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Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of this movement, and in Suburban Nation they assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. It is a lively, thorough, critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on(...)
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Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of this movement, and in Suburban Nation they assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. It is a lively, thorough, critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on(...)
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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January 2000, New York
January 2000, New York
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Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American dream
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Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of this movement, and in Suburban Nation they assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. It is a lively, thorough, critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on the distinctions between postwar suburbia-characterized by housing clusters, strip malls, office parks, and parking lots-and the traditional neighborhoods that were built as a matter of course until mid-century. It is an indictment of the entire development community, including governments, for the fact that America no longer builds towns.
Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American dream
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Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of this movement, and in Suburban Nation they assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. It is a lively, thorough, critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on the distinctions between postwar suburbia-characterized by housing clusters, strip malls, office parks, and parking lots-and the traditional neighborhoods that were built as a matter of course until mid-century. It is an indictment of the entire development community, including governments, for the fact that America no longer builds towns.
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January 2000, New York
January 2000, New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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From Tudor knot gardens, to Victorian extravaganzas and minimalist gardens of the new millennium, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a new kind of gardening history. Whilst the gardens of the rich have always been impressive symbols of social and economic success, the gardens of the poor, by contrast, began as a basic means of survival. In a survey spanning the last(...)
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From Tudor knot gardens, to Victorian extravaganzas and minimalist gardens of the new millennium, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a new kind of gardening history. Whilst the gardens of the rich have always been impressive symbols of social and economic success, the gardens of the poor, by contrast, began as a basic means of survival. In a survey spanning the last(...)
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The English garden : a social history
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From Tudor knot gardens, to Victorian extravaganzas and minimalist gardens of the new millennium, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a new kind of gardening history. Whilst the gardens of the rich have always been impressive symbols of social and economic success, the gardens of the poor, by contrast, began as a basic means of survival. In a survey spanning the last five hundred years, the author shows how gardens have altered across the generations in direct response to changes in society. This is an illuminating piece of social history which reflects England's constant fascination with its gardens and their owners.
The English garden : a social history
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From Tudor knot gardens, to Victorian extravaganzas and minimalist gardens of the new millennium, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a new kind of gardening history. Whilst the gardens of the rich have always been impressive symbols of social and economic success, the gardens of the poor, by contrast, began as a basic means of survival. In a survey spanning the last five hundred years, the author shows how gardens have altered across the generations in direct response to changes in society. This is an illuminating piece of social history which reflects England's constant fascination with its gardens and their owners.
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June 2001, London
June 2001, London
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Gardens
Gardens
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Monu 31: After life urbanism
Monu 31: After life urbanism
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New urban challenges and phenomena are emerging from recent changes in our society related to death and its consequences for cities and buildings. “After Life Urbanism” addresses the reengagement and coexistence with life and death, exploring what impacts such transformations might have in terms of spatial, cultural, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The topic(...)
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New urban challenges and phenomena are emerging from recent changes in our society related to death and its consequences for cities and buildings. “After Life Urbanism” addresses the reengagement and coexistence with life and death, exploring what impacts such transformations might have in terms of spatial, cultural, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The topic(...)
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Monu 31: After life urbanism
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New urban challenges and phenomena are emerging from recent changes in our society related to death and its consequences for cities and buildings. “After Life Urbanism” addresses the reengagement and coexistence with life and death, exploring what impacts such transformations might have in terms of spatial, cultural, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The topic includes a case for urban burial by Anya Domlesky, Miguel Candela’s images of families living in Manila’s cemeteries, life planning software developed by James Norris, Cameron Jamie’s photos of suburban Halloween decorations, virtual wakes on the internet, an interview with Karla Rothstein, and more.
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New urban challenges and phenomena are emerging from recent changes in our society related to death and its consequences for cities and buildings. “After Life Urbanism” addresses the reengagement and coexistence with life and death, exploring what impacts such transformations might have in terms of spatial, cultural, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The topic includes a case for urban burial by Anya Domlesky, Miguel Candela’s images of families living in Manila’s cemeteries, life planning software developed by James Norris, Cameron Jamie’s photos of suburban Halloween decorations, virtual wakes on the internet, an interview with Karla Rothstein, and more.
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December 2019
December 2019
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Unpayable Debt
Unpayable Debt
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''Unpayable debt'' examines the relationships among coloniality, raciality, and global capital from a black feminist ''poethical'' perspective. Inspired by Octavia E. Butler's 1979 sci-fi novel ''Kindred,'' in which an African-American writer is transported back in time to the antebellum South to save her owner-ancestor, ''Unpayable debt'' relates the notion of value to(...)
