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''A User's Manual to Claire Fontaine'' explores the work of the feminist conceptual artist collective Claire Fontaine through the lens of her theoretical and political innovations, both inside and outside the context of contemporary art. Theorizing the ways in which Claire Fontaine's experimental approach can illuminate a more haptic, embodied practice of critical theory,(...)
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''A User's Manual to Claire Fontaine'' explores the work of the feminist conceptual artist collective Claire Fontaine through the lens of her theoretical and political innovations, both inside and outside the context of contemporary art. Theorizing the ways in which Claire Fontaine's experimental approach can illuminate a more haptic, embodied practice of critical theory,(...)
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A user's manual to Claire Fontaine
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''A User's Manual to Claire Fontaine'' explores the work of the feminist conceptual artist collective Claire Fontaine through the lens of her theoretical and political innovations, both inside and outside the context of contemporary art. Theorizing the ways in which Claire Fontaine's experimental approach can illuminate a more haptic, embodied practice of critical theory, this book delineates a series of theoretical techniques and procedures at the core of the artist's work, among them defunctionalization, Institutional Critique, human strike, tactile mimesis, desubjectivation, détournement, magic materialism, and feminist materialism.
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''A User's Manual to Claire Fontaine'' explores the work of the feminist conceptual artist collective Claire Fontaine through the lens of her theoretical and political innovations, both inside and outside the context of contemporary art. Theorizing the ways in which Claire Fontaine's experimental approach can illuminate a more haptic, embodied practice of critical theory, this book delineates a series of theoretical techniques and procedures at the core of the artist's work, among them defunctionalization, Institutional Critique, human strike, tactile mimesis, desubjectivation, détournement, magic materialism, and feminist materialism.
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May 2024
May 2024
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Art Theory
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In this book, editor Kathleen James-Chakraborty and seven other scholars analyze the accomplishments and dispel the myths of the Bauhaus, placing it firmly in a historical context from before the formation of the Weimar Republic through Nazi ascendancy and World War II into the cold war. Together, they investigate its professors’ and students’ interactions with mass(...)
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In this book, editor Kathleen James-Chakraborty and seven other scholars analyze the accomplishments and dispel the myths of the Bauhaus, placing it firmly in a historical context from before the formation of the Weimar Republic through Nazi ascendancy and World War II into the cold war. Together, they investigate its professors’ and students’ interactions with mass(...)
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Bauhaus culture : from Weimar to the Cold War
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In this book, editor Kathleen James-Chakraborty and seven other scholars analyze the accomplishments and dispel the myths of the Bauhaus, placing it firmly in a historical context from before the formation of the Weimar Republic through Nazi ascendancy and World War II into the cold war. Together, they investigate its professors’ and students’ interactions with mass culture; establish the complexity of its relationship with Wilhelmine, Nazi, and postwar German politics; and challenge the claim that its architects greatly influenced American architecture in the 1930s.
Bauhaus culture : from Weimar to the Cold War
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In this book, editor Kathleen James-Chakraborty and seven other scholars analyze the accomplishments and dispel the myths of the Bauhaus, placing it firmly in a historical context from before the formation of the Weimar Republic through Nazi ascendancy and World War II into the cold war. Together, they investigate its professors’ and students’ interactions with mass culture; establish the complexity of its relationship with Wilhelmine, Nazi, and postwar German politics; and challenge the claim that its architects greatly influenced American architecture in the 1930s.
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July 2006, Minneapolis
July 2006, Minneapolis
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Modernism
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death(...)
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death(...)
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Private grief, public mourning: the rise of the roadside shrine in British Columbia
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death and grieving, one more thread in a long tapestry of public exhibitions of grief that serve to announce to the watching world who we are.
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death and grieving, one more thread in a long tapestry of public exhibitions of grief that serve to announce to the watching world who we are.
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April 2009
April 2009
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Food
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"The organic approach to architecture" is a multi-disciplinary investigation of emerging forms in the context of ecology, social and physical infrastructures, and electronic technologies. It brings together renowned figures from the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics, computer graphics, biology and critical theory to share their investigations related to(...)
