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The vast social apparatus of the computer network has aligned people with technology in unprecedented ways. The intimacy of the human-computer interface has made it impossible to distinguish technology from the social and cultural business of being human. Cyberculture is the broader name given to this process of becoming through technological means. This book shows that(...)
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The vast social apparatus of the computer network has aligned people with technology in unprecedented ways. The intimacy of the human-computer interface has made it impossible to distinguish technology from the social and cultural business of being human. Cyberculture is the broader name given to this process of becoming through technological means. This book shows that(...)
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Prefiguring cyberculture: an intellectual history
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The vast social apparatus of the computer network has aligned people with technology in unprecedented ways. The intimacy of the human-computer interface has made it impossible to distinguish technology from the social and cultural business of being human. Cyberculture is the broader name given to this process of becoming through technological means. This book shows that cyberculture has been a long time coming.In Prefiguring Cyberculture, media critics and theorists, philosophers, and historians of science explore the antecedents of such aspects of contemporary technological culture as the Internet, the World Wide Web, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, virtual reality, and the cyborg. The contributors examine key texts that anticipate cybercultural practice and theory, including Plato's "Simile of the Cave"; the Renaissance Ars Memoria; Descartes's Meditations (on the mind-body split); Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Alan Turing's Computing Machinery and Intelligence; Philip K. Dick's Man, Android, and Machine; William Gibson's Neuromancer; and Arthur C. Clarke's Profiles of the Future.
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The vast social apparatus of the computer network has aligned people with technology in unprecedented ways. The intimacy of the human-computer interface has made it impossible to distinguish technology from the social and cultural business of being human. Cyberculture is the broader name given to this process of becoming through technological means. This book shows that cyberculture has been a long time coming.In Prefiguring Cyberculture, media critics and theorists, philosophers, and historians of science explore the antecedents of such aspects of contemporary technological culture as the Internet, the World Wide Web, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, virtual reality, and the cyborg. The contributors examine key texts that anticipate cybercultural practice and theory, including Plato's "Simile of the Cave"; the Renaissance Ars Memoria; Descartes's Meditations (on the mind-body split); Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Alan Turing's Computing Machinery and Intelligence; Philip K. Dick's Man, Android, and Machine; William Gibson's Neuromancer; and Arthur C. Clarke's Profiles of the Future.
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Si autrefois la ville était un espace collectif où l'aspiration individuelle était possible, elle est aujourd’hui source d’isolement et de solitude. Partant de ce constat évident et largement médiatisé (qui n’a pas entendu parler de la « crise des banlieues » ?), François Leclercq nous livre un véritable manifeste pour la ville. Cette ville qu’il considère comme une(...)
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Si autrefois la ville était un espace collectif où l'aspiration individuelle était possible, elle est aujourd’hui source d’isolement et de solitude. Partant de ce constat évident et largement médiatisé (qui n’a pas entendu parler de la « crise des banlieues » ?), François Leclercq nous livre un véritable manifeste pour la ville. Cette ville qu’il considère comme une(...)
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Pour la ville, quel que soit l'état du monde
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Si autrefois la ville était un espace collectif où l'aspiration individuelle était possible, elle est aujourd’hui source d’isolement et de solitude. Partant de ce constat évident et largement médiatisé (qui n’a pas entendu parler de la « crise des banlieues » ?), François Leclercq nous livre un véritable manifeste pour la ville. Cette ville qu’il considère comme une entité vivante, autonome et adaptée aux incessantes fluctuations et évolutions contemporaines. Il imagine – à travers cinq récits racontant des opportunités de transformation – une ville qui s'adapte à la réalité d'un monde flou, débarrassée des certitudes des futurismes. Il conçoit les modalités d'une renaissance de la ville de tous et pour tous. Des histoires d'étudiantes maltraitées, d'amour, de voiture et d'échangeur, de maisons de rêve et de villes faciles, sont le support d'une réflexion originale sur la crise urbaine et les réponses à apporter. Les « auteurs-acteurs » de la ville, politiques et professionnels, n'ont plus qu'à saisir et appliquer les solutions proposées, « sans attendre pour ça que le monde aille bien ».