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''Unpayable debt'' examines the relationships among coloniality, raciality, and global capital from a black feminist ''poethical'' perspective. Inspired by Octavia E. Butler's 1979 sci-fi novel ''Kindred,'' in which an African-American writer is transported back in time to the antebellum South to save her owner-ancestor, ''Unpayable debt'' relates the notion of value to(...)
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Unpayable Debt
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''Unpayable debt'' examines the relationships among coloniality, raciality, and global capital from a black feminist ''poethical'' perspective. Inspired by Octavia E. Butler's 1979 sci-fi novel ''Kindred,'' in which an African-American writer is transported back in time to the antebellum South to save her owner-ancestor, ''Unpayable debt'' relates the notion of value to coloniality—both economic and ethical. Focusing on the philosophy behind value, Denise Ferreira da Silva exposes capital as the juridical architecture and ethical grammar of the world. Here, raciality—a symbol of coloniality—justifies deployments of total violence to enable expropriation and land extraction.
Unpayable Debt
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''Unpayable debt'' examines the relationships among coloniality, raciality, and global capital from a black feminist ''poethical'' perspective. Inspired by Octavia E. Butler's 1979 sci-fi novel ''Kindred,'' in which an African-American writer is transported back in time to the antebellum South to save her owner-ancestor, ''Unpayable debt'' relates the notion of value to coloniality—both economic and ethical. Focusing on the philosophy behind value, Denise Ferreira da Silva exposes capital as the juridical architecture and ethical grammar of the world. Here, raciality—a symbol of coloniality—justifies deployments of total violence to enable expropriation and land extraction.
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August 2022
August 2022
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Critical Theory
Critical Theory
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Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin: architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century
Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin: architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century
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In "Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin," Matthew Soules issues an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. We rarely consider architecture to be an important factor in contemporary economic and political debates, yet sparsely occupied ultra-thin "pencil towers" develop in(...)
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In "Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin," Matthew Soules issues an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. We rarely consider architecture to be an important factor in contemporary economic and political debates, yet sparsely occupied ultra-thin "pencil towers" develop in(...)
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Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin: architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century
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In "Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin," Matthew Soules issues an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. We rarely consider architecture to be an important factor in contemporary economic and political debates, yet sparsely occupied ultra-thin "pencil towers" develop in our cities, functioning as speculative wealth storage for the superrich, and cavernous "iceberg" homes extend architectural assets many stories below street level. Meanwhile, communities around the globe are blighted by zombie and ghost urbanism, marked by unoccupied neighborhoods and abandoned housing developments.
Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin: architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century
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In "Icebergs, zombies, and the ultra thin," Matthew Soules issues an indictment of how finance capitalism dramatically alters not only architectural forms but also the very nature of our cities and societies. We rarely consider architecture to be an important factor in contemporary economic and political debates, yet sparsely occupied ultra-thin "pencil towers" develop in our cities, functioning as speculative wealth storage for the superrich, and cavernous "iceberg" homes extend architectural assets many stories below street level. Meanwhile, communities around the globe are blighted by zombie and ghost urbanism, marked by unoccupied neighborhoods and abandoned housing developments.
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May 2021
May 2021
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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The modern world was created through the combination and complex interactions of five grand transitions: demographic, agricultural and dietary, energy, and economic. They have made many intensifying demands on the environment, resulting in ecosystemic degradation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and eventually change on the planetary level, with global warming being the(...)
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The modern world was created through the combination and complex interactions of five grand transitions: demographic, agricultural and dietary, energy, and economic. They have made many intensifying demands on the environment, resulting in ecosystemic degradation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and eventually change on the planetary level, with global warming being the(...)
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Grand transitions: How the modern world was made
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The modern world was created through the combination and complex interactions of five grand transitions: demographic, agricultural and dietary, energy, and economic. They have made many intensifying demands on the environment, resulting in ecosystemic degradation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and eventually change on the planetary level, with global warming being the most worrisome development. This book traces the genesis of these transitions, their interactions and complicated progress as well as their outcomes and impacts, explaining how the modern world was made—and then offers a forward-thinking examination of some key unfolding transitions and appraising their challenges and possible results.
Grand transitions: How the modern world was made
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The modern world was created through the combination and complex interactions of five grand transitions: demographic, agricultural and dietary, energy, and economic. They have made many intensifying demands on the environment, resulting in ecosystemic degradation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and eventually change on the planetary level, with global warming being the most worrisome development. This book traces the genesis of these transitions, their interactions and complicated progress as well as their outcomes and impacts, explaining how the modern world was made—and then offers a forward-thinking examination of some key unfolding transitions and appraising their challenges and possible results.
