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539 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
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539 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
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- Architecture Belarus Minsk Guidebooks.,
- Architecture Biélorussie Minsk Guides.,
- Architecture Belarus Guidebooks.,
- Architecture,
- Buildings,
- Architektur,
- Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc. Guidebooks.,
- Minsk (Belarus) Guidebooks.,
- Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Belarus Minsk.,
- Minsk.,
- travel guidebooks.,
- Guidebooks,
- Guides touristiques.
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Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2018], ©2018
Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2018], ©2018
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Architectural guide : Minsk / Dimitrij Zadorin.
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539 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
Architectural guide : Minsk / Dimitrij Zadorin.
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539 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
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Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2018], ©2018
Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2018], ©2018
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- Architecture Belarus Minsk Guidebooks.,
- Architecture Biélorussie Minsk Guides.,
- Architecture Belarus Guidebooks.,
- Architecture,
- Buildings,
- Architektur,
- Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc. Guidebooks.,
- Minsk (Belarus) Guidebooks.,
- Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Belarus Minsk.,
- Minsk.,
- travel guidebooks.,
- Guidebooks,
- Guides touristiques.
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96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013 Interviews.,
- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013 Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.,
- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013,
- Architects Italy Interviews.,
- Architectural design.,
- City planning.,
- Architectes Italie Entretiens.,
- Design architectural.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architects,
- Arkitekter Italien 1900-talet 2000-talet.,
- Arkitektur.,
- Stadsplanering.,
- Italy,
- Interviews.,
- Writings.,
- interviews.,
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2012.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2012.
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Conversations with Paolo Soleri / Paolo Soleri ; edited by Lissa McCullough.
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96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Conversations with Paolo Soleri / Paolo Soleri ; edited by Lissa McCullough.
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96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2012.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2012.
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- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013 Interviews.,
- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013 Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.,
- Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013,
- Architects Italy Interviews.,
- Architectural design.,
- City planning.,
- Architectes Italie Entretiens.,
- Design architectural.,
- Architecture and Planning.,
- Architects,
- Arkitekter Italien 1900-talet 2000-talet.,
- Arkitektur.,
- Stadsplanering.,
- Italy,
- Interviews.,
- Writings.,
- interviews.,
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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- Diergarten, Götz, 1972-,
- Carsten Ahrens und Petra Helck -- Carsten Ahrens and Petra Helck -- Matthias Harder - Matthias Harder -- Ein Gespräch Zwischen Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken Und Sven Beckstette -- A Conversation Between Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken, and Sven Beckstette.,
- Ahrens, Carsten, 1961-,
- Weserburg Museum für Moderne Kunst.
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Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, ©2010.
Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, ©2010.
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Götz Diergarten : photographs / mit Beiträgen von Carsten Ahrens, Matthias Harder und Petra Helck, sowie einem Gespräch zwischen Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken und Sven Beckstette ; [Herausgeber: Carsten Ahrens].
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Götz Diergarten : photographs / mit Beiträgen von Carsten Ahrens, Matthias Harder und Petra Helck, sowie einem Gespräch zwischen Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken und Sven Beckstette ; [Herausgeber: Carsten Ahrens].
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, ©2010.
Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, ©2010.
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- Diergarten, Götz, 1972-,
- Carsten Ahrens und Petra Helck -- Carsten Ahrens and Petra Helck -- Matthias Harder - Matthias Harder -- Ein Gespräch Zwischen Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken Und Sven Beckstette -- A Conversation Between Götz Diergarten, Rudolf Kicken, and Sven Beckstette.,
- Ahrens, Carsten, 1961-,
- Weserburg Museum für Moderne Kunst.
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xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.,
- Morris, William 1834-1896,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900,
- Englisch, ...,
- Morris, William, (1834-1896) Esthétique.,
- Ruskin, John, (1819-1900) Esthétique.,
- Morris, William (Künstler, 1834-1896),
- Ruskin, John.,
- Arts, Victorian Great Britain.,
- Arts, British.,
- Visual perception.,
- Visual Perception,
- Arts victoriens Grande-Bretagne.,
- Arts britanniques.,
- Perception visuelle.,
- visual perception.,
- Arts, Victorian,
- Druckwerk,
- Literatur,
- Lyrik,
- Malerei,
- Fotografie,
- Poetik,
- Präraffaeliten,
- Schilderkunst.,
- Letterkunde.,
- Victoriaanse tijd.,
- Visuele waarneming.,
- Arts, English.,
- Poésie anglaise 19e siècle.,
- Art Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle.,
- Art victorien.,
- Peinture victorienne.,
- Littérature et photographie.,
- Littérature anglaise 19e siècle Histoire et critique.,
- Perception visuelle dans la littérature.,
- Great Britain,
- Großbritannien,
- Englisch.,
- Visual arts
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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Victorian photography, painting, and poetry : the enigma of visibility in Ruskin, Morris, and the Pre-Raphaelites / Lindsay Smith.
