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In this book, Nicholas P. Money tells the utterly fascinating story of mushrooms and the ways we have interacted with these fungi throughout history. Whether they have populated the landscapes of fairytales, lent splendid umami to our dishes, or steered us into deep hallucinations, mushrooms have affected humanity from the earliest beginnings of our species. As Money(...)
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In this book, Nicholas P. Money tells the utterly fascinating story of mushrooms and the ways we have interacted with these fungi throughout history. Whether they have populated the landscapes of fairytales, lent splendid umami to our dishes, or steered us into deep hallucinations, mushrooms have affected humanity from the earliest beginnings of our species. As Money(...)
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Mushrooms: a natural and cultural history
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In this book, Nicholas P. Money tells the utterly fascinating story of mushrooms and the ways we have interacted with these fungi throughout history. Whether they have populated the landscapes of fairytales, lent splendid umami to our dishes, or steered us into deep hallucinations, mushrooms have affected humanity from the earliest beginnings of our species. As Money explains, mushrooms are not self-contained organisms like animals and plants. Rather, they are the fruiting bodies of large—sometimes extremely large—colonies of mycelial threads that spread underground and permeate rotting vegetation. Because these colonies decompose organic matter, they are of extraordinary ecological value and have a huge effect on the health of the environment. This book takes us on a tour of the cultural and scientific importance of mushrooms, from the enchanted forests of folklore to the role of these fungi in sustaining life on earth.
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In this book, Nicholas P. Money tells the utterly fascinating story of mushrooms and the ways we have interacted with these fungi throughout history. Whether they have populated the landscapes of fairytales, lent splendid umami to our dishes, or steered us into deep hallucinations, mushrooms have affected humanity from the earliest beginnings of our species. As Money explains, mushrooms are not self-contained organisms like animals and plants. Rather, they are the fruiting bodies of large—sometimes extremely large—colonies of mycelial threads that spread underground and permeate rotting vegetation. Because these colonies decompose organic matter, they are of extraordinary ecological value and have a huge effect on the health of the environment. This book takes us on a tour of the cultural and scientific importance of mushrooms, from the enchanted forests of folklore to the role of these fungi in sustaining life on earth.
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A seminal exhibition by the artist Daniel Buren at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is recreated through photographs of the since-destroyed pieces and illuminating reflections by the exhibition’s curator. Since the late 1960s Daniel Buren has been challenging the traditional methods of presenting art through museums and galleries. Through his conceptual works Buren(...)
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A seminal exhibition by the artist Daniel Buren at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is recreated through photographs of the since-destroyed pieces and illuminating reflections by the exhibition’s curator. Since the late 1960s Daniel Buren has been challenging the traditional methods of presenting art through museums and galleries. Through his conceptual works Buren(...)
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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March 2011
March 2011
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Daniel Buren : the museum that did not exist
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A seminal exhibition by the artist Daniel Buren at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is recreated through photographs of the since-destroyed pieces and illuminating reflections by the exhibition’s curator. Since the late 1960s Daniel Buren has been challenging the traditional methods of presenting art through museums and galleries. Through his conceptual works Buren audaciously argues that the art and its viewing environment are both inextricable and antithetical. This volume takes readers on a tour of a spectacular exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The photographs depict Buren’s employment of the museum as a whole. The pieces, which he destroyed immediately after the exhibition closed, included hundreds of open cubes, mirrors, banners, and even a car park. Also featured are fascinating, behind-the-scenes accounts of the installation by the curator, Buren’s own pre-exhibition sketches, ideas, and floor plans, and perceptive essays that capture the significance of Buren’s achievement.
Daniel Buren : the museum that did not exist
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A seminal exhibition by the artist Daniel Buren at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is recreated through photographs of the since-destroyed pieces and illuminating reflections by the exhibition’s curator. Since the late 1960s Daniel Buren has been challenging the traditional methods of presenting art through museums and galleries. Through his conceptual works Buren audaciously argues that the art and its viewing environment are both inextricable and antithetical. This volume takes readers on a tour of a spectacular exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The photographs depict Buren’s employment of the museum as a whole. The pieces, which he destroyed immediately after the exhibition closed, included hundreds of open cubes, mirrors, banners, and even a car park. Also featured are fascinating, behind-the-scenes accounts of the installation by the curator, Buren’s own pre-exhibition sketches, ideas, and floor plans, and perceptive essays that capture the significance of Buren’s achievement.
