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In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting(...)
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In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting(...)
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Tactical urbanism: short-term action for long-term change
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In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting improvements in their cities and beyond. These quick, often low-cost, and creative projects are the essence of the Tactical Urbanism movement.
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In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting improvements in their cities and beyond. These quick, often low-cost, and creative projects are the essence of the Tactical Urbanism movement.
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June 2014
June 2014
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Vicente Guallart, pioneer of new media, examines the technological, social and cultural changes in our information society for new urban building. Presenting the last 15 years of his work, this book investigates architecture’s ability to construct systems for inhabitable environments in diverse environmental, social, and economic conditions. He crosses boundaries through(...)
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Vicente Guallart, pioneer of new media, examines the technological, social and cultural changes in our information society for new urban building. Presenting the last 15 years of his work, this book investigates architecture’s ability to construct systems for inhabitable environments in diverse environmental, social, and economic conditions. He crosses boundaries through(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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May 2009, Barcelona, New York
May 2009, Barcelona, New York
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Geologics: geography information architecture
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Vicente Guallart, pioneer of new media, examines the technological, social and cultural changes in our information society for new urban building. Presenting the last 15 years of his work, this book investigates architecture’s ability to construct systems for inhabitable environments in diverse environmental, social, and economic conditions. He crosses boundaries through collaborations in geology, sociology, engineering, economics, software and interface design. The projects follow a "natural" logic, referring to components originating in nature, as well as to environmental systems.
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Vicente Guallart, pioneer of new media, examines the technological, social and cultural changes in our information society for new urban building. Presenting the last 15 years of his work, this book investigates architecture’s ability to construct systems for inhabitable environments in diverse environmental, social, and economic conditions. He crosses boundaries through collaborations in geology, sociology, engineering, economics, software and interface design. The projects follow a "natural" logic, referring to components originating in nature, as well as to environmental systems.
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May 2009, Barcelona, New York
May 2009, Barcelona, New York
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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This guidebook to the history of architecture in Venice encompasses the city’s variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard’s classic volume, first published in 1980, is filled with new illustrations. Howard traces the entire evolution of Venice’s architecture, placing special emphasis on the political,(...)
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This guidebook to the history of architecture in Venice encompasses the city’s variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard’s classic volume, first published in 1980, is filled with new illustrations. Howard traces the entire evolution of Venice’s architecture, placing special emphasis on the political,(...)
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The architectural history of Venice
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This guidebook to the history of architecture in Venice encompasses the city’s variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard’s classic volume, first published in 1980, is filled with new illustrations. Howard traces the entire evolution of Venice’s architecture, placing special emphasis on the political, social, and economic framework that supported it. She highlights the achievements of such individual architects as Sansovino, Palladio, Longhena, Massari, and Selva.
The architectural history of Venice
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This guidebook to the history of architecture in Venice encompasses the city’s variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard’s classic volume, first published in 1980, is filled with new illustrations. Howard traces the entire evolution of Venice’s architecture, placing special emphasis on the political, social, and economic framework that supported it. She highlights the achievements of such individual architects as Sansovino, Palladio, Longhena, Massari, and Selva.
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October 2002, New Haven
October 2002, New Haven
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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Politics of public space
Politics of public space
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Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. Increasingly, municipalities and local businesses collaborate to police urban public spaces, transforming them into highly regulated sites of cultural and economic activity. "The politics of public space" highlights the historical,(...)
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Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. Increasingly, municipalities and local businesses collaborate to police urban public spaces, transforming them into highly regulated sites of cultural and economic activity. "The politics of public space" highlights the historical,(...)
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Politics of public space
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Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. Increasingly, municipalities and local businesses collaborate to police urban public spaces, transforming them into highly regulated sites of cultural and economic activity. "The politics of public space" highlights the historical, cultural, and geographical specificity of privatized and repoliticized public space in order to raise the possibility of a different politics of public space and a reimagined public sphere.
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Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. Increasingly, municipalities and local businesses collaborate to police urban public spaces, transforming them into highly regulated sites of cultural and economic activity. "The politics of public space" highlights the historical, cultural, and geographical specificity of privatized and repoliticized public space in order to raise the possibility of a different politics of public space and a reimagined public sphere.