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Si autrefois la ville était un espace collectif où l'aspiration individuelle était possible, elle est aujourd’hui source d’isolement et de solitude. Partant de ce constat évident et largement médiatisé (qui n’a pas entendu parler de la « crise des banlieues » ?), François Leclercq nous livre un véritable manifeste pour la ville. Cette ville qu’il considère comme une entité vivante, autonome et adaptée aux incessantes fluctuations et évolutions contemporaines. Il imagine – à travers cinq récits racontant des opportunités de transformation – une ville qui s'adapte à la réalité d'un monde flou, débarrassée des certitudes des futurismes. Il conçoit les modalités d'une renaissance de la ville de tous et pour tous. Des histoires d'étudiantes maltraitées, d'amour, de voiture et d'échangeur, de maisons de rêve et de villes faciles, sont le support d'une réflexion originale sur la crise urbaine et les réponses à apporter. Les « auteurs-acteurs » de la ville, politiques et professionnels, n'ont plus qu'à saisir et appliquer les solutions proposées, « sans attendre pour ça que le monde aille bien ».
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October 2006, Paris
October 2006, Paris
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Urban Theory
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The Gothic era produced some of the Western world’s most imposing structures, today icons of the European cityscape. Unlike buildings from the Renaissance onward, these medieval works are rarely discussed as the products of the ingenious, innovative contributions of individual architects. This book challenges that common perception by asserting the significant impact of(...)
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The Gothic era produced some of the Western world’s most imposing structures, today icons of the European cityscape. Unlike buildings from the Renaissance onward, these medieval works are rarely discussed as the products of the ingenious, innovative contributions of individual architects. This book challenges that common perception by asserting the significant impact of(...)
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Gothic by design: The dawn of architectural draftsmanship
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The Gothic era produced some of the Western world’s most imposing structures, today icons of the European cityscape. Unlike buildings from the Renaissance onward, these medieval works are rarely discussed as the products of the ingenious, innovative contributions of individual architects. This book challenges that common perception by asserting the significant impact of draftsmanship on the development of the Gothic style from the twelfth to early sixteenth century. The rediscovery of a little-known corpus of architectural drawings and prints reveals the crucial role of drawings in the development of complex and visually appealing structures—from monumental stone cathedrals to small liturgical objects. "Gothic by design" includes surprising ties to contemporary concerns, showing how these works on paper functioned on and off the building site, established the basis for modern concepts of artistic identity and intellectual property, and provided evidence of the long afterlife of Gothic design strategies and their potential use today in sustainable architecture.
Gothic by design: The dawn of architectural draftsmanship
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The Gothic era produced some of the Western world’s most imposing structures, today icons of the European cityscape. Unlike buildings from the Renaissance onward, these medieval works are rarely discussed as the products of the ingenious, innovative contributions of individual architects. This book challenges that common perception by asserting the significant impact of draftsmanship on the development of the Gothic style from the twelfth to early sixteenth century. The rediscovery of a little-known corpus of architectural drawings and prints reveals the crucial role of drawings in the development of complex and visually appealing structures—from monumental stone cathedrals to small liturgical objects. "Gothic by design" includes surprising ties to contemporary concerns, showing how these works on paper functioned on and off the building site, established the basis for modern concepts of artistic identity and intellectual property, and provided evidence of the long afterlife of Gothic design strategies and their potential use today in sustainable architecture.
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May 2026
May 2026
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Lorsque le docteur Joachim Carvallo, éminent physiologiste, visite le château de Villandry à la fin de l’année 1906, il est à ce point ébloui qu’il l’acquiert sur le champ. Pourtant le domaine, vieux de quatre siècles, a subi de lourdes vicissitudes. Transformé au XIXè siècle en parc paysager, puis délaissé, il est presque réduit à l’état de friche. Carvallo s’en empare.(...)