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April 2021
April 2021
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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''How will we live together?'' The extensive publication for the exhibition of the Slovenian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Biennale seeks to answer this question through research on community centres in Slovenia. By unearthing and presenting the large-scale project of building more than 350 cooperative centres that began 70 years ago, it reveals how(...)
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''How will we live together?'' The extensive publication for the exhibition of the Slovenian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Biennale seeks to answer this question through research on community centres in Slovenia. By unearthing and presenting the large-scale project of building more than 350 cooperative centres that began 70 years ago, it reveals how(...)
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The common in community: Slovenian pavilion 17th Architecture Biennale
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''How will we live together?'' The extensive publication for the exhibition of the Slovenian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Biennale seeks to answer this question through research on community centres in Slovenia. By unearthing and presenting the large-scale project of building more than 350 cooperative centres that began 70 years ago, it reveals how these centres have seen changes in the political and economic system, taken on new uses, shaped local communities, and remain relevant today. A closer look at this history provides a better understanding of indoor public spaces as social infrastructure that fosters interaction, communication, and empowerment.
The common in community: Slovenian pavilion 17th Architecture Biennale
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''How will we live together?'' The extensive publication for the exhibition of the Slovenian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Biennale seeks to answer this question through research on community centres in Slovenia. By unearthing and presenting the large-scale project of building more than 350 cooperative centres that began 70 years ago, it reveals how these centres have seen changes in the political and economic system, taken on new uses, shaped local communities, and remain relevant today. A closer look at this history provides a better understanding of indoor public spaces as social infrastructure that fosters interaction, communication, and empowerment.
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January 2021
January 2021
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Biennial
Biennial
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Food dal cucchiaio al mondo
Food dal cucchiaio al mondo
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‘Food’ is an exploration of the architectural issues associated with storing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food and raw materials, stimulating debate with respect to our contemporary situation of crowded cities and overpopulation. With more than 50 works by various artists and architects, the exhibition at MAXXI tackles the global political, social, urban,(...)
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‘Food’ is an exploration of the architectural issues associated with storing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food and raw materials, stimulating debate with respect to our contemporary situation of crowded cities and overpopulation. With more than 50 works by various artists and architects, the exhibition at MAXXI tackles the global political, social, urban,(...)
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Food dal cucchiaio al mondo
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‘Food’ is an exploration of the architectural issues associated with storing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food and raw materials, stimulating debate with respect to our contemporary situation of crowded cities and overpopulation. With more than 50 works by various artists and architects, the exhibition at MAXXI tackles the global political, social, urban, and economic effects of food on communities and regions. Divided into six sections – body, house, street, city, landscape, world – it ranges from the individual to the planetary dimension in its examination and questioning of the major geopolitical issues and networks for the production and distribution of food.
Food dal cucchiaio al mondo
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‘Food’ is an exploration of the architectural issues associated with storing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food and raw materials, stimulating debate with respect to our contemporary situation of crowded cities and overpopulation. With more than 50 works by various artists and architects, the exhibition at MAXXI tackles the global political, social, urban, and economic effects of food on communities and regions. Divided into six sections – body, house, street, city, landscape, world – it ranges from the individual to the planetary dimension in its examination and questioning of the major geopolitical issues and networks for the production and distribution of food.
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September 2015
September 2015
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Food
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19 pages ; 20 cm
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Novosibirsk : USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Dept., Institute of Economics, Dept. of Sociological Problems and Social Planning of Labour Resources, 1970.
Novosibirsk : USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Dept., Institute of Economics, Dept. of Sociological Problems and Social Planning of Labour Resources, 1970.
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Novosibirsk : USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Dept., Institute of Economics, Dept. of Sociological Problems and Social Planning of Labour Resources, 1970.
Novosibirsk : USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Dept., Institute of Economics, Dept. of Sociological Problems and Social Planning of Labour Resources, 1970.
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303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Montréal : Le Préambule ; Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique : Editions Ciaco, ©1985.
Montréal : Le Préambule ; Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique : Editions Ciaco, ©1985.
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Forme urbaine et pratique sociale / Gilles Ritchot ... [et al. ; édité par] Gilles Ritchot et Claude Feltz.
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303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Forme urbaine et pratique sociale / Gilles Ritchot ... [et al. ; édité par] Gilles Ritchot et Claude Feltz.
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Montréal : Le Préambule ; Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique : Editions Ciaco, ©1985.
Montréal : Le Préambule ; Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique : Editions Ciaco, ©1985.
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