shaping things
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Summary:
Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artefacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era of "gizmos." New forms of design and manufacture are appearing that lack historical precedent, he writes; but the production methods, using archaic forms of energy and materials that are finite and toxic, are not sustainable. The future will see a new kind of object - we have the primitive forms of them now in our pockets and briefcases: user-alterable, baroquely multi-featured, and programmable - that will be sustainable, enhanceable, and uniquely identifiable. Sterling coins the term "spime" for them, these future manufactured objects with informational support so extensive and rich that they are regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Spimes are designed on screens, fabricated by digital means, and precisely tracked through space and time. They are made of substances that can be folded back into the production stream of future spimes, challenging all of us to become involved in their production. Spimes are coming, says Sterling. We will need these objects in order to live; we won't be able to surrender their advantages without awful consequences. The vision of ‘Shaping Things’ is given material form by the intricate design of Lorraine Wild. ‘Shaping Things’ is for designers and thinkers, engineers and scientists, entrepreneurs and financiers - and anyone who wants to understand and be part of the process of techno-social transformation.
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books
Publication:
September 2005, Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 2005, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Subject:
Design Theory
Design Theory