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Mouritsen takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are (algae, not plants) and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes —as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medicine and cosmetics, as fertilizer, in construction, and for a number of industrial end(...)
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Mouritsen takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are (algae, not plants) and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes —as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medicine and cosmetics, as fertilizer, in construction, and for a number of industrial end(...)
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Seaweeds: edible, available & sustainable
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Mouritsen takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are (algae, not plants) and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes —as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medicine and cosmetics, as fertilizer, in construction, and for a number of industrial end uses, to name just a few. He reveals the vast abundance of minerals, trace elements, proteins, vitamins, dietary fiber, and precious polyunsaturated fatty acids found in seaweeds, and provides instructions and recipes on how to prepare a variety of dishes that incorporate raw and processed seaweeds. Approaching the subject from not only a gastronomic but also a scientific point of view, Mouritsen sets out to examine the past and present uses of this sustainable resource, keeping in mind how it could be exploited for the future.
Seaweeds: edible, available & sustainable
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Mouritsen takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are (algae, not plants) and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes —as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medicine and cosmetics, as fertilizer, in construction, and for a number of industrial end uses, to name just a few. He reveals the vast abundance of minerals, trace elements, proteins, vitamins, dietary fiber, and precious polyunsaturated fatty acids found in seaweeds, and provides instructions and recipes on how to prepare a variety of dishes that incorporate raw and processed seaweeds. Approaching the subject from not only a gastronomic but also a scientific point of view, Mouritsen sets out to examine the past and present uses of this sustainable resource, keeping in mind how it could be exploited for the future.
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline(...)
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline(...)
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Hong Kong; migrant lives, landscapes, and journeys
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline Knowles and Douglas Harper’s point of entry into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become intimately connected with another small minority group there: immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into a future marked by transience and transition.
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline Knowles and Douglas Harper’s point of entry into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become intimately connected with another small minority group there: immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into a future marked by transience and transition.
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July 2009
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Contemporary Asian Architecture
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New York neon
New York neon
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Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated(...)
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Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated(...)
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New York neon
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Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated introduction, drawing on documents including rare period trade publications, Rinaldi recounts the development of signage and the technological evolution of neon and examines its role in the streets of New York, in America's cultural identity, and in our collective consciousness. New Yorkers and visitors to the city, neon-sign enthusiasts, and those interested in signs and historic advertising generally, as well as design professionals, serious historians, and casual students of the city, will want this colorful book, which comes at a critical moment when the disappearance of the original signs has inspired a growing interest in neon.
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Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated introduction, drawing on documents including rare period trade publications, Rinaldi recounts the development of signage and the technological evolution of neon and examines its role in the streets of New York, in America's cultural identity, and in our collective consciousness. New Yorkers and visitors to the city, neon-sign enthusiasts, and those interested in signs and historic advertising generally, as well as design professionals, serious historians, and casual students of the city, will want this colorful book, which comes at a critical moment when the disappearance of the original signs has inspired a growing interest in neon.
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October 2012
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471 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), map, plans (some color) ; 29 cm
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Luzern : Quart Verlag GmbH, [2019], ©2019
Luzern : Quart Verlag GmbH, [2019], ©2019
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Analogue oldnew architecture / Eva Willenegger, Lukas Imhof, chair of Miroslav Šik.
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Henri Sauvage (1873-1932) s’affirme comme comme l’un des rares architectes à avoir parcouru l’arc créatif qui va de l’Art nouveau au Style international. Déterminé dans sa vocation d’architecte et de décorateur par la lecture de Viollet-le-Duc et par son amitié avec le sculpteur Alexandre Charpentier et l’architecte Frantz Jourdain, Sauvage réalise plusieurs œuvres dont(...)
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Henri Sauvage (1873-1932) s’affirme comme comme l’un des rares architectes à avoir parcouru l’arc créatif qui va de l’Art nouveau au Style international. Déterminé dans sa vocation d’architecte et de décorateur par la lecture de Viollet-le-Duc et par son amitié avec le sculpteur Alexandre Charpentier et l’architecte Frantz Jourdain, Sauvage réalise plusieurs œuvres dont(...)
