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111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Berlin : Distanz, [2020], ©2020
Tempelhof / Anna Thiele ; Nachwort von Dr. Matthias Harder ; Essay von Christine Bartlitz.
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Berlin : Distanz, [2020], ©2020
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In postapartheid Johannesburg, tensions of race and class manifest themselves starkly in struggles over "rights to the city." Real-estate developers and the very poor fight for control of space as the municipal administration steps aside, almost powerless to shape the direction of change. Having ceded control of development to the private sector, the Johannesburg city(...)
History until 1900, Middle East
June 2008, Ithaca, London
Taming the disorderly city: the spatial landscape of Johannesburg after Apartheid
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In postapartheid Johannesburg, tensions of race and class manifest themselves starkly in struggles over "rights to the city." Real-estate developers and the very poor fight for control of space as the municipal administration steps aside, almost powerless to shape the direction of change. Having ceded control of development to the private sector, the Johannesburg city government has all but abandoned residential planning to the unpredictability of market forces. This failure to plan for the civic good--and the resulting confusion--is a perfect example of the entrepreneurial approaches to urban governance that are sweeping much of the Global South as well as the cities of the North. Martin J. Murray brings together a wide range of urban theory and local knowledge to draw a nuanced portrait of contemporary Johannesburg. In Taming the Disorderly City, he provides a focused intellectual and political critique of the often-ambivalent urban dynamics that have emerged after the end of apartheid. Exploring the behaviors of the rich and poor, each empowered in their own way, as they rebuild a new Johannesburg, we see the entrepreneurial city: high-rises, shopping districts, and gated communities surrounded by and intermingled with poverty. In graceful prose, Murray offers a compelling portrait of the everyday lives of the urban poor as seen through the lens of real-estate capitalism and revitalization efforts.
History until 1900, Middle East
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100 pages : color illustrations ; 49 cm
[Cambridge, MA?] : MOS, [2016]
A situation constructed from loose and overlapping social and architectural aggregates / [design team, Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample [and others] ; graphic design, Studio Lin].
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167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 21 cm
Kemerovo : Izdatelʹstvo KemGIK, 2018., ©2018.
Градостроительство и архитектура Кемерова 1920-1930-х годов : идеи, теории, имена : монография / Н.С. Попова, Т.Ю. Егорова. Gradostroitelʹstvo i arkhitektura Kemerova 1920-1930-kh godov : idei, teorii, imena : monografii︠a︡ / N.S. Popova, T.I︠U︡. Egorova.
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Kemerovo : Izdatelʹstvo KemGIK, 2018., ©2018.
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The creative imagination is not solely based on the intuitive capacities of individuals. One of the tasks of design education is to help provide the tools, techniques, and methods that enhance constructed imagination. At the same time, the modes and practices of design need to confront the challenges of our contemporary societies. The commitment to societal engagement(...)
Contemporary Architecture
November 2012
Instigations: engaging architecture, landscape and the city
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The creative imagination is not solely based on the intuitive capacities of individuals. One of the tasks of design education is to help provide the tools, techniques, and methods that enhance constructed imagination. At the same time, the modes and practices of design need to confront the challenges of our contemporary societies. The commitment to societal engagement through design excellence is at the core of the pedagogy at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. This volume celebrating the first seventy-five years of the GSD presents episodes in a rich history along with selected looks at current and future lines of teaching and research; these views reveal the constant oscillation between the pragmatic realities and the imagined yet never realized ideal that lies at the heart of design. The aspirations of the famous architecture school are demonstrated through a series of ideas, projects, practices–INSTIGATIONS–that reflect the mission for the GSD to reimagine and construct better futures.
Contemporary Architecture
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Le Corbusier's Chandigarh revisited : preservation as future modernism / Vikramaditya Prakash.
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xi, 155 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 22 cm
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2024.
Le Corbusier's Chandigarh revisited : preservation as future modernism / Vikramaditya Prakash.
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Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2024.
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Using a typological structure (landscape, park, square, garden, promenade, etc.), Günther Vogt describes the theoretical foundation on which the successful projects of Vogt Landscape Architects are based. In recent years the offi ce has realized international projects in Europe and the United States, including a new type of city park for the Tate Modern in London (with(...)
Miniature and panorama : Vogt Landscape Architects, projects, 2000-12
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Using a typological structure (landscape, park, square, garden, promenade, etc.), Günther Vogt describes the theoretical foundation on which the successful projects of Vogt Landscape Architects are based. In recent years the offi ce has realized international projects in Europe and the United States, including a new type of city park for the Tate Modern in London (with Herzog & de Meuron); an “all-weather garden” with great poetic power at the Hyatt Hotel in Zürich (with Meili, Peter Architekten); an indoor tropical garden for the Novartis Campus in Basel (with Diener & Diener); and the exterior spaces of the Allianz Arena in Munich (with Herzog & de Meuron). This new and extended version of Miniature and Panorama also documents recent works, such as public realm and streetscape designs for the athletes’ village of the Olympic Games in London 2012
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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The sites and stories of this publication shift our perception of what defines New York, placing the passion, determination, defeats, and victories of its people at the core. Delving into the histories of New York's five boroughs, you will encounter enslaved Africans in revolt, women marching for equality, workers on strike, musicians and performers claiming streets for(...)
City Guides
December 2022
A people's guide to New York City
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The sites and stories of this publication shift our perception of what defines New York, placing the passion, determination, defeats, and victories of its people at the core. Delving into the histories of New York's five boroughs, you will encounter enslaved Africans in revolt, women marching for equality, workers on strike, musicians and performers claiming streets for their art, and neighbors organizing against landfills and industrial toxins and in support of affordable housing and public schools. The streetscapes that emerge from these groups' struggles bear the traces, and this book shows you where to look to find them. This book expands the scope and scale of traditional guidebooks, providing an equitable exploration of the diverse communities throughout the city. Through the stories of over 150 sites across the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island as well as thematic tours and contemporary and archival photographs, a people’s New York emerges, one in which collective struggles for justice and freedom have shaped the very landscape of the city.
City Guides
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142 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 25 cm
Milano : Skira, 2001.
Architecture in photography / Paolo Rosselli ; [foreword by Dennis Sharp].
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Milano : Skira, 2001.
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A landscape architect, city planner, and creative genius who transformed the American landscape, Frederick Law Olmsted was a man of passionate vision and drive. He defined the profession of landscape architecture and designed America’s most outstanding landscapes, many gorgeously illustrated here, including New York’s Central Park, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the U. S.(...)
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
November 2021
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape. 2nd edition
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A landscape architect, city planner, and creative genius who transformed the American landscape, Frederick Law Olmsted was a man of passionate vision and drive. He defined the profession of landscape architecture and designed America’s most outstanding landscapes, many gorgeously illustrated here, including New York’s Central Park, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the U. S. Capitol grounds, and the Biltmore Estate. During a remarkable forty-year career that began in the mid-1800s, Olmsted created the first major urban parks and park systems in this country, along with widely influential suburban residential communities. He was a pivotal figure in the movement to create scenic reservations and national parks, such as Niagara Falls, Yosemite, and Yellowstone, and he contributed to the design of many academic campuses, including Stanford University. A comprehensive view of the man and his work, this updated edition of the Rizzoli classic marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of this seminal American landscape designer and includes new photography of Olmsted’s masterworks Central and Prospect parks, as well as a new introduction and new final chapter by the author that examines Olmsted’s ongoing influence.
Landscape Architecture, Monographs