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Lorsque le docteur Joachim Carvallo, éminent physiologiste, visite le château de Villandry à la fin de l’année 1906, il est à ce point ébloui qu’il l’acquiert sur le champ. Pourtant le domaine, vieux de quatre siècles, a subi de lourdes vicissitudes. Transformé au XIXè siècle en parc paysager, puis délaissé, il est presque réduit à l’état de friche. Carvallo s’en empare.(...)
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Les jardins de Villandry : la nature mise en ordre
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Lorsque le docteur Joachim Carvallo, éminent physiologiste, visite le château de Villandry à la fin de l’année 1906, il est à ce point ébloui qu’il l’acquiert sur le champ. Pourtant le domaine, vieux de quatre siècles, a subi de lourdes vicissitudes. Transformé au XIXè siècle en parc paysager, puis délaissé, il est presque réduit à l’état de friche. Carvallo s’en empare. Il lui voue une passion exclusive. Au prix de campagnes de travaux harassantes, il y restitue les fastes d’un XVIè siècle imaginaire. Il consacre le reste de sa vie à traduire dans l’espace, dans les couleurs surtout, sa philosophie d’un ordre divin et son goût pour la disposition en carrés des jardins de la chrétienté médiévale, pour les parcs géométriques de la Renaissance italienne et pour les figures symboliques des parterres hispano-mauresques. Poursuivi avec dévotion par ses descendants, ce dessein singulier fait du Villandry d’aujourd’hui – véritable création ou réinvention du passé – un des joyaux du Val de Loire.
Les jardins de Villandry : la nature mise en ordre
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Lorsque le docteur Joachim Carvallo, éminent physiologiste, visite le château de Villandry à la fin de l’année 1906, il est à ce point ébloui qu’il l’acquiert sur le champ. Pourtant le domaine, vieux de quatre siècles, a subi de lourdes vicissitudes. Transformé au XIXè siècle en parc paysager, puis délaissé, il est presque réduit à l’état de friche. Carvallo s’en empare. Il lui voue une passion exclusive. Au prix de campagnes de travaux harassantes, il y restitue les fastes d’un XVIè siècle imaginaire. Il consacre le reste de sa vie à traduire dans l’espace, dans les couleurs surtout, sa philosophie d’un ordre divin et son goût pour la disposition en carrés des jardins de la chrétienté médiévale, pour les parcs géométriques de la Renaissance italienne et pour les figures symboliques des parterres hispano-mauresques. Poursuivi avec dévotion par ses descendants, ce dessein singulier fait du Villandry d’aujourd’hui – véritable création ou réinvention du passé – un des joyaux du Val de Loire.
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March 2002, Paris
March 2002, Paris
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A Jeff Wall tapestry? Sol LeWitt paneling? Is this some new Target promotion? Actually, those works aren’t for sale to the general public, but are part of architect Charles Vandenhove’s signature philosophy of integrating other artists’ work into his own designs. And it’s one reason he’s gained such acclaim and fame, whether for a new design (the Théâtre des Abbesses in(...)
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A Jeff Wall tapestry? Sol LeWitt paneling? Is this some new Target promotion? Actually, those works aren’t for sale to the general public, but are part of architect Charles Vandenhove’s signature philosophy of integrating other artists’ work into his own designs. And it’s one reason he’s gained such acclaim and fame, whether for a new design (the Théâtre des Abbesses in(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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January 1900, Gent, Amsterdam
January 1900, Gent, Amsterdam
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Charles Vandenhove : art in architecture
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A Jeff Wall tapestry? Sol LeWitt paneling? Is this some new Target promotion? Actually, those works aren’t for sale to the general public, but are part of architect Charles Vandenhove’s signature philosophy of integrating other artists’ work into his own designs. And it’s one reason he’s gained such acclaim and fame, whether for a new design (the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris) or one of his numerous renovation projects (La Monnaie Theatre in Brussels). Paneling (a Vandenhove hallmark) reworked by LeWitt, Marthe Wéry, and Jacques Charlier; tapestries conceived by Luc Tuymans as well as Jeff Wall; designs by Daniel Buren and Patrick Corillon: Each work of art finds a niche in Vandenhove’s architecture, creating a deliberate interaction between disciplines. Or as he himself puts it: "As at the time of the Renaissance, I would like the work of artists to be in line with mine; I would like the one not to be able to exist without the other."