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Henri Sauvage ou l'exercice du renouvellement
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Henri Sauvage (1873-1932) s’affirme comme comme l’un des rares architectes à avoir parcouru l’arc créatif qui va de l’Art nouveau au Style international. Déterminé dans sa vocation d’architecte et de décorateur par la lecture de Viollet-le-Duc et par son amitié avec le sculpteur Alexandre Charpentier et l’architecte Frantz Jourdain, Sauvage réalise plusieurs œuvres dont la Villa Majorelle à Nancy, qui le consacre dès 1904 comme un des maîtres de l’Art nouveau. Associé de 1902 à 1916 à Charles Sarazin (1873-1950), il réalise des groupes d’habitations à bon marché ainsi que des immeubles de rapport et plusieurs établissements hôteliers. Les deux architectes ouvrent des succursales en France, en Espagne et au Mexique. Le célèbre immeuble revêtu de carrelages “métro” du 26 rue Vavin est réalisé selon un brevet déposé en 1912. Il sera suivi de la construction des nouveaux magasins de La Samaritaine et des grands magasins Decré à Nantes, un tour de force architectural en verre et métal érigé en trois mois.
Henri Sauvage ou l'exercice du renouvellement
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Henri Sauvage (1873-1932) s’affirme comme comme l’un des rares architectes à avoir parcouru l’arc créatif qui va de l’Art nouveau au Style international. Déterminé dans sa vocation d’architecte et de décorateur par la lecture de Viollet-le-Duc et par son amitié avec le sculpteur Alexandre Charpentier et l’architecte Frantz Jourdain, Sauvage réalise plusieurs œuvres dont la Villa Majorelle à Nancy, qui le consacre dès 1904 comme un des maîtres de l’Art nouveau. Associé de 1902 à 1916 à Charles Sarazin (1873-1950), il réalise des groupes d’habitations à bon marché ainsi que des immeubles de rapport et plusieurs établissements hôteliers. Les deux architectes ouvrent des succursales en France, en Espagne et au Mexique. Le célèbre immeuble revêtu de carrelages “métro” du 26 rue Vavin est réalisé selon un brevet déposé en 1912. Il sera suivi de la construction des nouveaux magasins de La Samaritaine et des grands magasins Decré à Nantes, un tour de force architectural en verre et métal érigé en trois mois.
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May 2002, Paris
May 2002, Paris
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Architecture Monographs
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Pacific modern
Pacific modern
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases(...)
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases(...)
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Pacific modern
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases climate, their contemporary residential architectures share many similar characteristics. Sometimes these are crisp residential designs rendered in the most modern forms, while in other cases architects draw on local cultural or vernacular building materials, such as stone or wood, to create houses that, while still undeniably modern, are very much of their place. But the most ambitious and innovative of these projects all maintain a strong design sensibility that transcends geographic borders. "Pacific modern" is an illustrated tour of the most exciting examples of residential architecture in these regions. Among the architects whose work is presented are Glenn Murcutt, Sean Godsell, Burley Katon Halliday, Engelen Moore, Kerry Hill, and Fearon Hay.
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases climate, their contemporary residential architectures share many similar characteristics. Sometimes these are crisp residential designs rendered in the most modern forms, while in other cases architects draw on local cultural or vernacular building materials, such as stone or wood, to create houses that, while still undeniably modern, are very much of their place. But the most ambitious and innovative of these projects all maintain a strong design sensibility that transcends geographic borders. "Pacific modern" is an illustrated tour of the most exciting examples of residential architecture in these regions. Among the architects whose work is presented are Glenn Murcutt, Sean Godsell, Burley Katon Halliday, Engelen Moore, Kerry Hill, and Fearon Hay.
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November 2005, New York
November 2005, New York
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Residential Architecture
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The only thing better than one boring building is hundreds of them. Far from the glamourous and avant-garde architectural features that make Los Angeles justifiably famous are the humble apartment buildings known as "dingbats." But "Pretty Vacant" dares to elevate the low-rise, the boxy, the not remarkably well-constructed to the architecturally sublime. In this brick of(...)