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April 2005, New York
April 2005, New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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''The Art Institution of Tomorrow'' is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices across the world. It suggests that existing art institutions are not equipped to deal with the radical social, economic and environmental change we are living through and engage with advancement in the arts, and that unless they re-focus on their core purpose and(...)
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''The Art Institution of Tomorrow'' is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices across the world. It suggests that existing art institutions are not equipped to deal with the radical social, economic and environmental change we are living through and engage with advancement in the arts, and that unless they re-focus on their core purpose and(...)
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The art institution of tomorrow: Reinventing the model
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''The Art Institution of Tomorrow'' is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices across the world. It suggests that existing art institutions are not equipped to deal with the radical social, economic and environmental change we are living through and engage with advancement in the arts, and that unless they re-focus on their core purpose and fundamentally transform their organisational structure and operational models, they will start to lose their relevance and influence.
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''The Art Institution of Tomorrow'' is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices across the world. It suggests that existing art institutions are not equipped to deal with the radical social, economic and environmental change we are living through and engage with advancement in the arts, and that unless they re-focus on their core purpose and fundamentally transform their organisational structure and operational models, they will start to lose their relevance and influence.
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December 2024
December 2024
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Museology
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and(...)
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and(...)
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Livable modernism : interior decorating and design during the great depression
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and examines the sophisticated marketing strategies of the movement that coincided with a period of tremendous growth for print magazines and advertising industry.
Livable modernism : interior decorating and design during the great depression
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and examines the sophisticated marketing strategies of the movement that coincided with a period of tremendous growth for print magazines and advertising industry.
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November 2004, New Haven
November 2004, New Haven
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Interior Design
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Uniting eighteen leading critics in early modern literary studies, this volume explores book history and the material text. The essays incorporate a broad range of subjects, such as gender and sexuality, religion, postcolonial theory, political and economic history, adaptation and appropriation, historical formalism, and digital humanities. With essays on Shakespeare,(...)
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Uniting eighteen leading critics in early modern literary studies, this volume explores book history and the material text. The essays incorporate a broad range of subjects, such as gender and sexuality, religion, postcolonial theory, political and economic history, adaptation and appropriation, historical formalism, and digital humanities. With essays on Shakespeare,(...)
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Archive, library and the digital
Archive, library and the digital
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August 2016
August 2016
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The book in history, the book as history
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Uniting eighteen leading critics in early modern literary studies, this volume explores book history and the material text. The essays incorporate a broad range of subjects, such as gender and sexuality, religion, postcolonial theory, political and economic history, adaptation and appropriation, historical formalism, and digital humanities. With essays on Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, and others, this volume makes early modern literary studies and book history accessible and will be a core resource in the field for years to come.
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Uniting eighteen leading critics in early modern literary studies, this volume explores book history and the material text. The essays incorporate a broad range of subjects, such as gender and sexuality, religion, postcolonial theory, political and economic history, adaptation and appropriation, historical formalism, and digital humanities. With essays on Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, and others, this volume makes early modern literary studies and book history accessible and will be a core resource in the field for years to come.
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August 2016
August 2016
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Archive, library and the digital
Archive, library and the digital
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New graphic design in China
New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer(...)
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer(...)
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New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer is surveyed over the space of four to eight pages, while their works are placed in context through several essays.
New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer is surveyed over the space of four to eight pages, while their works are placed in context through several essays.
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October 2008, Hong Kong
October 2008, Hong Kong
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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The life of forms in art
The life of forms in art
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In this classic meditation on the problem of style in art history, the author describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and(...)
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In this classic meditation on the problem of style in art history, the author describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and(...)
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The life of forms in art
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In this classic meditation on the problem of style in art history, the author describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and techniques. Focillon emphasizes the presence of nonsynchronous tendencies within styles that give to artworks a manifold and stratified character.
The life of forms in art
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In this classic meditation on the problem of style in art history, the author describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and techniques. Focillon emphasizes the presence of nonsynchronous tendencies within styles that give to artworks a manifold and stratified character.
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September 1992
September 1992
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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365 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 23 cm
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365 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 23 cm
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Melbourne : RMIT Pub., ©2004.
Melbourne : RMIT Pub., ©2004.
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The MESH book : landscape/infrastructure / edited by Julian Raxworthy and Jessica Blood.
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365 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 23 cm
The MESH book : landscape/infrastructure / edited by Julian Raxworthy and Jessica Blood.
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Melbourne : RMIT Pub., ©2004.
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