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"The organic approach to architecture" is a multi-disciplinary investigation of emerging forms in the context of ecology, social and physical infrastructures, and electronic technologies. It brings together renowned figures from the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics, computer graphics, biology and critical theory to share their investigations related to(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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February 2003, Chichester
February 2003, Chichester
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The organic approach to architecture
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"The organic approach to architecture" is a multi-disciplinary investigation of emerging forms in the context of ecology, social and physical infrastructures, and electronic technologies. It brings together renowned figures from the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics, computer graphics, biology and critical theory to share their investigations related to the production and perception of space. Drawn from a symposium organised by the editors Deborah Gans and Zehra Kuz, the chapters and panel discussions address topical issues of genetic technologies, cyber and geometric morphing, environmentalism, landscape and infrastructure.
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"The organic approach to architecture" is a multi-disciplinary investigation of emerging forms in the context of ecology, social and physical infrastructures, and electronic technologies. It brings together renowned figures from the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics, computer graphics, biology and critical theory to share their investigations related to the production and perception of space. Drawn from a symposium organised by the editors Deborah Gans and Zehra Kuz, the chapters and panel discussions address topical issues of genetic technologies, cyber and geometric morphing, environmentalism, landscape and infrastructure.
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February 2003, Chichester
February 2003, Chichester
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Bare facts
Bare facts
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The AM NAI Prize aims to highlight the unique position and quality of young architects in the Netherlands. The nominated projects for 2006 are documented in detail in the Bare Facts publication, which also explores the context in which the buildings were created. With contributions by various critics and members of the jury, including Aaron Betsky, Mariet Schoenmakers and(...)
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The AM NAI Prize aims to highlight the unique position and quality of young architects in the Netherlands. The nominated projects for 2006 are documented in detail in the Bare Facts publication, which also explores the context in which the buildings were created. With contributions by various critics and members of the jury, including Aaron Betsky, Mariet Schoenmakers and(...)
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Bare facts
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The AM NAI Prize aims to highlight the unique position and quality of young architects in the Netherlands. The nominated projects for 2006 are documented in detail in the Bare Facts publication, which also explores the context in which the buildings were created. With contributions by various critics and members of the jury, including Aaron Betsky, Mariet Schoenmakers and Lara Schrijver, this book - like the first and second editions - provides a snapshot of the youngest generation of architects and a barometer for Dutch architecture of the future.
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The AM NAI Prize aims to highlight the unique position and quality of young architects in the Netherlands. The nominated projects for 2006 are documented in detail in the Bare Facts publication, which also explores the context in which the buildings were created. With contributions by various critics and members of the jury, including Aaron Betsky, Mariet Schoenmakers and Lara Schrijver, this book - like the first and second editions - provides a snapshot of the youngest generation of architects and a barometer for Dutch architecture of the future.
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November 2006, Rotterdam
November 2006, Rotterdam
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural(...)
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural(...)
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Canadian Architects
Canadian Architects
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May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
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Richard Henriquez : selected works 1964-2005
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/Governor General’s Awards and five Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, the firm, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, combines unique contemporary design with sensitivity to historical context and urban fabric.
Richard Henriquez : selected works 1964-2005
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/Governor General’s Awards and five Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, the firm, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, combines unique contemporary design with sensitivity to historical context and urban fabric.
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May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
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Canadian Architects
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Tectonics: A Building for Earth Sciences at Oxford documents the design and building of an ambitious architectural project for the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. It brings together both design and client teams to explain the story of the project, its context and commission, describing in detail the architectural minutiae of the building. The book(...)
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Tectonics: A Building for Earth Sciences at Oxford documents the design and building of an ambitious architectural project for the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. It brings together both design and client teams to explain the story of the project, its context and commission, describing in detail the architectural minutiae of the building. The book(...)
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Wilkinson Eyre architects: tectonics: a building for earth sciences at Oxford
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Tectonics: A Building for Earth Sciences at Oxford documents the design and building of an ambitious architectural project for the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. It brings together both design and client teams to explain the story of the project, its context and commission, describing in detail the architectural minutiae of the building. The book highlights the building’s features, including the ‘narrative wall’—acting as the public face for the department—and the atrium ‘hinge’ which conjoins the laboratory and office wings.