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The only thing better than one boring building is hundreds of them. Far from the glamourous and avant-garde architectural features that make Los Angeles justifiably famous are the humble apartment buildings known as "dingbats." But "Pretty Vacant" dares to elevate the low-rise, the boxy, the not remarkably well-constructed to the architecturally sublime. In this brick of(...)
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Pretty vacant : the Los Angeles dingbat observed
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The only thing better than one boring building is hundreds of them. Far from the glamourous and avant-garde architectural features that make Los Angeles justifiably famous are the humble apartment buildings known as "dingbats." But "Pretty Vacant" dares to elevate the low-rise, the boxy, the not remarkably well-constructed to the architecturally sublime. In this brick of a book, through scads of photographs of these underappreciated gems, their boundless surfacey charms are soon obvious. Combining funky textures, streamlined sconces, and future-retro ornamentation, these buildings practically define LA vernacular in their optimistic mix of mid-century modishness and darling details. Clive Piercy's photographs provide a streetside glimpse into the curious lives of these buildings, with charming names that range from the regal (Kings Studios) to the space-age (The Galaxie). Assembled in a compact but weighty package with more than 480 images, "Pretty Vacant" provides a snapshot tour and kitschy homage to this underdog architectural form.
Pretty vacant : the Los Angeles dingbat observed
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The only thing better than one boring building is hundreds of them. Far from the glamourous and avant-garde architectural features that make Los Angeles justifiably famous are the humble apartment buildings known as "dingbats." But "Pretty Vacant" dares to elevate the low-rise, the boxy, the not remarkably well-constructed to the architecturally sublime. In this brick of a book, through scads of photographs of these underappreciated gems, their boundless surfacey charms are soon obvious. Combining funky textures, streamlined sconces, and future-retro ornamentation, these buildings practically define LA vernacular in their optimistic mix of mid-century modishness and darling details. Clive Piercy's photographs provide a streetside glimpse into the curious lives of these buildings, with charming names that range from the regal (Kings Studios) to the space-age (The Galaxie). Assembled in a compact but weighty package with more than 480 images, "Pretty Vacant" provides a snapshot tour and kitschy homage to this underdog architectural form.
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August 2003, San Francisco
August 2003, San Francisco
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Photography monographs
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Patrimoine hospitalier
Patrimoine hospitalier
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu,(...)
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu,(...)
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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October 2004, Paris
October 2004, Paris
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Patrimoine hospitalier
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu, charité, hôpital général, asile, lazaret, clinique, sanatorium, centre héliomarin ou centre hospitalier, tous ces lieux portent en eux la fonction vitale de l’hôpital. Dans un large tour de France, mêlant des présentations d’hôpitaux en activité et de bâtiments réaffectés, il invite le lecteur à prendre conscience de la fragilité d’un patrimoine peu connu, de plus en plus menacé, qui peine à se moderniser. Après l’abandon des hôpitaux médiévaux, la transformation des hôpitaux généraux, pointe désormais la disparition des hôpitaux pavillonnaires. Que faire alors d’un patrimoine de qualité qui ne remplit plus ses fonctions ? Le reconvertir à des fins publiques, le remettre sur le marché ou le démolir et reconstruire la ville sur elle-même ?
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu, charité, hôpital général, asile, lazaret, clinique, sanatorium, centre héliomarin ou centre hospitalier, tous ces lieux portent en eux la fonction vitale de l’hôpital. Dans un large tour de France, mêlant des présentations d’hôpitaux en activité et de bâtiments réaffectés, il invite le lecteur à prendre conscience de la fragilité d’un patrimoine peu connu, de plus en plus menacé, qui peine à se moderniser. Après l’abandon des hôpitaux médiévaux, la transformation des hôpitaux généraux, pointe désormais la disparition des hôpitaux pavillonnaires. Que faire alors d’un patrimoine de qualité qui ne remplit plus ses fonctions ? Le reconvertir à des fins publiques, le remettre sur le marché ou le démolir et reconstruire la ville sur elle-même ?
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October 2004, Paris
October 2004, Paris
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Commercial interiors, Building types
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