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xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Victorian photography, painting, and poetry : the enigma of visibility in Ruskin, Morris, and the Pre-Raphaelites / Lindsay Smith.
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xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896.,
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.,
- Morris, William 1834-1896,
- Ruskin, John 1819-1900,
- Englisch, ...,
- Morris, William, (1834-1896) Esthétique.,
- Ruskin, John, (1819-1900) Esthétique.,
- Morris, William (Künstler, 1834-1896),
- Ruskin, John.,
- Arts, Victorian Great Britain.,
- Arts, British.,
- Visual perception.,
- Visual Perception,
- Arts victoriens Grande-Bretagne.,
- Arts britanniques.,
- Perception visuelle.,
- visual perception.,
- Arts, Victorian,
- Druckwerk,
- Literatur,
- Lyrik,
- Malerei,
- Fotografie,
- Poetik,
- Präraffaeliten,
- Schilderkunst.,
- Letterkunde.,
- Victoriaanse tijd.,
- Visuele waarneming.,
- Arts, English.,
- Poésie anglaise 19e siècle.,
- Art Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle.,
- Art victorien.,
- Peinture victorienne.,
- Littérature et photographie.,
- Littérature anglaise 19e siècle Histoire et critique.,
- Perception visuelle dans la littérature.,
- Great Britain,
- Großbritannien,
- Englisch.,
- Visual arts
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001.
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John Nolen & Mariemont : building a new town in Ohio / Millard F. Rogers, Jr.
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
John Nolen & Mariemont : building a new town in Ohio / Millard F. Rogers, Jr.
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001.
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xviii, 422 pages ; 21 cm
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xviii, 422 pages ; 21 cm
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Low-income housing United States.,
- Eviction United States.,
- Poverty United States.,
- Profit United States.,
- Cities and towns United States.,
- Housing.,
- Poverty.,
- Social science Sociology Urban.,
- Social science Poverty and Homelessness.,
- Pauvres Logement États-Unis.,
- Expulsion (Droit) États-Unis.,
- Pauvreté États-Unis.,
- Profit États-Unis.,
- Villes États-Unis.,
- Logement.,
- Pauvreté.,
- housing (concept),
- poverty.,
- Cities and towns,
- Eviction,
- Low-income housing,
- Profit,
- United States.,
- Case Reports,
- Case studies,
- Creative nonfiction.,
- Essais fictionnels.,
- Études de cas.
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New York : B\D\W\Y, Broadway Books, [2017], ©2016
New York : B\D\W\Y, Broadway Books, [2017], ©2016
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Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
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xviii, 422 pages ; 21 cm
Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
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New York : B\D\W\Y, Broadway Books, [2017], ©2016
New York : B\D\W\Y, Broadway Books, [2017], ©2016
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld,
- Low-income housing United States.,
- Eviction United States.,
- Poverty United States.,
- Profit United States.,
- Cities and towns United States.,
- Housing.,
- Poverty.,
- Social science Sociology Urban.,
- Social science Poverty and Homelessness.,
- Pauvres Logement États-Unis.,
- Expulsion (Droit) États-Unis.,
- Pauvreté États-Unis.,
- Profit États-Unis.,
- Villes États-Unis.,
- Logement.,
- Pauvreté.,
- housing (concept),
- poverty.,
- Cities and towns,
- Eviction,
- Low-income housing,
- Profit,
- United States.,
- Case Reports,
- Case studies,
- Creative nonfiction.,
- Essais fictionnels.,
- Études de cas.
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Air-conditioning America : engineers and the controlled environment, 1900-1960 / Gail Cooper.
Air-conditioning America : engineers and the controlled environment, 1900-1960 / Gail Cooper.
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x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1998.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1998.
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Air-conditioning America : engineers and the controlled environment, 1900-1960 / Gail Cooper.
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x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Air-conditioning America : engineers and the controlled environment, 1900-1960 / Gail Cooper.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1998.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1998.
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Japan-ness in architecture
Japan-ness in architecture
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Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In "Japan-ness in architecture", he identifies what is essentially Japanese in architecture from the seventh to the(...)
