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278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
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278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
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- Atelier Deshaus (Firm) History.,
- Architectural firms China Shanghai.,
- Architecture Philosophy Designs and plans.,
- Architecture China History 21st century.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century Designs and plans.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century.,
- Architecture 21e siècle.,
- Architecture Chine Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Agences d'architecture Chine Shanghai.,
- Architecture Philosophie Dessins et plans.,
- Architecture 21e siècle Dessins et plans.,
- ARCHITECTURE / General.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture, Modern,
- China,
- History
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Zurich : Park Books, [2022], ©2022
Zurich : Park Books, [2022], ©2022
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Atelier Deshaus : 2001-2020 / foreword by Yung Ho Chang ; essays by Li Xiangning, Li Shiqiao ; editor, Li Xiangning ; [texts, Li Xiangning, Li Shiqiao, Liu Yichun, Chen Yifeng].
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278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
Atelier Deshaus : 2001-2020 / foreword by Yung Ho Chang ; essays by Li Xiangning, Li Shiqiao ; editor, Li Xiangning ; [texts, Li Xiangning, Li Shiqiao, Liu Yichun, Chen Yifeng].
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278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
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Zurich : Park Books, [2022], ©2022
Zurich : Park Books, [2022], ©2022
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- Atelier Deshaus (Firm) History.,
- Architectural firms China Shanghai.,
- Architecture Philosophy Designs and plans.,
- Architecture China History 21st century.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century Designs and plans.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century.,
- Architecture 21e siècle.,
- Architecture Chine Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Agences d'architecture Chine Shanghai.,
- Architecture Philosophie Dessins et plans.,
- Architecture 21e siècle Dessins et plans.,
- ARCHITECTURE / General.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture, Modern,
- China,
- History
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191 pages : color illustrations, map, plans ; 27 cm.
- Library main 309988 | BIB 255121 | v. 1 | Available
- Library main 310221 | BIB 255121 | v. 2 | Available
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191 pages : color illustrations, map, plans ; 27 cm.
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- Architecture, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture and society Exhibitions.,
- Architecture 21e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture et société Expositions.,
- Architecture, Modern.,
- Architecture Exhibition Catalogues about Art,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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[Venice, Italy] : La Biennale di Venezia, May 2021.
[Venice, Italy] : La Biennale di Venezia, May 2021.
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How will we live together? : Biennale architettura 2021 / editorial coordination, Maddalena Pietragnoli.
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191 pages : color illustrations, map, plans ; 27 cm.
How will we live together? : Biennale architettura 2021 / editorial coordination, Maddalena Pietragnoli.
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- Library main 309988 | BIB 255121 | v. 1 | Available
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191 pages : color illustrations, map, plans ; 27 cm.
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[Venice, Italy] : La Biennale di Venezia, May 2021.
[Venice, Italy] : La Biennale di Venezia, May 2021.
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- Architecture, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture and society Exhibitions.,
- Architecture 21e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture et société Expositions.,
- Architecture, Modern.,
- Architecture Exhibition Catalogues about Art,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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xiv, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
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xiv, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
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- Maya art.,
- Maya architecture.,
- Art maya.,
- Architecture maya.,
- 15.38 archaeology of the non-Western world.,
- Archeologie.,
- Maya's.,
- Yaxchilán Site (Mexico),
- Yaxchilán (Mexique : Site archéologique),
- Mexico Yaxchilán Site,
- Yaxchilan,
- Yaxchilán (Mexique ; site archéologique),
- Nonfiction.,
- Dust jackets.
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Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
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Yaxchilan : the design of a Maya ceremonial city / Carolyn E. Tate.
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xiv, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
Yaxchilan : the design of a Maya ceremonial city / Carolyn E. Tate.
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Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
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- Maya art.,
- Maya architecture.,
- Art maya.,
- Architecture maya.,
- 15.38 archaeology of the non-Western world.,
- Archeologie.,
- Maya's.,
- Yaxchilán Site (Mexico),
- Yaxchilán (Mexique : Site archéologique),
- Mexico Yaxchilán Site,
- Yaxchilan,
- Yaxchilán (Mexique ; site archéologique),
- Nonfiction.,
- Dust jackets.
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Storied streets : Montreal in the literary imagination / Bryan Demchinsky and Elaine Kalman Naves.
Storied streets : Montreal in the literary imagination / Bryan Demchinsky and Elaine Kalman Naves.
