Duchamp: by hand, even
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In this essay, curator Helen Molesworth pinpoints the significance of the return of the handmade in the later years of Duchamp’s oeuvre, positioning this paradigmatic shift away from the readymade as the focal point of academic debate for the very first time.
Duchamp: by hand, even
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In this essay, curator Helen Molesworth pinpoints the significance of the return of the handmade in the later years of Duchamp’s oeuvre, positioning this paradigmatic shift away from the readymade as the focal point of academic debate for the very first time.
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The smell of fresh-cut grass and the look of a well-kept lawn evoke strong feelings in many of us, but this book is the story of two men who took that feeling and made it into an obsession with the lawn mower. Edwin Beard Budding (1796–1846) invented the lawnmower; Clive Gravett, the author, has built both a museum and charity dedicated to Budding, and he has assembled a(...)
Two men went to mow: the obsession, impact and history of lawn mowing
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The smell of fresh-cut grass and the look of a well-kept lawn evoke strong feelings in many of us, but this book is the story of two men who took that feeling and made it into an obsession with the lawn mower. Edwin Beard Budding (1796–1846) invented the lawnmower; Clive Gravett, the author, has built both a museum and charity dedicated to Budding, and he has assembled a vast collection of mowers spanning a century and a half. "Two Men Went to Mow" tells the full story of this world-changing piece of machinery. From its use in family yards, to its impact on the turf-based sports so many of us watch and love, Gravett takes us on an extraordinary and informative journey, showing how the mower developed, linking its rise to other trends in social history, and exploring the mowing habits of many famous and even infamous people.
Landscape Theory
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With the advent of revolutionary digital design and production technologies, contemporary architects and their clients developed a taste for dramatic, unconventional forms. Seeking to amaze their audiences and promote their global brands, “starchitects” like Herzog & de Meuron and Frank Gehry have reaped substantial rewards through the pursuit of spectacle enabled by(...)
The rent of form: architecture and labor in the digital age
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With the advent of revolutionary digital design and production technologies, contemporary architects and their clients developed a taste for dramatic, unconventional forms. Seeking to amaze their audiences and promote their global brands, “starchitects” like Herzog & de Meuron and Frank Gehry have reaped substantial rewards through the pursuit of spectacle enabled by these new technologies. This process reached a climax in projects like Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao and the “Bilbao effect,” in which spectacular architectural designs became increasingly sought by municipal and institutional clients for their perceived capacity to enhance property values, which author Pedro Fiori Arantes calls the “rent of form.” Analyzing many major international architectural projects of the past twenty years, Arantes provides an in-depth account of how this “architecture of exception” has come to dominate today’s industry
Architectural Theory
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''Toward a Living Architecture?'' is the first book-length critique of the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Starting from the assertion that we should take generative architects' rhetoric of biology and sustainability seriously, Christina Cogdell examines their claims from the standpoints of the sciences(...)
Toward a living architecture? Complexism and biology in generative design
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''Toward a Living Architecture?'' is the first book-length critique of the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Starting from the assertion that we should take generative architects' rhetoric of biology and sustainability seriously, Christina Cogdell examines their claims from the standpoints of the sciences they draw on—complex systems theory, evolutionary theory, genetics and epigenetics, and synthetic biology. She reveals significant disconnects while also pointing to approaches and projects with significant potential for further development. Arguing that architectural design today often only masquerades as sustainable, Cogdell demonstrates how the language of some cutting-edge practitioners and educators can mislead students and clients into thinking they are getting something biological when they are not.
Architectural Theory
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''Herlands'', a compelling ethnography of women’s land networks in the United States, highlights the ongoing relevance of these communities as vibrant cultural enclaves that also impact broader ideas about gender, women’s bodies, lesbian identity, and right ways of living
Herlands: exploring the women's land movements in the United States
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''Herlands'', a compelling ethnography of women’s land networks in the United States, highlights the ongoing relevance of these communities as vibrant cultural enclaves that also impact broader ideas about gender, women’s bodies, lesbian identity, and right ways of living
Urban Theory
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Community newspapers, community radio stations, citizen assemblies- all forums of public debate being re-vitalized in ''The Public Place.''
The public place: citizen participation in the neighbourhood and the city
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Community newspapers, community radio stations, citizen assemblies- all forums of public debate being re-vitalized in ''The Public Place.''
Urban Theory
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Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable—for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment—yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck's follow-up to his bestselling ''Walkable City'' is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. ''Walkable City(...)
Walkable city rules: 101 steps to making better places
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Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable—for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment—yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck's follow-up to his bestselling ''Walkable City'' is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. ''Walkable City Rules'' is a doer's guide to making change in cities, and making it now.
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Urbanism without effort
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In ''Urbanism Without Effort,'' Chuck Wolfe argues that 'unplanned' places can often teach us more about great placemaking than planned ones. From impromptu movie nights in a Seattle alley to the adapted reuse of Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia, Wolfe searches for the 'first principles' of what makes humans feel happy and safe amid the hustle and bustle of urban(...)
Urbanism without effort
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In ''Urbanism Without Effort,'' Chuck Wolfe argues that 'unplanned' places can often teach us more about great placemaking than planned ones. From impromptu movie nights in a Seattle alley to the adapted reuse of Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia, Wolfe searches for the 'first principles' of what makes humans feel happy and safe amid the hustle and bustle of urban life. He highlights the common elements of cities around the world that spontaneously bring people together: being inherently walkable, factors that contribute to safety at night, the importance of intersections and corners, and more. In this age of skyrocketing metropolitan growth, he argues, looking to the past might be our best approach to creating the urban future we dream about.
Urban Theory
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"Shaping Cities in an Urban Age" is the third and final addition to Phaidon's hugely successful Urban Age series, published in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE). Generously illustrated with photographs, visual data, and statistics, and featuring a series of essays written by leading people in their fields, "Shaping Cities in an Urban Age" addresses(...)
Shaping cities in an urban age
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"Shaping Cities in an Urban Age" is the third and final addition to Phaidon's hugely successful Urban Age series, published in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE). Generously illustrated with photographs, visual data, and statistics, and featuring a series of essays written by leading people in their fields, "Shaping Cities in an Urban Age" addresses our most urgent contemporary and future urban issues by examining a set of key forces that have combined to create the city as we know it today.
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Louise, sauvez-moi !
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New York 1988, Mâkhi Xenakis frappe à la porte de Louise Bourgeois qui y vit depuis 1938. Sait-elle déjà qu'elle vient. y cher- cher le salut : alors qu'elle reste paralysée par cette question : Comment devient-on une artiste quand votre père est l’un des grands musiciens du XXe siècle, et votre mère une écrivaine et une critique de renom ? Sans doute en fréquentant un(...)
Louise, sauvez-moi !
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New York 1988, Mâkhi Xenakis frappe à la porte de Louise Bourgeois qui y vit depuis 1938. Sait-elle déjà qu'elle vient. y cher- cher le salut : alors qu'elle reste paralysée par cette question : Comment devient-on une artiste quand votre père est l’un des grands musiciens du XXe siècle, et votre mère une écrivaine et une critique de renom ? Sans doute en fréquentant un génie qu’on a choisi. Commence alors une relation d'une vingtaine d'années, faite de rencontres mouvementées, abruptes souvent, fécondes toujours. Louise Bourgeois, telle la prêtresse Diotime, aidera la jeune artiste à se métamorphoser et à se dégager de son cocon.
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