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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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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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La ville qui fait signes
La ville qui fait signes
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Catalogue de l'exposition dans laquelle l'évolution géographique et urbanistique de l'agglomération lilloise est détaillée et mise en parallèle avec les travaux d'artistes invités par Le Fresnoy. Lire la métropole, ses signes et ses projets est un des supports privilégié de la réflexion, un espace où tout peut s'échanger entre écrivains, géographes, philosophes,(...)
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Catalogue de l'exposition dans laquelle l'évolution géographique et urbanistique de l'agglomération lilloise est détaillée et mise en parallèle avec les travaux d'artistes invités par Le Fresnoy. Lire la métropole, ses signes et ses projets est un des supports privilégié de la réflexion, un espace où tout peut s'échanger entre écrivains, géographes, philosophes,(...)
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La ville qui fait signes
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Catalogue de l'exposition dans laquelle l'évolution géographique et urbanistique de l'agglomération lilloise est détaillée et mise en parallèle avec les travaux d'artistes invités par Le Fresnoy. Lire la métropole, ses signes et ses projets est un des supports privilégié de la réflexion, un espace où tout peut s'échanger entre écrivains, géographes, philosophes, architectes et artistes. Métaphores privilégiées de la construction fondée et raisonnée, la ville et le projet, le plan, ont été remplacés depuis les années 1960 par de nouvelles configurations, dont la forme la plus récente est l'occupation désormais continentale, pour l'Europe, de l'urbanisation, défaisant ou périmant le terme même de mégalopole, et l'apparition en Asie de régions urbaines de 100 millions d'habitants. Il n'y a plus de "dehors" des villes, l'urbain est ce qui nous touche au plus près. L'Europe est une seule ville, 200 millions d'habitants réunis dans son cœur. Exposer les interférences entre un site et ses occupants, et parmi eux les "invités" - artistes - qui durant leur séjour au Fresnoy, Studio national des art contemporains, décryptent et conçoivent, se transforment à leur insu, dans la région qui les accueille ou les a vus advenir à leur discipline ; exposer la "fréquentation", la rencontre entre un contexte et ceux qui s'en saisissent : nous sommes "reformés" par l'ensemble du monde visible que nous fréquentons, sa géographie mais surtout ses artefacts, l'aménagement des territoires et des intérieurs habités, autant de signes qui se sont superposés et fixés. Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains n'est pas un objet posé en territoire étranger, mais relève d'une procédure d'infusion, le site de la métropole lilloise et le Studio se contaminant, l'un rentrant dans les fictions de l'autre. Cette relation de l'école à son territoire est l'objet de cette exposition. “La Ville qui fait signes” produit l'expérience urbaine, à la fois documentaire et fictionnelle, simulation de projets - une lecture et donc une transformation, au travers du travail de l'image contemporaine, du devenir du sol commun de la mégalopole européenne.
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Catalogue de l'exposition dans laquelle l'évolution géographique et urbanistique de l'agglomération lilloise est détaillée et mise en parallèle avec les travaux d'artistes invités par Le Fresnoy. Lire la métropole, ses signes et ses projets est un des supports privilégié de la réflexion, un espace où tout peut s'échanger entre écrivains, géographes, philosophes, architectes et artistes. Métaphores privilégiées de la construction fondée et raisonnée, la ville et le projet, le plan, ont été remplacés depuis les années 1960 par de nouvelles configurations, dont la forme la plus récente est l'occupation désormais continentale, pour l'Europe, de l'urbanisation, défaisant ou périmant le terme même de mégalopole, et l'apparition en Asie de régions urbaines de 100 millions d'habitants. Il n'y a plus de "dehors" des villes, l'urbain est ce qui nous touche au plus près. L'Europe est une seule ville, 200 millions d'habitants réunis dans son cœur. Exposer les interférences entre un site et ses occupants, et parmi eux les "invités" - artistes - qui durant leur séjour au Fresnoy, Studio national des art contemporains, décryptent et conçoivent, se transforment à leur insu, dans la région qui les accueille ou les a vus advenir à leur discipline ; exposer la "fréquentation", la rencontre entre un contexte et ceux qui s'en saisissent : nous sommes "reformés" par l'ensemble du monde visible que nous fréquentons, sa géographie mais surtout ses artefacts, l'aménagement des territoires et des intérieurs habités, autant de signes qui se sont superposés et fixés. Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains n'est pas un objet posé en territoire étranger, mais relève d'une procédure d'infusion, le site de la métropole lilloise et le Studio se contaminant, l'un rentrant dans les fictions de l'autre. Cette relation de l'école à son territoire est l'objet de cette exposition. “La Ville qui fait signes” produit l'expérience urbaine, à la fois documentaire et fictionnelle, simulation de projets - une lecture et donc une transformation, au travers du travail de l'image contemporaine, du devenir du sol commun de la mégalopole européenne.
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September 2004, Paris
September 2004, Paris
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Urban Theory
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xxxvii, 267 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2021., ©2021
New York, NY : Routledge, 2021., ©2021
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The architecture of waste : design for a circular economy / edited by Caroline O'Donnell and Dillon Pranger.
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2021., ©2021
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Restless architecture : Diller Scofidio + Renfro / edited by Pippo Ciorra, Maddalena Scimemi.
Restless architecture : Diller Scofidio + Renfro / edited by Pippo Ciorra, Maddalena Scimemi.
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Florence, Italy : Forma, [2024], ©2024
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Restless architecture : Diller Scofidio + Renfro / edited by Pippo Ciorra, Maddalena Scimemi.
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137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Basel : Birkhäuser, [2024], ©2024
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Set pieces : architecture for the performing arts in fifteen fragments : Diamond Schmitt Architects / executive editors, Brian Sholis and Jennifer Sigler.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Failed Architecture, 2021.
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Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2015.
Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2015.
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Aesthetic revolutions and twentieth-century avant-garde movements / Ales̆ Erjavec, editor.
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Five ways to make architecture political : an introduction to the politics of design practice / Albena Yaneva.
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