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224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- Canadian literature Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- French-Canadian literature Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- Authors, French-Canadian Homes and haunts Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian Homes and haunts Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Literary landmarks Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian (English) Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- Montréal (Québec) dans la littérature.,
- Écrivains Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Écrivains canadiens-anglais Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire et critique.,
- Littérature canadienne-française Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire et critique.,
- Écrivains canadiens-français Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Écrivains canadiens Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian Homes and haunts.,
- Authors, French-Canadian Homes and haunts.,
- Canadian literature.,
- French-Canadian literature.,
- Intellectual life.,
- Literary landmarks.,
- Literature.,
- Literatur,
- Montréal (Québec) Intellectual life.,
- Montréal (Québec) In literature.,
- Montréal (Québec) Descriptions et voyages.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Kanada,
- Montréal
, - Canadian authors.,
- Neighborhoods Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Streets Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Architecture (object genre) Canada Ontario Ottawa.,
- Literary landmarks Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Toronto : Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, ©2000.
Toronto : Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, ©2000.
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Storied streets : Montreal in the literary imagination / Bryan Demchinsky and Elaine Kalman Naves.
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224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Storied streets : Montreal in the literary imagination / Bryan Demchinsky and Elaine Kalman Naves.
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224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Toronto : Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, ©2000.
Toronto : Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, ©2000.
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- Canadian literature Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- French-Canadian literature Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- Authors, French-Canadian Homes and haunts Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian Homes and haunts Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Literary landmarks Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian (English) Québec (Province) Montréal History and criticism.,
- Montréal (Québec) dans la littérature.,
- Écrivains Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Écrivains canadiens-anglais Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire et critique.,
- Littérature canadienne-française Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire et critique.,
- Écrivains canadiens-français Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Écrivains canadiens Résidences et lieux familiers Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Authors, Canadian Homes and haunts.,
- Authors, French-Canadian Homes and haunts.,
- Canadian literature.,
- French-Canadian literature.,
- Intellectual life.,
- Literary landmarks.,
- Literature.,
- Literatur,
- Montréal (Québec) Intellectual life.,
- Montréal (Québec) In literature.,
- Montréal (Québec) Descriptions et voyages.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Kanada,
- Montréal
, - Canadian authors.,
- Neighborhoods Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Streets Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Architecture (object genre) Canada Ontario Ottawa.,
- Literary landmarks Canada Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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In 2003, Frank Gohlke and Joel Sternfeld were commissioned to photograph one of the densest concentrations of ethnic diversity in the world, the borough of Queens in New York City. After more than a year of photographing everything from corner bodegas to the borough’s boundaries, Gohlke and Sternfeld had not only captured the complicated dynamic that sustains Queens and(...)
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In 2003, Frank Gohlke and Joel Sternfeld were commissioned to photograph one of the densest concentrations of ethnic diversity in the world, the borough of Queens in New York City. After more than a year of photographing everything from corner bodegas to the borough’s boundaries, Gohlke and Sternfeld had not only captured the complicated dynamic that sustains Queens and(...)
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Frank Gohlke & Joel Sternfeld: landscape of longing
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In 2003, Frank Gohlke and Joel Sternfeld were commissioned to photograph one of the densest concentrations of ethnic diversity in the world, the borough of Queens in New York City. After more than a year of photographing everything from corner bodegas to the borough’s boundaries, Gohlke and Sternfeld had not only captured the complicated dynamic that sustains Queens and its myriad communities; they had also evolved a unique theory of landscape photography in which landscape is a visible manifestation of the invisible emotions of its inhabitants. The collection inherits the strength of each photographer’s eye. Gohlke’s Queens consists of streets, houses, fences, gardens, parklands, shorelines, and waste spaces, the territory where human arrangement contends endlessly with the forces that undo it: unruly vegetation, weather, rot, decay, and the “creative destruction” of a voracious commercial culture. Sternfeld focuses on the indigenous shops, restaurants, mosques and temples that make a walk in Queens feel like a walk in Thailand, India or Peru—or all of them at once. Often tucked into homes or converted factories, these places signify a home country, or perhaps a home country that exists more in the mind than in actuality. In conjunction with an essay by the acclaimed writer Suketu Mehta, this book is a powerful instrument for understanding a landscape that seems to defy interpretation. Gohlke and Sternfeld successfully make the dizzying patchwork of Queens accessible and visible.
