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L'étude des tours de la Borde permet d'illustrer un mode spécifique d'habiter " en hauteur ", l' " unité de voisinage " procédant d'une logique qui cherche à atteindre de hautes densités par la construction de bâtiments élevés. À cette époque, ce choix a donné lieu à des débats animés et, curieusement, fait encore de nos jours l'objet d'intenses discussions. L'étude des(...)
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L'étude des tours de la Borde permet d'illustrer un mode spécifique d'habiter " en hauteur ", l' " unité de voisinage " procédant d'une logique qui cherche à atteindre de hautes densités par la construction de bâtiments élevés. À cette époque, ce choix a donné lieu à des débats animés et, curieusement, fait encore de nos jours l'objet d'intenses discussions. L'étude des(...)
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Habiter en hauteur. Traditions organiques: des tours de la Borde (1961-1968) de Frédéric Brugger aux réalisations contemporaines
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L'étude des tours de la Borde permet d'illustrer un mode spécifique d'habiter " en hauteur ", l' " unité de voisinage " procédant d'une logique qui cherche à atteindre de hautes densités par la construction de bâtiments élevés. À cette époque, ce choix a donné lieu à des débats animés et, curieusement, fait encore de nos jours l'objet d'intenses discussions. L'étude des tours de la Borde met en perspective la qualité d'une réalisation d'inspiration organique, dans le sillage des trajectoires humanistes de Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, Hans Scharoun, Otto Senn ou Ernst Gisel.
Habiter en hauteur. Traditions organiques: des tours de la Borde (1961-1968) de Frédéric Brugger aux réalisations contemporaines
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L'étude des tours de la Borde permet d'illustrer un mode spécifique d'habiter " en hauteur ", l' " unité de voisinage " procédant d'une logique qui cherche à atteindre de hautes densités par la construction de bâtiments élevés. À cette époque, ce choix a donné lieu à des débats animés et, curieusement, fait encore de nos jours l'objet d'intenses discussions. L'étude des tours de la Borde met en perspective la qualité d'une réalisation d'inspiration organique, dans le sillage des trajectoires humanistes de Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, Hans Scharoun, Otto Senn ou Ernst Gisel.
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April 2014
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Collective Housing
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Manchester : University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery ; Chicago : KWS Publishers, [2010]
Manchester : University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery ; Chicago : KWS Publishers, [2010]
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Walls are talking : wallpaper, art and culture / Gill Saunders, Dominique Heyse-Moore, Trevor Keeble ; with an introduction by Christine Woods.
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Walls are talking : wallpaper, art and culture / Gill Saunders, Dominique Heyse-Moore, Trevor Keeble ; with an introduction by Christine Woods.
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Manchester : University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery ; Chicago : KWS Publishers, [2010]
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Architecture in the garden
Architecture in the garden
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The elements of garden architecture - paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art - together form the backbone of any well-designed garden. In this beautifully illustrated and accessible book, landscape architect James van Sweden explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. He leads his readers on a tour through(...)
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The elements of garden architecture - paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art - together form the backbone of any well-designed garden. In this beautifully illustrated and accessible book, landscape architect James van Sweden explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. He leads his readers on a tour through(...)
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Architecture in the garden
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The elements of garden architecture - paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art - together form the backbone of any well-designed garden. In this beautifully illustrated and accessible book, landscape architect James van Sweden explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. He leads his readers on a tour through some of his most exquisitely designed gardens in the country, in the city, in the suburbs, and by the shore. With an introduction by Penelope Hobhouse.
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The elements of garden architecture - paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art - together form the backbone of any well-designed garden. In this beautifully illustrated and accessible book, landscape architect James van Sweden explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. He leads his readers on a tour through some of his most exquisitely designed gardens in the country, in the city, in the suburbs, and by the shore. With an introduction by Penelope Hobhouse.
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January 2003, New York
January 2003, New York
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Gardens
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This collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and(...)
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This collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and(...)
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Culinary ephemera: an illustrated history
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This collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Internationally acclaimed food historian William Woys Weaver takes us on a lively tour through this collection in which each piece tells a new story about food and the past.
Culinary ephemera: an illustrated history
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This collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Internationally acclaimed food historian William Woys Weaver takes us on a lively tour through this collection in which each piece tells a new story about food and the past.
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December 2010
December 2010
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Food
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À la fois très informatif et richement illustré, ce livre révèle aux lecteurs les merveilleuses facettes de l’art du jardin dans la culture occidentale, de l’Antiquité à la période moderne. L’accent est mis sur les somptueux jardins de la Renaissance et de l’époque baroque dans les différents pays européens. Le livre traite également de pays plus reculés et d’aspects(...)
