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The writings in this anthology examine the gap between intention and outcome, showing it to be crucial to the meaning of chance in art. The book provides a new critical context for chance procedures in art since 1900 and aims to answer such questions as why artists deliberately set up such a gap in their practice; what new possibilities this suggests; and why the viewer(...)
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The writings in this anthology examine the gap between intention and outcome, showing it to be crucial to the meaning of chance in art. The book provides a new critical context for chance procedures in art since 1900 and aims to answer such questions as why artists deliberately set up such a gap in their practice; what new possibilities this suggests; and why the viewer(...)
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Chance: Documents of contemporary art
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The writings in this anthology examine the gap between intention and outcome, showing it to be crucial to the meaning of chance in art. The book provides a new critical context for chance procedures in art since 1900 and aims to answer such questions as why artists deliberately set up such a gap in their practice; what new possibilities this suggests; and why the viewer finds the art so engaging.
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The writings in this anthology examine the gap between intention and outcome, showing it to be crucial to the meaning of chance in art. The book provides a new critical context for chance procedures in art since 1900 and aims to answer such questions as why artists deliberately set up such a gap in their practice; what new possibilities this suggests; and why the viewer finds the art so engaging.
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March 2010
March 2010
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Art Theory
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This comprehensive publication about the work of Michael van Gessel and the context and significance of his 30-year career as a landscape designer is pivotal to gaining an understanding of the tradition of landscape architecture in the Netherlands. This is not simply because of the historical significance of Van Gessel's work, but also because an analysis and(...)
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This comprehensive publication about the work of Michael van Gessel and the context and significance of his 30-year career as a landscape designer is pivotal to gaining an understanding of the tradition of landscape architecture in the Netherlands. This is not simply because of the historical significance of Van Gessel's work, but also because an analysis and(...)
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Michael van Gessel: landscape architect
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This comprehensive publication about the work of Michael van Gessel and the context and significance of his 30-year career as a landscape designer is pivotal to gaining an understanding of the tradition of landscape architecture in the Netherlands. This is not simply because of the historical significance of Van Gessel's work, but also because an analysis and contextualization of this oeuvre sheds light on landscape architecture as a discipline.
Michael van Gessel: landscape architect
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This comprehensive publication about the work of Michael van Gessel and the context and significance of his 30-year career as a landscape designer is pivotal to gaining an understanding of the tradition of landscape architecture in the Netherlands. This is not simply because of the historical significance of Van Gessel's work, but also because an analysis and contextualization of this oeuvre sheds light on landscape architecture as a discipline.
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April 2010
April 2010
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Gerrit Rietveld
Gerrit Rietveld
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Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced international furniture design and contributed significantly to the history of architecture. Following Rietveld from his humble beginnings as a cabinetmaker to his final years as a world-renowned architect, this book presents both his lesser-known work and his most celebrated. It explores his significance in(...)
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Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced international furniture design and contributed significantly to the history of architecture. Following Rietveld from his humble beginnings as a cabinetmaker to his final years as a world-renowned architect, this book presents both his lesser-known work and his most celebrated. It explores his significance in(...)
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Gerrit Rietveld
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Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced international furniture design and contributed significantly to the history of architecture. Following Rietveld from his humble beginnings as a cabinetmaker to his final years as a world-renowned architect, this book presents both his lesser-known work and his most celebrated. It explores his significance in the wider context of avant-garde movements, and his influence within De Stijl and Functionalism.
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Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced international furniture design and contributed significantly to the history of architecture. Following Rietveld from his humble beginnings as a cabinetmaker to his final years as a world-renowned architect, this book presents both his lesser-known work and his most celebrated. It explores his significance in the wider context of avant-garde movements, and his influence within De Stijl and Functionalism.
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October 2016
October 2016
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Team Ten Farwest
Team Ten Farwest
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''Team Ten Farwest'' focuses on the assimilation processes of the architectural ideas of Team 10 under the critical revision of the Modern Mouvement in the Iberian Peninsula in the period 1953-1981. This book gathers a set texts presented by Portuguese and Spanish architecture researchers within the context of two meetings held in Guimaraes (2017) and Barcelone (2018).(...)