Frank Gohlke & Joel Sternfeld: landscape of longing
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In 2003, Frank Gohlke and Joel Sternfeld were commissioned to photograph one of the densest concentrations of ethnic diversity in the world, the borough of Queens in New York City. After more than a year of photographing everything from corner bodegas to the borough’s boundaries, Gohlke and Sternfeld had not only captured the complicated dynamic that sustains Queens and its myriad communities; they had also evolved a unique theory of landscape photography in which landscape is a visible manifestation of the invisible emotions of its inhabitants. The collection inherits the strength of each photographer’s eye. Gohlke’s Queens consists of streets, houses, fences, gardens, parklands, shorelines, and waste spaces, the territory where human arrangement contends endlessly with the forces that undo it: unruly vegetation, weather, rot, decay, and the “creative destruction” of a voracious commercial culture. Sternfeld focuses on the indigenous shops, restaurants, mosques and temples that make a walk in Queens feel like a walk in Thailand, India or Peru—or all of them at once. Often tucked into homes or converted factories, these places signify a home country, or perhaps a home country that exists more in the mind than in actuality. In conjunction with an essay by the acclaimed writer Suketu Mehta, this book is a powerful instrument for understanding a landscape that seems to defy interpretation. Gohlke and Sternfeld successfully make the dizzying patchwork of Queens accessible and visible.
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December 2016
December 2016
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Photography monographs
Photography monographs
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xvii, 449 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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xvii, 449 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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- Aldrovandi, Ulisse 1522-1605,
- Kircher, Athanasius 1602-1680,
- Haus der Natur Salzburg,
- Museum für Naturkunde Dortmund,
- Science museums Italy History.,
- Science museums Europe History.,
- Natural history museums Italy History.,
- Natural history museums Europe History.,
- Sciences Musées Italie Histoire.,
- Sciences Musées Europe Histoire.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Italie Histoire.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Europe Histoire.,
- Natural history museums,
- Science museums,
- Naturkundemuseum,
- Naturwissenschaftliches Museum,
- Natuurlijke historie.,
- Musea.,
- Natural history museums Europe.,
- Musées scientifiques et techniques Italie Histoire.,
- Musées scientifiques et techniques Europe Histoire.,
- Europe,
- Italy,
- Italien,
- Museums Collections Natural history History,
- History
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
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Possessing nature : museums, collecting, and scientific culture in early modern Italy / Paula Findlen.
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xvii, 449 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Possessing nature : museums, collecting, and scientific culture in early modern Italy / Paula Findlen.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
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- Aldrovandi, Ulisse 1522-1605,
- Kircher, Athanasius 1602-1680,
- Haus der Natur Salzburg,
- Museum für Naturkunde Dortmund,
- Science museums Italy History.,
- Science museums Europe History.,
- Natural history museums Italy History.,
- Natural history museums Europe History.,
- Sciences Musées Italie Histoire.,
- Sciences Musées Europe Histoire.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Italie Histoire.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Europe Histoire.,
- Natural history museums,
- Science museums,
- Naturkundemuseum,
- Naturwissenschaftliches Museum,
- Natuurlijke historie.,
- Musea.,
- Natural history museums Europe.,
- Musées scientifiques et techniques Italie Histoire.,
- Musées scientifiques et techniques Europe Histoire.,
- Europe,
- Italy,
- Italien,
- Museums Collections Natural history History,
- History
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"Worldchanging : a User's guide for the 21st century " proposes innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business;(...)
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"Worldchanging : a User's guide for the 21st century " proposes innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business;(...)
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Worldchanging : a user's guide for the 21st century
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"Worldchanging : a User's guide for the 21st century " proposes innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change, this is a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview. The book contains 7 sections which include those topics - from eco-building to responsible shopping, political action to humanitarian relief : stuff : green design, biomimicry, sustainable food, clothing, trade and technology ; shelter : green building and landscaping, clean energy, water, disaster relief and humanitarian design ; cities : smart growth, sustainable communities, transportation, greening infrastructure, product-service systems, leapfrogging and megacity challenges ; community : education, women's rights, public health, holistic approaches to community development, South-South science, social entrepreneurship and micro-lending, and philanthropy ; business : socially responsible investment, worldchanging start-ups, ecological economics, corporate social responsibility and green business ; politics : networked politics, new media, transparency, human rights, non-violent revolution and peacemaking ; planet : big picture -- everything from placing oneself in a bioregion to climate foresight to environmental history to green space exploration. Brought together by Alex Steffen, co-founder of the web site Worldchanging.com, this team of writers includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, sustainable food expert Anna Lappé, and many others. With foreword by Al Gore. Design by Sagmeister.