Charles Vandenhove : art in architecture
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A Jeff Wall tapestry? Sol LeWitt paneling? Is this some new Target promotion? Actually, those works aren’t for sale to the general public, but are part of architect Charles Vandenhove’s signature philosophy of integrating other artists’ work into his own designs. And it’s one reason he’s gained such acclaim and fame, whether for a new design (the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris) or one of his numerous renovation projects (La Monnaie Theatre in Brussels). Paneling (a Vandenhove hallmark) reworked by LeWitt, Marthe Wéry, and Jacques Charlier; tapestries conceived by Luc Tuymans as well as Jeff Wall; designs by Daniel Buren and Patrick Corillon: Each work of art finds a niche in Vandenhove’s architecture, creating a deliberate interaction between disciplines. Or as he himself puts it: "As at the time of the Renaissance, I would like the work of artists to be in line with mine; I would like the one not to be able to exist without the other."
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January 1900, Gent, Amsterdam
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This ambitious collection treating the Italian Fascists’ appropriation of the past for political purposes focuses on the role of the visual in the aim of fusing the past and the modern world in Mussolini’s Italy. With contributions by art historians and classicists, literary and intellectual historians, "Donatello among the Blackshirts" demonstrates that the Fascist(...)
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This ambitious collection treating the Italian Fascists’ appropriation of the past for political purposes focuses on the role of the visual in the aim of fusing the past and the modern world in Mussolini’s Italy. With contributions by art historians and classicists, literary and intellectual historians, "Donatello among the Blackshirts" demonstrates that the Fascist(...)
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Architectural Theory
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September 2004, Ithaca
September 2004, Ithaca
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Donatello and the Blackshirts : history and modernity in the visual culture of fascist Italy
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This ambitious collection treating the Italian Fascists’ appropriation of the past for political purposes focuses on the role of the visual in the aim of fusing the past and the modern world in Mussolini’s Italy. With contributions by art historians and classicists, literary and intellectual historians, "Donatello among the Blackshirts" demonstrates that the Fascist regime appropriated not only Italy’s ancient Roman past but also the medieval, Renaissance, and even baroque eras, as well as its own recent history, in constructing a new myth of the nation. Every aspect of visual culture—from monumental architecture, sculpture, painting, and gardens to exhibitions, spectacles, films, medals, household items, and stamps—helped to link the past with modernity. As a result, Italy’s artistic traditions became familiar to all social classes throughout the peninsula. While this richly illustrated book concerns Fascist Italy, at the same time it also shows how Italy’s premodern artistic traditions have been passed down to the present through the filter of the Fascist era.
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This ambitious collection treating the Italian Fascists’ appropriation of the past for political purposes focuses on the role of the visual in the aim of fusing the past and the modern world in Mussolini’s Italy. With contributions by art historians and classicists, literary and intellectual historians, "Donatello among the Blackshirts" demonstrates that the Fascist regime appropriated not only Italy’s ancient Roman past but also the medieval, Renaissance, and even baroque eras, as well as its own recent history, in constructing a new myth of the nation. Every aspect of visual culture—from monumental architecture, sculpture, painting, and gardens to exhibitions, spectacles, films, medals, household items, and stamps—helped to link the past with modernity. As a result, Italy’s artistic traditions became familiar to all social classes throughout the peninsula. While this richly illustrated book concerns Fascist Italy, at the same time it also shows how Italy’s premodern artistic traditions have been passed down to the present through the filter of the Fascist era.
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September 2004, Ithaca
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The renaissance of wood in architecture began in the early 1990s following the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. A lively interest in sustainable materials made wood particularly attractive and it became an important feature in the developing global ecology. Wood as a building material for the home has become independent from the aesthetic designs of a well-known Swedish(...)