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Tectonics: A Building for Earth Sciences at Oxford documents the design and building of an ambitious architectural project for the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. It brings together both design and client teams to explain the story of the project, its context and commission, describing in detail the architectural minutiae of the building. The book highlights the building’s features, including the ‘narrative wall’—acting as the public face for the department—and the atrium ‘hinge’ which conjoins the laboratory and office wings.
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September 2011
September 2011
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Gaudi of Barcelona
Gaudi of Barcelona
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With nearly 150 color reproductions, this volume offers a new standard overview of Gaudi's extraordinary career. Luis Permanyer places the architect's oeuvre within the context of Catalan and wider European developments of the time, but he also describes the more personal mystical impetus that lay at the core of Gaudi's inventions. For those already familiar with the(...)
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With nearly 150 color reproductions, this volume offers a new standard overview of Gaudi's extraordinary career. Luis Permanyer places the architect's oeuvre within the context of Catalan and wider European developments of the time, but he also describes the more personal mystical impetus that lay at the core of Gaudi's inventions. For those already familiar with the(...)
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Gaudi of Barcelona
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With nearly 150 color reproductions, this volume offers a new standard overview of Gaudi's extraordinary career. Luis Permanyer places the architect's oeuvre within the context of Catalan and wider European developments of the time, but he also describes the more personal mystical impetus that lay at the core of Gaudi's inventions. For those already familiar with the architect's work, Melba Levick's superb and detail photographs will prove a revelation; for those just discovering Gaudi, this book is the next best thing to experiencing the buildings themselves.
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With nearly 150 color reproductions, this volume offers a new standard overview of Gaudi's extraordinary career. Luis Permanyer places the architect's oeuvre within the context of Catalan and wider European developments of the time, but he also describes the more personal mystical impetus that lay at the core of Gaudi's inventions. For those already familiar with the architect's work, Melba Levick's superb and detail photographs will prove a revelation; for those just discovering Gaudi, this book is the next best thing to experiencing the buildings themselves.
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April 2012
April 2012
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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This insight into Stirling’s work presents previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on his early career, including: 'The Black Notebook' – the journal he kept in the mid-1950s the recorded talk he gave to the 'Team 10' group in 1962, as well as the discussion that followed that talk three sets of notes for lectures an interview(...)
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This insight into Stirling’s work presents previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on his early career, including: 'The Black Notebook' – the journal he kept in the mid-1950s the recorded talk he gave to the 'Team 10' group in 1962, as well as the discussion that followed that talk three sets of notes for lectures an interview(...)
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James Stirling: early unpublished writings on architecture
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This insight into Stirling’s work presents previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on his early career, including: 'The Black Notebook' – the journal he kept in the mid-1950s the recorded talk he gave to the 'Team 10' group in 1962, as well as the discussion that followed that talk three sets of notes for lectures an interview with Stirling and Gowan essays by the editor placing the texts in the context of Stirling’s early work and discussing Stirling’s relation to Le Corbusier.
James Stirling: early unpublished writings on architecture
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This insight into Stirling’s work presents previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on his early career, including: 'The Black Notebook' – the journal he kept in the mid-1950s the recorded talk he gave to the 'Team 10' group in 1962, as well as the discussion that followed that talk three sets of notes for lectures an interview with Stirling and Gowan essays by the editor placing the texts in the context of Stirling’s early work and discussing Stirling’s relation to Le Corbusier.
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July 2009
July 2009
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to(...)
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to(...)
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AV Proyectos 096 : Dossier Mecanoo
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to The Whale competition to design an observation center on the Norwegian coast, and presents the winning proposal, by Dorte Mandrup, and the three shortlisted projects by BIG, Snøhetta, and Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
AV Proyectos 096 : Dossier Mecanoo
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to The Whale competition to design an observation center on the Norwegian coast, and presents the winning proposal, by Dorte Mandrup, and the three shortlisted projects by BIG, Snøhetta, and Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
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April 2020
April 2020
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