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Urban Agriculture is about shaping a new food system that values people and the planet above profits. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will be inspired to get growing by working examples and expert interviews. Proving that the city of the future will be green and tasty, this book is packed with edible solutions for anyone keen to join the new food revolution.
Urban agriculture: Ideas and designs for the new food revolution
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Urban Agriculture is about shaping a new food system that values people and the planet above profits. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will be inspired to get growing by working examples and expert interviews. Proving that the city of the future will be green and tasty, this book is packed with edible solutions for anyone keen to join the new food revolution.
Urban Landscapes
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1 streaming video file (1 hr., 29 min., 45 sec.) : sound, colour
[Montréal] : CCA, [2014]
Rahul Mehrotra : the case of the Kumbh Mela in India.
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In the period from 1890 to 1940, landscape architects organized as a profession distinct from art and architecture, bringing to the fore a variety of theories and aspirations — to influence urban growth, reinforce national identity, and shape land conservation and land-use planning, among other goals — in response to challenges posed by rapid change. The twelve essays(...)
Modernism and landscape architecture, 1890-1940
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In the period from 1890 to 1940, landscape architects organized as a profession distinct from art and architecture, bringing to the fore a variety of theories and aspirations — to influence urban growth, reinforce national identity, and shape land conservation and land-use planning, among other goals — in response to challenges posed by rapid change. The twelve essays included in this volume grapple with the definition and significance of modernism in landscape design during this transformative era.
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xiv, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Washington : Island Press, ©2006.
MetroGreen : connecting open space in North American cities / Donna L. Erickson.
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Washington : Island Press, ©2006.
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Based on careful study of Washington's personal diaries and correspondence and on the lively accounts of visitors to his estate, this book introduces a George Washington unfamiliar to many readers-an avid art collector, amateur architect, and leading landscape designer of his time.
George Washington's eye : landscape, architecture & design at Mount Vernon
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Based on careful study of Washington's personal diaries and correspondence and on the lively accounts of visitors to his estate, this book introduces a George Washington unfamiliar to many readers-an avid art collector, amateur architect, and leading landscape designer of his time.
Urban Theory
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309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
New York : New York University Press, [2014], ©2014
Lifted : a cultural history of the elevator / Andreas Bernard ; translated from German by David Dollenmayer.
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New York : New York University Press, [2014], ©2014
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Neubau Forst Catalogue is a collection of detailed silhouettes of urban trees and separate tree sculptures. In years of manual work, using a method developed especially for this project, these details have been digitally removed from their original urban surroundings in Berlin. The materials are distinguished by their extent, outstanding quality of detail, and excellent(...)
Neubau Forst Catalogue: urban tree collection for the modern architect and designer
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Neubau Forst Catalogue is a collection of detailed silhouettes of urban trees and separate tree sculptures. In years of manual work, using a method developed especially for this project, these details have been digitally removed from their original urban surroundings in Berlin. The materials are distinguished by their extent, outstanding quality of detail, and excellent resolution of the usual autotraced digital tree library. The Berlin trees were selected according to a special matrix.
Urban Landscapes
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Zaha Hadid.
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197 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
New York : Guggenheim Museum Publications, ©2006.
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New York : Guggenheim Museum Publications, ©2006.
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1 online resource (1 video file (39 minutes)) : sound, color
London, England : Pidgeon Digital, 1995.
Form, Colour & Behaviour / [presented by] Will Alsop (All Design).
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London, England : Pidgeon Digital, 1995.
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Greenery in the City examines ten case studies throughout Europe that offer innovative urban green spaces, from botanical gardens to public parks and roadside displays. This publication examines the social, economic, ecological and sociopolitical benefits of such new approaches to city planning.
Greenery in the City: Innovative and Sustainable Planning with Urban Flora
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Greenery in the City examines ten case studies throughout Europe that offer innovative urban green spaces, from botanical gardens to public parks and roadside displays. This publication examines the social, economic, ecological and sociopolitical benefits of such new approaches to city planning.
Urban Landscapes