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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world(...)
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world(...)
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Environment and environmental theory
Environment and environmental theory
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November 2023
November 2023
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New earth histories: Geo-cosmologies and the making of the modern world
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the global climate crisis? By carefully examining these questions, ''New earth histories'' sets an ambitious agenda for how we think about the earth. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and how empire has been conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse—from cultural history and visual and material studies to ethnography, geography, and Indigenous studies—and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. ''New earth histories'' provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire.
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the global climate crisis? By carefully examining these questions, ''New earth histories'' sets an ambitious agenda for how we think about the earth. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and how empire has been conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse—from cultural history and visual and material studies to ethnography, geography, and Indigenous studies—and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. ''New earth histories'' provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire.
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November 2023
November 2023
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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- Natural history Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Nature photography Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Natural history museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Sciences naturelles Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Photographie de la nature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- British colonies.,
- Museums.,
- Natural history.,
- Natural history museums.,
- Nature photography.,
- Great Britain Colonies History 19th century.,
- Grande-Bretagne Colonies Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Great Britain.,
- History.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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Photography, natural history and the nineteenth-century museum : exchanging views of empire / Kathleen Davidson.
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Photography, natural history and the nineteenth-century museum : exchanging views of empire / Kathleen Davidson.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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- Natural history Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Nature photography Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Natural history museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Sciences naturelles Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Photographie de la nature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- British colonies.,
- Museums.,
- Natural history.,
- Natural history museums.,
- Nature photography.,
- Great Britain Colonies History 19th century.,
- Grande-Bretagne Colonies Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Great Britain.,
- History.
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
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Archival values : essays in honor of Mark A. Greene / edited by Christine Weideman & Mary A. Caldera.
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Archival values : essays in honor of Mark A. Greene / edited by Christine Weideman & Mary A. Caldera.
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Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture(...)
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture(...)
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Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the rise of modern American architecture
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture with the city’s fluctuating economic prosperity and population growth is explored, illuminating the conditions for good architecture and the arts in general. The author identifies the influence of Jay Hambidge’s "dynamic symmetry" in Rowland’s work and how it allowed him to employ color as a modern replacement for traditional ornamentation, leading to the revolutionary design of the Union Trust (Guardian) Building, for which he receives nearly unanimous praise in national media. This book is concerned primarily with Rowland’s influence on Detroit architecture, but spans beyond his work in Michigan to include the designer’s broad reach from New York to Miami. A comprehensive appendix includes extensive lists of Rowland’s publications, locations he had designed, and jobs taken on by his firm during his tenure. This book represents new research and insights not previously discussed in either scholarly or general audience texts and will be of interest to casual readers of Detroit history, as well as architecture historians.
Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the rise of modern American architecture
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture with the city’s fluctuating economic prosperity and population growth is explored, illuminating the conditions for good architecture and the arts in general. The author identifies the influence of Jay Hambidge’s "dynamic symmetry" in Rowland’s work and how it allowed him to employ color as a modern replacement for traditional ornamentation, leading to the revolutionary design of the Union Trust (Guardian) Building, for which he receives nearly unanimous praise in national media. This book is concerned primarily with Rowland’s influence on Detroit architecture, but spans beyond his work in Michigan to include the designer’s broad reach from New York to Miami. A comprehensive appendix includes extensive lists of Rowland’s publications, locations he had designed, and jobs taken on by his firm during his tenure. This book represents new research and insights not previously discussed in either scholarly or general audience texts and will be of interest to casual readers of Detroit history, as well as architecture historians.
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April 2017
April 2017
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Architecture since 1900, Americas
Architecture since 1900, Americas
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xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 cm
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xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 cm
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- Mansor Ibrahim -- Mansor Ibrahim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Shireen Jahn Kassim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Alias Abdullah -- Shireen Jahn Kassim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin -- Elias Salleh -- Zumahiran Kamaruddin -- Mansor Ibrahim.,
- Kassim, Shireen Jahn,,
- Norwina Mohd. Nawawi,,
- Mansor Ibrahim,
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- Nationalism and architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalism Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Regionalism Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Vernacular architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Régionalisme Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Architecture vernaculaire Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalism.,
- Nationalism and architecture.,
- Regionalism.,
- Vernacular architecture.,
- Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.