Worldchanging : a user's guide for the 21st century
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"Worldchanging : a User's guide for the 21st century " proposes innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change, this is a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview. The book contains 7 sections which include those topics - from eco-building to responsible shopping, political action to humanitarian relief : stuff : green design, biomimicry, sustainable food, clothing, trade and technology ; shelter : green building and landscaping, clean energy, water, disaster relief and humanitarian design ; cities : smart growth, sustainable communities, transportation, greening infrastructure, product-service systems, leapfrogging and megacity challenges ; community : education, women's rights, public health, holistic approaches to community development, South-South science, social entrepreneurship and micro-lending, and philanthropy ; business : socially responsible investment, worldchanging start-ups, ecological economics, corporate social responsibility and green business ; politics : networked politics, new media, transparency, human rights, non-violent revolution and peacemaking ; planet : big picture -- everything from placing oneself in a bioregion to climate foresight to environmental history to green space exploration. Brought together by Alex Steffen, co-founder of the web site Worldchanging.com, this team of writers includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, sustainable food expert Anna Lappé, and many others. With foreword by Al Gore. Design by Sagmeister.
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January 2007, New York
January 2007, New York
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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In 1949, the forest magnate, H.R. MacMillan, opened an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery entitled “Design for Living,” a show which brought together design and artistic communities to create four imaginary households for postwar Vancouverites. It also heralded an unprecedented level of cooperation between the province’s industry and its artists and craftspeople – a(...)
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In 1949, the forest magnate, H.R. MacMillan, opened an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery entitled “Design for Living,” a show which brought together design and artistic communities to create four imaginary households for postwar Vancouverites. It also heralded an unprecedented level of cooperation between the province’s industry and its artists and craftspeople – a(...)
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A Modern life : art and design in British Columbia, 1945-1960
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In 1949, the forest magnate, H.R. MacMillan, opened an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery entitled “Design for Living,” a show which brought together design and artistic communities to create four imaginary households for postwar Vancouverites. It also heralded an unprecedented level of cooperation between the province’s industry and its artists and craftspeople – a relationship that seemed to hold great promise for the development of art, furniture, and craft in B.C. The celebration of the cooperative spirit between “architects, artists and designers,” between “potters, weavers and gardeners” is central to "A Modern Life", which examines the coming together of what were often very separate disciplines in post-World War II British Columbia, as well as the trend-setting design and use of materials that developed in the province, and the impact these had on the more traditional art community. "A Modern Life", demonstrates that the ideas of the artistic and design community as a whole during this vibrant period – an era of optimism and promise for the future, in a province that had reason to believe passionately in what was to come – have a continued relevance and importance for our understanding of the history of this community and the relationship of the built environment to the extraordinary landscape of British Columbia. With essays by Rachel Chinnery on ceramics, Scott Watson on fine arts, Alan Elder on collaboration, Allan Collier on wood and design, and Sherry McKay on architecture.
A Modern life : art and design in British Columbia, 1945-1960
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In 1949, the forest magnate, H.R. MacMillan, opened an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery entitled “Design for Living,” a show which brought together design and artistic communities to create four imaginary households for postwar Vancouverites. It also heralded an unprecedented level of cooperation between the province’s industry and its artists and craftspeople – a relationship that seemed to hold great promise for the development of art, furniture, and craft in B.C. The celebration of the cooperative spirit between “architects, artists and designers,” between “potters, weavers and gardeners” is central to "A Modern Life", which examines the coming together of what were often very separate disciplines in post-World War II British Columbia, as well as the trend-setting design and use of materials that developed in the province, and the impact these had on the more traditional art community. "A Modern Life", demonstrates that the ideas of the artistic and design community as a whole during this vibrant period – an era of optimism and promise for the future, in a province that had reason to believe passionately in what was to come – have a continued relevance and importance for our understanding of the history of this community and the relationship of the built environment to the extraordinary landscape of British Columbia. With essays by Rachel Chinnery on ceramics, Scott Watson on fine arts, Alan Elder on collaboration, Allan Collier on wood and design, and Sherry McKay on architecture.
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October 2004, Vancouver
October 2004, Vancouver
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Architecture in Canada
Architecture in Canada
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In the middle of the night they quickly build houses and seize land before the police destroy their fragile homes. They're squatters, families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own, and they represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth lived among squatter(...)
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In the middle of the night they quickly build houses and seize land before the police destroy their fragile homes. They're squatters, families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own, and they represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth lived among squatter(...)