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À la fois très informatif et richement illustré, ce livre révèle aux lecteurs les merveilleuses facettes de l’art du jardin dans la culture occidentale, de l’Antiquité à la période moderne. L’accent est mis sur les somptueux jardins de la Renaissance et de l’époque baroque dans les différents pays européens. Le livre traite également de pays plus reculés et d’aspects(...)
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Parcs et jardins en Europe: de l'antiquité à nos jours
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À la fois très informatif et richement illustré, ce livre révèle aux lecteurs les merveilleuses facettes de l’art du jardin dans la culture occidentale, de l’Antiquité à la période moderne. L’accent est mis sur les somptueux jardins de la Renaissance et de l’époque baroque dans les différents pays européens. Le livre traite également de pays plus reculés et d’aspects captivants comme les jardins créés par les Arabes en Espagne. Différents chapitres sur le jardin, en théorie et en pratique, complètent ce tour d’horizon.
Parcs et jardins en Europe: de l'antiquité à nos jours
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À la fois très informatif et richement illustré, ce livre révèle aux lecteurs les merveilleuses facettes de l’art du jardin dans la culture occidentale, de l’Antiquité à la période moderne. L’accent est mis sur les somptueux jardins de la Renaissance et de l’époque baroque dans les différents pays européens. Le livre traite également de pays plus reculés et d’aspects captivants comme les jardins créés par les Arabes en Espagne. Différents chapitres sur le jardin, en théorie et en pratique, complètent ce tour d’horizon.
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September 2011
September 2011
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Gardens
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Cet ouvrage propose une approche systématique de la notion de patrimoine bâti et de son histoire, de l’époque des Lumières à nos jours. À partir de 1700 se mettent en place une sensibilité et une terminologie dont naîtront, dès le début du 19e siècle, les conceptions et les travaux de maîtres comme Ruskin ou Viollet-le-Duc. Ceux-ci, à leur tour, inspireront l’immense(...)
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Cet ouvrage propose une approche systématique de la notion de patrimoine bâti et de son histoire, de l’époque des Lumières à nos jours. À partir de 1700 se mettent en place une sensibilité et une terminologie dont naîtront, dès le début du 19e siècle, les conceptions et les travaux de maîtres comme Ruskin ou Viollet-le-Duc. Ceux-ci, à leur tour, inspireront l’immense(...)
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Aux origines du patrimoine bâti
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Cet ouvrage propose une approche systématique de la notion de patrimoine bâti et de son histoire, de l’époque des Lumières à nos jours. À partir de 1700 se mettent en place une sensibilité et une terminologie dont naîtront, dès le début du 19e siècle, les conceptions et les travaux de maîtres comme Ruskin ou Viollet-le-Duc. Ceux-ci, à leur tour, inspireront l’immense entreprise de preservation et de restauration qui commence à la fin du 19e siècle et se poursuit aujourd’hui.
Aux origines du patrimoine bâti
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Cet ouvrage propose une approche systématique de la notion de patrimoine bâti et de son histoire, de l’époque des Lumières à nos jours. À partir de 1700 se mettent en place une sensibilité et une terminologie dont naîtront, dès le début du 19e siècle, les conceptions et les travaux de maîtres comme Ruskin ou Viollet-le-Duc. Ceux-ci, à leur tour, inspireront l’immense entreprise de preservation et de restauration qui commence à la fin du 19e siècle et se poursuit aujourd’hui.
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January 2009
January 2009
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Ever wondered why the floors in our terraced houses are different heights? Or what the landscape round where you live looked like before it was built on? And did you know you can date a building by its window sills? This publication tells us why and how. Harry Mount takes us on an engrossing tour of Britain's architecture, exploring the quirks, foibles and tiny details(...)
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Ever wondered why the floors in our terraced houses are different heights? Or what the landscape round where you live looked like before it was built on? And did you know you can date a building by its window sills? This publication tells us why and how. Harry Mount takes us on an engrossing tour of Britain's architecture, exploring the quirks, foibles and tiny details(...)
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A lust for window sills: a lover's guide to British buildings from portcullis to pebble-dash
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Ever wondered why the floors in our terraced houses are different heights? Or what the landscape round where you live looked like before it was built on? And did you know you can date a building by its window sills? This publication tells us why and how. Harry Mount takes us on an engrossing tour of Britain's architecture, exploring the quirks, foibles and tiny details that make our buildings unique, and revealing the fascinating stories and anecdotes behind them along the way.
A lust for window sills: a lover's guide to British buildings from portcullis to pebble-dash
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Ever wondered why the floors in our terraced houses are different heights? Or what the landscape round where you live looked like before it was built on? And did you know you can date a building by its window sills? This publication tells us why and how. Harry Mount takes us on an engrossing tour of Britain's architecture, exploring the quirks, foibles and tiny details that make our buildings unique, and revealing the fascinating stories and anecdotes behind them along the way.
