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The human condition.
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vi, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
[Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1958], c1958
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[Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1958], c1958
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Le temps des infrastructures / sous la direction de Claude Prelorenzo et Dominique Rouillard.
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157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Paris : Harmattan, ©2007.
Le temps des infrastructures / sous la direction de Claude Prelorenzo et Dominique Rouillard.
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157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Paris : Harmattan, ©2007.
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Metalabel Co-Matter 2023
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Metalabel Co-Matter 2023
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This publication unites recent collages, drawings, posters and sculptural works by Jakob Kolding (born 1971), examining different concepts of architectural space. Starting from an early fascination with modernist planning, the Danish artist shifted his focus toward a more general interest in the complex socio-economic and political conditions of city life, and more(...)
Jakob Kolding : shifting realities
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This publication unites recent collages, drawings, posters and sculptural works by Jakob Kolding (born 1971), examining different concepts of architectural space. Starting from an early fascination with modernist planning, the Danish artist shifted his focus toward a more general interest in the complex socio-economic and political conditions of city life, and more recently to more psychological conceptions of such spaces.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an(...)
Shop class as soulcraft: an inquiry into the value of work
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On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.
Critical Theory
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Grounding its analysis in regional political economy and neighborhood-based ethnography, 'Cyclescapes of the Unequal City' uses the bicycle as a lens to view major shifts in today’s American city. It addresses a growing interest in bicycling as an urban economic and environmental strategy, its role in the politics of gentrification, and efforts to build more diverse(...)
Cyclescapes of the unequal city: bicycle infrastructure and unven development
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Grounding its analysis in regional political economy and neighborhood-based ethnography, 'Cyclescapes of the Unequal City' uses the bicycle as a lens to view major shifts in today’s American city. It addresses a growing interest in bicycling as an urban economic and environmental strategy, its role in the politics of gentrification, and efforts to build more diverse coalitions of bicycle advocates.
Urban Theory
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''The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens'' explores the key moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most influential gardens, Linda Chisholm explores how social, political, and economic influences shaped garden design principles. The book is organized chronologically and by theme, starting with the medieval garden Alhambra and ending with the(...)
The history of landscape design in 100 gardens
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''The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens'' explores the key moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most influential gardens, Linda Chisholm explores how social, political, and economic influences shaped garden design principles. The book is organized chronologically and by theme, starting with the medieval garden Alhambra and ending with the modern naturalism of the Lurie Garden.
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Volume 23: Al Manakh 2
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Al Manakh 2 investigates actual economic, social and cultural conditions in the Gulf region, and confronts these with demographic and political challenges. In doing so, AM2 goes deep into Gulf territory and asks what this means for the region and other parts of the world. Post-oil development strategies and experimentation in urbanism and cohabitation are checked on their(...)
Volume 23: Al Manakh 2
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Al Manakh 2 investigates actual economic, social and cultural conditions in the Gulf region, and confronts these with demographic and political challenges. In doing so, AM2 goes deep into Gulf territory and asks what this means for the region and other parts of the world. Post-oil development strategies and experimentation in urbanism and cohabitation are checked on their meaning and potential.
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Native land: Stop eject
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Filmmaker Raymond Depardon and eminent philosopher Paul Virilio discuss the relationship between ideas of homeland and rootedness, at a time when human migration has reached an unprecedented scale. Illustrating their dialogue, the artists and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mark Hansen, Laura Kurgan and Ben Rubin have devised a cartographic collaboration that tracks(...)
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Native land: Stop eject
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Filmmaker Raymond Depardon and eminent philosopher Paul Virilio discuss the relationship between ideas of homeland and rootedness, at a time when human migration has reached an unprecedented scale. Illustrating their dialogue, the artists and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mark Hansen, Laura Kurgan and Ben Rubin have devised a cartographic collaboration that tracks environmental, political and economic migrations around the world.
Governing by debt
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Experts, pundits, and politicians agree: public debt is hindering growth and increasing unemployment. Governments must reduce debt at all cost if they want to restore confidence and get back on a path to prosperity. Maurizio Lazzarato's diagnosis, however, is completely different: under capitalism, debt is not primarily a question of budget and economic concerns but a(...)
Governing by debt
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Experts, pundits, and politicians agree: public debt is hindering growth and increasing unemployment. Governments must reduce debt at all cost if they want to restore confidence and get back on a path to prosperity. Maurizio Lazzarato's diagnosis, however, is completely different: under capitalism, debt is not primarily a question of budget and economic concerns but a political relation of subjection and enslavement.
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