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''Team Ten Farwest'' focuses on the assimilation processes of the architectural ideas of Team 10 under the critical revision of the Modern Mouvement in the Iberian Peninsula in the period 1953-1981. This book gathers a set texts presented by Portuguese and Spanish architecture researchers within the context of two meetings held in Guimaraes (2017) and Barcelone (2018).(...)
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Team Ten Farwest
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''Team Ten Farwest'' focuses on the assimilation processes of the architectural ideas of Team 10 under the critical revision of the Modern Mouvement in the Iberian Peninsula in the period 1953-1981. This book gathers a set texts presented by Portuguese and Spanish architecture researchers within the context of two meetings held in Guimaraes (2017) and Barcelone (2018). Background notes from Joan Ockman, Lukasz Stanek and Dirk van den Heuvel.
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''Team Ten Farwest'' focuses on the assimilation processes of the architectural ideas of Team 10 under the critical revision of the Modern Mouvement in the Iberian Peninsula in the period 1953-1981. This book gathers a set texts presented by Portuguese and Spanish architecture researchers within the context of two meetings held in Guimaraes (2017) and Barcelone (2018). Background notes from Joan Ockman, Lukasz Stanek and Dirk van den Heuvel.
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June 2018
June 2018
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Modernism
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Forma urbana : Architensions
Forma urbana : Architensions
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The projects presented in the book range from small scale to urban interventions and focus on the human experience aspects of urbanism and speed. Forma Urbana proposes buildings that work as living organisms in their own specific context. The book is divided in three sections: Collapse, Acceleration, Simultaneity and are complemented with essays by international(...)
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The projects presented in the book range from small scale to urban interventions and focus on the human experience aspects of urbanism and speed. Forma Urbana proposes buildings that work as living organisms in their own specific context. The book is divided in three sections: Collapse, Acceleration, Simultaneity and are complemented with essays by international(...)
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Forma urbana : Architensions
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The projects presented in the book range from small scale to urban interventions and focus on the human experience aspects of urbanism and speed. Forma Urbana proposes buildings that work as living organisms in their own specific context. The book is divided in three sections: Collapse, Acceleration, Simultaneity and are complemented with essays by international architects and critics such as Luca Galofaro, Giancarlo Mazzanti and Yehuda E. Safran.
Forma urbana : Architensions
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The projects presented in the book range from small scale to urban interventions and focus on the human experience aspects of urbanism and speed. Forma Urbana proposes buildings that work as living organisms in their own specific context. The book is divided in three sections: Collapse, Acceleration, Simultaneity and are complemented with essays by international architects and critics such as Luca Galofaro, Giancarlo Mazzanti and Yehuda E. Safran.
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December 2015
December 2015
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Urban Theory
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Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the(...)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the(...)
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Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the long arm of these histories continue to inspire her writing and hope.
Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the long arm of these histories continue to inspire her writing and hope.
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March 2014
March 2014
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Landscape Theory
Landscape Theory
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Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make(...)
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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February 2015
February 2015
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Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make cities "less boring" and to create urban buildings that echo their surroundings.
Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make cities "less boring" and to create urban buildings that echo their surroundings.
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February 2015
February 2015
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and(...)
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and(...)
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Family ties: living history in canadian house museums
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and relevance of domesticated representations of Victorian material culture in a contemporary multicultural context.
Family ties: living history in canadian house museums
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and relevance of domesticated representations of Victorian material culture in a contemporary multicultural context.
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June 2015
June 2015
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Architecture in Canada
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xvii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
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Diffracting the North : contemporary Latinx Canadian experiences and practices in film, new media, and visual arts / edited by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza.
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Diffracting the North : contemporary Latinx Canadian experiences and practices in film, new media, and visual arts / edited by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza.
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Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
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Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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