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The renaissance of wood in architecture began in the early 1990s following the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. A lively interest in sustainable materials made wood particularly attractive and it became an important feature in the developing global ecology. Wood as a building material for the home has become independent from the aesthetic designs of a well-known Swedish(...)
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Wood houses : spaces for contemporary living and working
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The renaissance of wood in architecture began in the early 1990s following the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. A lively interest in sustainable materials made wood particularly attractive and it became an important feature in the developing global ecology. Wood as a building material for the home has become independent from the aesthetic designs of a well-known Swedish furniture chain, and it now stands for a healthy interior environment, free of harmful toxic substances, with naturally balanced humidity and comfortable, regulated temperatures. This volume documents in full technical detail some 25 timber buildings in three main areas: residential buildings, holiday homes, and living and working. The individual projects cover a large range of sizes, budgets, and types of construction, and they also show wood in combination with such materials as stone, concrete, and steel. The featured work comes from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, USA, Canada, China, Australia and Brazil, and the architects include Philip Gumuchdjian, Mario Botta, Kengo Kuma and Baumschlager + Eberle.
Wood houses : spaces for contemporary living and working
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The renaissance of wood in architecture began in the early 1990s following the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. A lively interest in sustainable materials made wood particularly attractive and it became an important feature in the developing global ecology. Wood as a building material for the home has become independent from the aesthetic designs of a well-known Swedish furniture chain, and it now stands for a healthy interior environment, free of harmful toxic substances, with naturally balanced humidity and comfortable, regulated temperatures. This volume documents in full technical detail some 25 timber buildings in three main areas: residential buildings, holiday homes, and living and working. The individual projects cover a large range of sizes, budgets, and types of construction, and they also show wood in combination with such materials as stone, concrete, and steel. The featured work comes from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, USA, Canada, China, Australia and Brazil, and the architects include Philip Gumuchdjian, Mario Botta, Kengo Kuma and Baumschlager + Eberle.
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October 2004, Basel
October 2004, Basel
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Kyle Cooper
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the(...)
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the(...)
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Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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September 2003, New Haven
September 2003, New Haven
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Kyle Cooper
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the extraordinary title sequence for the horror thriller "Seven", which is credited with bringing about a renaissance in innovative film title design. Seven's titles were touted as short films in their own right-not merely a "design solution" but a metaphorical representation of the film as a whole. Codrington also discusses Cooper's work at the titles specialist R.Greenberg before he founded in 1996 his own Los Angeles based company, Imaginary Forces. As creative director there, Cooper now oversees a ninety-person team and has designed a stunning succession of highly regarded titles for such films as "Eraser", "Mission impossible", "Twister", "The mummy", "The horse whisperer", "The negotiator", and "Arlington road".
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the extraordinary title sequence for the horror thriller "Seven", which is credited with bringing about a renaissance in innovative film title design. Seven's titles were touted as short films in their own right-not merely a "design solution" but a metaphorical representation of the film as a whole. Codrington also discusses Cooper's work at the titles specialist R.Greenberg before he founded in 1996 his own Los Angeles based company, Imaginary Forces. As creative director there, Cooper now oversees a ninety-person team and has designed a stunning succession of highly regarded titles for such films as "Eraser", "Mission impossible", "Twister", "The mummy", "The horse whisperer", "The negotiator", and "Arlington road".
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September 2003, New Haven
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In recent years metal as a construction material has been experiencing a renaissance. Its diverse qualities and versatility mean that it is an ideal material for many different applications. Gone are the days when metal was only used for the roofing and facades of industrial sheds. In the meantime architecture and industry have discovered its aesthetic qualities, using(...)
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In recent years metal as a construction material has been experiencing a renaissance. Its diverse qualities and versatility mean that it is an ideal material for many different applications. Gone are the days when metal was only used for the roofing and facades of industrial sheds. In the meantime architecture and industry have discovered its aesthetic qualities, using(...)