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Shadow cities: a billion squatters, a new urban world
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In the middle of the night they quickly build houses and seize land before the police destroy their fragile homes. They're squatters, families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own, and they represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth lived among squatter communities from Rio to Bombay to Nairobi to Istanbul to give us an impassioned, inside view of squatter life and a glimpse into the urban future. He met people in Nairobi who built homes with their bare hands, Turkish families who plot land invasions, and children in Rio whose parents justify outfoxing the authorities as the only path to a better life. And he shows us that in cities like Rio, squatter settlements have become decent places to live for formerly landless people. Tracing the notion of private property from the enclosure movement in Europe to the settlement of the U.S., Neuwirth shows how squatting rights may actually be seen as more "natural" than the current laws practiced in the U.S. In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.
Shadow cities: a billion squatters, a new urban world
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In the middle of the night they quickly build houses and seize land before the police destroy their fragile homes. They're squatters, families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own, and they represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth lived among squatter communities from Rio to Bombay to Nairobi to Istanbul to give us an impassioned, inside view of squatter life and a glimpse into the urban future. He met people in Nairobi who built homes with their bare hands, Turkish families who plot land invasions, and children in Rio whose parents justify outfoxing the authorities as the only path to a better life. And he shows us that in cities like Rio, squatter settlements have become decent places to live for formerly landless people. Tracing the notion of private property from the enclosure movement in Europe to the settlement of the U.S., Neuwirth shows how squatting rights may actually be seen as more "natural" than the current laws practiced in the U.S. In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community.
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December 2004, New York
December 2004, New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Prosodic notes
Prosodic notes
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The exhibition Prosodic Grains at ''BY ART MATTERS'' (??????) draws inspiration from Chinese literature's pursuit of natural law and balanced beauty in phonology. It features works from over a dozen artists across different countries and regions, exploring the origins, elasticity, and limitations of human communication. For individuals, language and music carry fleeting(...)
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The exhibition Prosodic Grains at ''BY ART MATTERS'' (??????) draws inspiration from Chinese literature's pursuit of natural law and balanced beauty in phonology. It features works from over a dozen artists across different countries and regions, exploring the origins, elasticity, and limitations of human communication. For individuals, language and music carry fleeting(...)
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Prosodic notes
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The exhibition Prosodic Grains at ''BY ART MATTERS'' (??????) draws inspiration from Chinese literature's pursuit of natural law and balanced beauty in phonology. It features works from over a dozen artists across different countries and regions, exploring the origins, elasticity, and limitations of human communication. For individuals, language and music carry fleeting emotions and thoughts; for human communities, they embody living histories and shared memories that reside in our collective consciousness. Embracing this holistic vision, the exhibition weaves individual breaths into the tapestry of global currents, embarking on a journey that awakens synesthetic sensations and delves into the realms of listening, perception, and resonance. In this information age, where attention fragments amidst discord and conflict, perhaps by experiencing and conveying the ineffable rhythmic beauty that transcends time and space, we can guide people back to their primal yearning for connection and mutual understanding. The publication ''Prosodic Notes'' emerges from the exhibition but isn't strictly bound by its concepts—it can be viewed as an alternative aspect of the exhibition. As we shaped this publication, we maintained an open dialogue with artists around the question: "How can works that pulse with sound and language find new life within the bounds of pages?" Some content consists of the original creations by artists. Another thread weaves in the artists' journeys toward their final works, including sketches, notes, archives, and interviews. These elements serve as passageways connecting living memories and experiences of the exhibition.
Prosodic notes
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Summary:
The exhibition Prosodic Grains at ''BY ART MATTERS'' (??????) draws inspiration from Chinese literature's pursuit of natural law and balanced beauty in phonology. It features works from over a dozen artists across different countries and regions, exploring the origins, elasticity, and limitations of human communication. For individuals, language and music carry fleeting emotions and thoughts; for human communities, they embody living histories and shared memories that reside in our collective consciousness. Embracing this holistic vision, the exhibition weaves individual breaths into the tapestry of global currents, embarking on a journey that awakens synesthetic sensations and delves into the realms of listening, perception, and resonance. In this information age, where attention fragments amidst discord and conflict, perhaps by experiencing and conveying the ineffable rhythmic beauty that transcends time and space, we can guide people back to their primal yearning for connection and mutual understanding. The publication ''Prosodic Notes'' emerges from the exhibition but isn't strictly bound by its concepts—it can be viewed as an alternative aspect of the exhibition. As we shaped this publication, we maintained an open dialogue with artists around the question: "How can works that pulse with sound and language find new life within the bounds of pages?" Some content consists of the original creations by artists. Another thread weaves in the artists' journeys toward their final works, including sketches, notes, archives, and interviews. These elements serve as passageways connecting living memories and experiences of the exhibition.
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books
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October 2025
October 2025