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September 2010
September 2010
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History until 1900, Great Britain
History until 1900, Great Britain
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Art of immersive soundscapes
Art of immersive soundscapes
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The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that comprises scholarly essays, artists' statements, and a DVD with sonic and visual examples. Included are perspectives from soundscape composition and performance, site-specific sound installation, recording, and festival curation. The book and accompanying DVD will appeal(...)
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The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that comprises scholarly essays, artists' statements, and a DVD with sonic and visual examples. Included are perspectives from soundscape composition and performance, site-specific sound installation, recording, and festival curation. The book and accompanying DVD will appeal(...)
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Art of immersive soundscapes
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The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that comprises scholarly essays, artists' statements, and a DVD with sonic and visual examples. Included are perspectives from soundscape composition and performance, site-specific sound installation, recording, and festival curation. The book and accompanying DVD will appeal to a broad audience interested in music, sound, installation art, the environment, digital culture, and media arts. Importantly, it recognizes the pioneering place of Canadian sound artists within this international field.
Art of immersive soundscapes
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The Art of Immersive Soundscapes provides a fascinating tour of contemporary sound art practices that comprises scholarly essays, artists' statements, and a DVD with sonic and visual examples. Included are perspectives from soundscape composition and performance, site-specific sound installation, recording, and festival curation. The book and accompanying DVD will appeal to a broad audience interested in music, sound, installation art, the environment, digital culture, and media arts. Importantly, it recognizes the pioneering place of Canadian sound artists within this international field.
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November 2013
November 2013
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Acoustics
Acoustics
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Desired Landscapes, issue 2
Desired Landscapes, issue 2
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'Desired Landscapes' brings together creatives, writers, tour guides, the people who write the stories of today’s cities, to share their most unique and personal findings. Here’s what we found: a postcard moment cannot be fully replicated, and iconic imageries are just the starting point of a journey. After all, destinations are plain images waiting to be transformed(...)
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'Desired Landscapes' brings together creatives, writers, tour guides, the people who write the stories of today’s cities, to share their most unique and personal findings. Here’s what we found: a postcard moment cannot be fully replicated, and iconic imageries are just the starting point of a journey. After all, destinations are plain images waiting to be transformed(...)
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May 2021
May 2021
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Desired Landscapes, issue 2
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'Desired Landscapes' brings together creatives, writers, tour guides, the people who write the stories of today’s cities, to share their most unique and personal findings. Here’s what we found: a postcard moment cannot be fully replicated, and iconic imageries are just the starting point of a journey. After all, destinations are plain images waiting to be transformed through one’s experiences. Issue 2 takes you to GRANDE MOTTE – PISA – KUWAIT – BERLIN – ZURICH – ATHENS – SOUR LAKE – CONCRETE ISLAND – ALEXANDRIA – HONG KONG – BARCELONA – FLORENCE
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'Desired Landscapes' brings together creatives, writers, tour guides, the people who write the stories of today’s cities, to share their most unique and personal findings. Here’s what we found: a postcard moment cannot be fully replicated, and iconic imageries are just the starting point of a journey. After all, destinations are plain images waiting to be transformed through one’s experiences. Issue 2 takes you to GRANDE MOTTE – PISA – KUWAIT – BERLIN – ZURICH – ATHENS – SOUR LAKE – CONCRETE ISLAND – ALEXANDRIA – HONG KONG – BARCELONA – FLORENCE
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May 2021
May 2021
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Magazines
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This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum's unique collection. From children's toys, homewares, and fashion to posters, electronics, and space-race ephemera, each object reveals something of life in a planned economy during a fascinating time in Russia's history. Organized into three chapters -(...)
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This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum's unique collection. From children's toys, homewares, and fashion to posters, electronics, and space-race ephemera, each object reveals something of life in a planned economy during a fascinating time in Russia's history. Organized into three chapters -(...)
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April 2018
April 2018
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Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989
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This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum's unique collection. From children's toys, homewares, and fashion to posters, electronics, and space-race ephemera, each object reveals something of life in a planned economy during a fascinating time in Russia's history. Organized into three chapters - Citizen, State, and World - the book is a micro-to-macro tour of the functional, kitsch, politicized, and often avant-garde designs from this largely undocumented period.
Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989
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This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum's unique collection. From children's toys, homewares, and fashion to posters, electronics, and space-race ephemera, each object reveals something of life in a planned economy during a fascinating time in Russia's history. Organized into three chapters - Citizen, State, and World - the book is a micro-to-macro tour of the functional, kitsch, politicized, and often avant-garde designs from this largely undocumented period.
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April 2018
April 2018