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Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018], ©2018
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018], ©2018
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Modernity, nation and urban-architectural form : the dynamics and dialectics of national identity vs regionalism in a tropical city / Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim, editors.
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Modernity, nation and urban-architectural form : the dynamics and dialectics of national identity vs regionalism in a tropical city / Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim, editors.
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xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 cm
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Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018], ©2018
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018], ©2018
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- Mansor Ibrahim -- Mansor Ibrahim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Shireen Jahn Kassim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Alias Abdullah -- Shireen Jahn Kassim -- Norwina Mohd Nawawi -- Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin -- Elias Salleh -- Zumahiran Kamaruddin -- Mansor Ibrahim.,
- Kassim, Shireen Jahn,,
- Norwina Mohd. Nawawi,,
- Mansor Ibrahim,
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- Nationalism and architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalism Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Regionalism Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Vernacular architecture Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalisme Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Régionalisme Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Architecture vernaculaire Malaisie Kuala Lumpur.,
- Nationalism.,
- Nationalism and architecture.,
- Regionalism.,
- Vernacular architecture.,
- Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.
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320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
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320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
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New York : Rizzoli, 2009.
New York : Rizzoli, 2009.
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Frank Gehry : the houses / Mildred Friedman ; with a foreword by Sylvia Lavin.
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320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Frank Gehry : the houses / Mildred Friedman ; with a foreword by Sylvia Lavin.
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320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
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New York : Rizzoli, 2009.
New York : Rizzoli, 2009.
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Fashioning spaces : mode and modernity in late nineteenth-century Paris / Heidi Brevik-Zender.
Fashioning spaces : mode and modernity in late nineteenth-century Paris / Heidi Brevik-Zender.
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xii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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xii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- French literature 19th century History and criticism.,
- Modernism (Literature) France.,
- Fashion in literature.,
- Public spaces in literature.,
- Fashion History 19th century.,
- Clothing and dress in literature.,
- Interior decoration History 19th century.,
- Interior architecture History 19th century.,
- Clothing and dress Social aspects.,
- Littérature française 19e siècle Histoire et critique.,
- Modernisme (Littérature) France.,
- Mode dans la littérature.,
- Espaces publics dans la littérature.,
- Mode Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Vêtements dans la littérature.,
- Décoration intérieure Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Architecture intérieure Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Vêtements Aspect social.,
- Fashion.,
- French literature.,
- Interior architecture.,
- Interior decoration.,
- Manners and customs.,
- Modernism (Literature),
- Öffentlichkeit,
- Kultur,
- Französisch,
- Literatur,
- Mode,
- Paris (France) Social life and customs 19th century.,
- Paris (France) Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle.,
- France.,
- France Paris.,
- Paris,
- 1870-1900,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- History.
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Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015], ©2015
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015], ©2015
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Fashioning spaces : mode and modernity in late nineteenth-century Paris / Heidi Brevik-Zender.
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xii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Fashioning spaces : mode and modernity in late nineteenth-century Paris / Heidi Brevik-Zender.
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xii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015], ©2015
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015], ©2015
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- French literature 19th century History and criticism.,
- Modernism (Literature) France.,
- Fashion in literature.,
- Public spaces in literature.,
- Fashion History 19th century.,
- Clothing and dress in literature.,
- Interior decoration History 19th century.,
- Interior architecture History 19th century.,
- Clothing and dress Social aspects.,
- Littérature française 19e siècle Histoire et critique.,
- Modernisme (Littérature) France.,
- Mode dans la littérature.,
- Espaces publics dans la littérature.,
- Mode Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Vêtements dans la littérature.,
- Décoration intérieure Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Architecture intérieure Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Vêtements Aspect social.,
- Fashion.,
- French literature.,
- Interior architecture.,
- Interior decoration.,
- Manners and customs.,
- Modernism (Literature),
- Öffentlichkeit,
- Kultur,
- Französisch,
- Literatur,
- Mode,
- Paris (France) Social life and customs 19th century.,
- Paris (France) Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle.,
- France.,
- France Paris.,
- Paris,
- 1870-1900,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.,
- History.