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Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In "Japan-ness in architecture", he identifies what is essentially Japanese in architecture from the seventh to the(...)
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History until 1900, Asia
History until 1900, Asia
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January 1900, Cambridge / London
January 1900, Cambridge / London
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Japan-ness in architecture
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Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In "Japan-ness in architecture", he identifies what is essentially Japanese in architecture from the seventh to the twentieth century. In the opening essay, Isozaki analyzes the struggles of modern Japanese architects, including himself, to create something uniquely Japanese out of modernity. He then circles back in history to find what he calls Japan-ness in the seventh-century Ise shrine, reconstruction of the twelfth-century Todai-ji Temple, and the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa. He finds the periodic ritual relocation of Ise's precincts a counter to the West's concept of architectural permanence, and the repetition of the ritual an alternative to modernity's anxious quest for origins. He traces the "constructive power" of the Todai-ji Temple to the vision of the director of its reconstruction, the monk Chogen, whose imaginative power he sees as corresponding to the revolutionary turmoil of the times. The Katsura Imperial Villa, with its chimerical spaces, achieved its own Japan-ness as it reinvented the traditional shoin style. And yet, writes Isozaki, what others consider to be the Japanese aesthetic is often the opposite of that essential Japan-ness born in moments of historic self-definition; the purified stylization -- what Isozaki calls "Japanesquization" -- lacks the energy of cultural transformation and reflects an island retrenchment in response to the pressure of other cultures. Combining historical survey, critical analysis, theoretical reflection, and autobiographical account, these essays, written over a period of twenty years, demonstrate Isozaki's standing as one of the world's leading architects and preeminent architectural thinkers. Arata Isosaki is a leading Japanese architect. His works include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, the Volksbank Center am Postdamer Platz in Berlin, the Team Disney Building in Orlando, and the Tokyo University of Art and Design. Translated by Sabu Kohso. Foreword by Toshiko Mori.
Japan-ness in architecture
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Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In "Japan-ness in architecture", he identifies what is essentially Japanese in architecture from the seventh to the twentieth century. In the opening essay, Isozaki analyzes the struggles of modern Japanese architects, including himself, to create something uniquely Japanese out of modernity. He then circles back in history to find what he calls Japan-ness in the seventh-century Ise shrine, reconstruction of the twelfth-century Todai-ji Temple, and the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa. He finds the periodic ritual relocation of Ise's precincts a counter to the West's concept of architectural permanence, and the repetition of the ritual an alternative to modernity's anxious quest for origins. He traces the "constructive power" of the Todai-ji Temple to the vision of the director of its reconstruction, the monk Chogen, whose imaginative power he sees as corresponding to the revolutionary turmoil of the times. The Katsura Imperial Villa, with its chimerical spaces, achieved its own Japan-ness as it reinvented the traditional shoin style. And yet, writes Isozaki, what others consider to be the Japanese aesthetic is often the opposite of that essential Japan-ness born in moments of historic self-definition; the purified stylization -- what Isozaki calls "Japanesquization" -- lacks the energy of cultural transformation and reflects an island retrenchment in response to the pressure of other cultures. Combining historical survey, critical analysis, theoretical reflection, and autobiographical account, these essays, written over a period of twenty years, demonstrate Isozaki's standing as one of the world's leading architects and preeminent architectural thinkers. Arata Isosaki is a leading Japanese architect. His works include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, the Volksbank Center am Postdamer Platz in Berlin, the Team Disney Building in Orlando, and the Tokyo University of Art and Design. Translated by Sabu Kohso. Foreword by Toshiko Mori.
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January 1900, Cambridge / London
January 1900, Cambridge / London
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History until 1900, Asia
History until 1900, Asia
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Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly(...)
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Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly(...)
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Architecture in Canada
Architecture in Canada
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October 2005, Toronto
October 2005, Toronto
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Utopia : towards a new Toronto
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Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly or indirectly, manifested itself in multifarious forms: in writer Sheila Heti’s sui generis lecture series, Trampoline Hall; in the transformation of derelict hotels such as the Drake and the Gladstone into cultural hotspots; in renewed interest in waterfront revitalization and public transportation; in exciting, controversial architectural developments such as the OCAD building, the expansion of the ROM and the AGO; in the [murmur] project, which catalogues stories about Toronto neighbourhoods and broadcasts them to people’s cell phones; in the explosion of the local independent music scene. "uTOpia" aims to capture and chronicle that spirit, collecting writing by many of the people inspired by and involved in these projects. Featuring passionate, visionary essays by thirty-four different journalists, artists, thinkers, architects and activists, "uTOpia" is a compendium of ideas, opinions and strategies. The anthology explores plans to redevelop the Island airport into a Ward’s Island-style community; how the Zeidler family is energizing artist-run centres; what a car-free Kensington Market might mean; the necessity and beauty of laneway housing; the way past efforts to combat devastating developments like the Spadina Expressway have shaped current activism; what a utopian Toronto might look like mapped out; and much, much more. "uTOpia" writes Toronto as it is shared and created by the people who live here. Though it is by no means a complete picture of what is happening in the city right now, it will hopefully show that what was once just a T-shirt slogan – I Heart T.O. – is now genuine, heartfelt sentiment.