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Materials and Lighting
Materials and Lighting
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October 2003, Basel
October 2003, Basel
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Metal architecture design and construction
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In recent years metal as a construction material has been experiencing a renaissance. Its diverse qualities and versatility mean that it is an ideal material for many different applications. Gone are the days when metal was only used for the roofing and facades of industrial sheds. In the meantime architecture and industry have discovered its aesthetic qualities, using it to cover theatres, museums, and exhibition buildings with shimmering layers of copper and titanium. It enables extravagant forms to be constructed, and even in low-cost, prefabricated buildings, metal can be used in new and interesting ways. It has become an integral factor in creating intelligent architectural solutions which meet the requirements of clients, investors and architects. ”Metal architecture” documents some 21 international projects which show not only the creative elements but also the economic advantages of metal. Of particular note are the Drive-Inn Restaurant in Slovenia, loft apartments in Los Angeles, and the harbour control tower in Lisbon.
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In recent years metal as a construction material has been experiencing a renaissance. Its diverse qualities and versatility mean that it is an ideal material for many different applications. Gone are the days when metal was only used for the roofing and facades of industrial sheds. In the meantime architecture and industry have discovered its aesthetic qualities, using it to cover theatres, museums, and exhibition buildings with shimmering layers of copper and titanium. It enables extravagant forms to be constructed, and even in low-cost, prefabricated buildings, metal can be used in new and interesting ways. It has become an integral factor in creating intelligent architectural solutions which meet the requirements of clients, investors and architects. ”Metal architecture” documents some 21 international projects which show not only the creative elements but also the economic advantages of metal. Of particular note are the Drive-Inn Restaurant in Slovenia, loft apartments in Los Angeles, and the harbour control tower in Lisbon.
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October 2003, Basel
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The great parks and gardens of Europe come alive by the skillful interplay of natural landscape and architectural elements. Throughout the ages, however, this relationship has been treated in very different ways. The gardens of the Italian renaissance in the 15th or 16th century were based on rational plans, whereas the French parks of the Baroque period seem rather more(...)
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The great parks and gardens of Europe come alive by the skillful interplay of natural landscape and architectural elements. Throughout the ages, however, this relationship has been treated in very different ways. The gardens of the Italian renaissance in the 15th or 16th century were based on rational plans, whereas the French parks of the Baroque period seem rather more(...)
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Architecture and landscape : the design experiments of the great European gardens and landscapes, revised and expanded edition
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The great parks and gardens of Europe come alive by the skillful interplay of natural landscape and architectural elements. Throughout the ages, however, this relationship has been treated in very different ways. The gardens of the Italian renaissance in the 15th or 16th century were based on rational plans, whereas the French parks of the Baroque period seem rather more geometric in design, and the English parklands of the 18th century present a scenic composition. In this publication famous historical gardens from all over Europe are analysed, and these graphic analyses allow us to see into the mind of the designers. By highlighting the design processes, they also function as models for future landscape projects. More than 30 renowned gardens have been examined and documented with a wealth of illustrations. Amongst the parks presented are Palladio’s Villa Emo, the perfect order of the Baroque garden Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris or the pastoral yet mysterious park of Blenheim Palace near Oxford.
Architecture and landscape : the design experiments of the great European gardens and landscapes, revised and expanded edition
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Summary:
The great parks and gardens of Europe come alive by the skillful interplay of natural landscape and architectural elements. Throughout the ages, however, this relationship has been treated in very different ways. The gardens of the Italian renaissance in the 15th or 16th century were based on rational plans, whereas the French parks of the Baroque period seem rather more geometric in design, and the English parklands of the 18th century present a scenic composition. In this publication famous historical gardens from all over Europe are analysed, and these graphic analyses allow us to see into the mind of the designers. By highlighting the design processes, they also function as models for future landscape projects. More than 30 renowned gardens have been examined and documented with a wealth of illustrations. Amongst the parks presented are Palladio’s Villa Emo, the perfect order of the Baroque garden Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris or the pastoral yet mysterious park of Blenheim Palace near Oxford.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
December 2003, Basel
December 2003, Basel
Subject:
Gardens
Gardens