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
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Why on earth did we built that: modern architecture explained
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
Why on earth did we built that: modern architecture explained
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
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September 2015
September 2015
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History since 1900, Reference Books
History since 1900, Reference Books
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Jeff Wall : north & west.
Jeff Wall : north & west.
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viii, 55 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
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Vancouver ; Berkeley : Figure. 1 ; Whistler, BC, Canada : Audain Art Museum, [2015], ©2015
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Figure. 1 ; Whistler, BC, Canada : Audain Art Museum, [2015], ©2015
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Jeff Wall : north & west.
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viii, 55 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Jeff Wall : north & west.
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Vancouver ; Berkeley : Figure. 1 ; Whistler, BC, Canada : Audain Art Museum, [2015], ©2015
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Figure. 1 ; Whistler, BC, Canada : Audain Art Museum, [2015], ©2015
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Inspired by the early style of Corbusier and ideas on Mediterranean architecture espoused by the likes of Bernard Rudofsky and Josep Lluís Sert, a younger generation of architects found the perfect conditions to explore the future of the Mediterranean house in Cadaqués—a small fishing village on the Spanish Costa Brava that was also home, or the summer meeting ground, for(...)
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Inspired by the early style of Corbusier and ideas on Mediterranean architecture espoused by the likes of Bernard Rudofsky and Josep Lluís Sert, a younger generation of architects found the perfect conditions to explore the future of the Mediterranean house in Cadaqués—a small fishing village on the Spanish Costa Brava that was also home, or the summer meeting ground, for(...)
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The Modern architecture of Cadaqués: 1955–71
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Inspired by the early style of Corbusier and ideas on Mediterranean architecture espoused by the likes of Bernard Rudofsky and Josep Lluís Sert, a younger generation of architects found the perfect conditions to explore the future of the Mediterranean house in Cadaqués—a small fishing village on the Spanish Costa Brava that was also home, or the summer meeting ground, for some of the past century’s greatest artistic figures, including Dalí, Picasso, Miró, and Duchamp. In this new book, photos from the period show the distinctive style and environment of Cadaqués and 22 homes designed by Federico Correa, Alfonso Milà, José Antonio Coderch, Francesc Joan Barba Corsini, Peter Harnden, Lanfranco Bombelli, Oscar Tusquets, and Lluís Clotet. Edited by Nacho Alegre, it features an introduction by Oscar Tusquets and also tells of the friendships and influences that existed between this group of architects, and how their architecture came to be.
The Modern architecture of Cadaqués: 1955–71
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Inspired by the early style of Corbusier and ideas on Mediterranean architecture espoused by the likes of Bernard Rudofsky and Josep Lluís Sert, a younger generation of architects found the perfect conditions to explore the future of the Mediterranean house in Cadaqués—a small fishing village on the Spanish Costa Brava that was also home, or the summer meeting ground, for some of the past century’s greatest artistic figures, including Dalí, Picasso, Miró, and Duchamp. In this new book, photos from the period show the distinctive style and environment of Cadaqués and 22 homes designed by Federico Correa, Alfonso Milà, José Antonio Coderch, Francesc Joan Barba Corsini, Peter Harnden, Lanfranco Bombelli, Oscar Tusquets, and Lluís Clotet. Edited by Nacho Alegre, it features an introduction by Oscar Tusquets and also tells of the friendships and influences that existed between this group of architects, and how their architecture came to be.
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December 2020
December 2020
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Modernism
Modernism