Utopia : towards a new Toronto
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Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly or indirectly, manifested itself in multifarious forms: in writer Sheila Heti’s sui generis lecture series, Trampoline Hall; in the transformation of derelict hotels such as the Drake and the Gladstone into cultural hotspots; in renewed interest in waterfront revitalization and public transportation; in exciting, controversial architectural developments such as the OCAD building, the expansion of the ROM and the AGO; in the [murmur] project, which catalogues stories about Toronto neighbourhoods and broadcasts them to people’s cell phones; in the explosion of the local independent music scene. "uTOpia" aims to capture and chronicle that spirit, collecting writing by many of the people inspired by and involved in these projects. Featuring passionate, visionary essays by thirty-four different journalists, artists, thinkers, architects and activists, "uTOpia" is a compendium of ideas, opinions and strategies. The anthology explores plans to redevelop the Island airport into a Ward’s Island-style community; how the Zeidler family is energizing artist-run centres; what a car-free Kensington Market might mean; the necessity and beauty of laneway housing; the way past efforts to combat devastating developments like the Spadina Expressway have shaped current activism; what a utopian Toronto might look like mapped out; and much, much more. "uTOpia" writes Toronto as it is shared and created by the people who live here. Though it is by no means a complete picture of what is happening in the city right now, it will hopefully show that what was once just a T-shirt slogan – I Heart T.O. – is now genuine, heartfelt sentiment.
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October 2005, Toronto
October 2005, Toronto
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Architecture in Canada
Architecture in Canada
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We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, “In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World”. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centred on technology,(...)
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We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, “In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World”. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centred on technology,(...)
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In the bubble : designing in a complex world
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We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, “In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World”. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centred on technology, so it would be no small matter if "tech" ceased to be an end-in-itself in our daily lives. Technology is not going to go away, but the time to discuss the end it will serve is before we deploy it, not after. We need to ask what purpose will be served by the broadband communications, smart materials, wearable computing, and connected appliances that we're unleashing upon the world. We need to ask what impact all this stuff will have on our daily lives. Who will look after it, and how? ”In the Bubble” is about a world based less on stuff and more on people. Thackara describes a transformation that is taking place now -- not in a remote science fiction future; it's not about, as he puts it, "the schlock of the new" but about radical innovation already emerging in daily life. We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can't. In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways. Many of these services involve technology -- ranging from body implants to wide-bodied jets. But objects and systems play a supporting role in a people-centred world. The design focus is on services, not things. And new principles -- above all, lightness -- inform the way these services are designed and used. At the heart of In the Bubble is a belief, informed by a wealth of real-world examples, that ethics and responsibility can inform design decisions without impeding social and technical innovation.
In the bubble : designing in a complex world
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We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, “In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World”. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centred on technology, so it would be no small matter if "tech" ceased to be an end-in-itself in our daily lives. Technology is not going to go away, but the time to discuss the end it will serve is before we deploy it, not after. We need to ask what purpose will be served by the broadband communications, smart materials, wearable computing, and connected appliances that we're unleashing upon the world. We need to ask what impact all this stuff will have on our daily lives. Who will look after it, and how? ”In the Bubble” is about a world based less on stuff and more on people. Thackara describes a transformation that is taking place now -- not in a remote science fiction future; it's not about, as he puts it, "the schlock of the new" but about radical innovation already emerging in daily life. We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can't. In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways. Many of these services involve technology -- ranging from body implants to wide-bodied jets. But objects and systems play a supporting role in a people-centred world. The design focus is on services, not things. And new principles -- above all, lightness -- inform the way these services are designed and used. At the heart of In the Bubble is a belief, informed by a wealth of real-world examples, that ethics and responsibility can inform design decisions without impeding social and technical innovation.
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April 2005, London
April 2005, London
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Design Theory
Design Theory
