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Les sculptures publiques de Claes Oldenburg et de Coosje van Bruggen stigmatisent le grotesque urbain et architectural des mégapoles comme Chicago ou New York. Hanté par une mystique, le gratte-ciel, de Sullivan à Mies van der Rohe, devient pour les Oldenburg le symptôme du grotesque tragique ou tragi-comique de la modernité.
Claes Oldenburg Coosje van Bruggen: le grotesque contre le sacré
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Les sculptures publiques de Claes Oldenburg et de Coosje van Bruggen stigmatisent le grotesque urbain et architectural des mégapoles comme Chicago ou New York. Hanté par une mystique, le gratte-ciel, de Sullivan à Mies van der Rohe, devient pour les Oldenburg le symptôme du grotesque tragique ou tragi-comique de la modernité.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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La ville est un lieu de brassage et d’unification des langues.De Chicago à Bamako, en passant par Fribourg ou Belleville, Louis-Jean Calvet montre le rôle primordial de ce phénomène linguistique urbain dans ce qui est l’un des grands enjeux de la société actuelle : une meilleure intégration des migrants, des minorités et des exclus.
Les voix de la ville: introduction à la sociolinguistique
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La ville est un lieu de brassage et d’unification des langues.De Chicago à Bamako, en passant par Fribourg ou Belleville, Louis-Jean Calvet montre le rôle primordial de ce phénomène linguistique urbain dans ce qui est l’un des grands enjeux de la société actuelle : une meilleure intégration des migrants, des minorités et des exclus.
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Spirit: garden inspiration
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Taking inspiration from art, sculpture, Chicago prairies and folk architecture such as tree houses, Dan Pearson--acclaimed garden designer and "green-fingered guru" at the U.K. newspaper The Observer--lays out his design philosophy and working process, giving readers direct insight into his collaborative approach of working with nature, instead of imposing preconceptions upon it.
Spirit: garden inspiration
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Taking inspiration from art, sculpture, Chicago prairies and folk architecture such as tree houses, Dan Pearson--acclaimed garden designer and "green-fingered guru" at the U.K. newspaper The Observer--lays out his design philosophy and working process, giving readers direct insight into his collaborative approach of working with nature, instead of imposing preconceptions upon it.
Landscape Theory
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Volume 1, covers the early Chicago years and the Prairie Houses, the period which provoked a profound influence on European architects. Wright's architectural work during these early years was mostly residential, as it would be throughout his career, and from his earliest work, Frank Lloyd Wright demonstrated a knowledge of and respect for natural materials.
Architecture Monographs
March 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright: Complete works, vol. 1, 1885-1916
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Volume 1, covers the early Chicago years and the Prairie Houses, the period which provoked a profound influence on European architects. Wright's architectural work during these early years was mostly residential, as it would be throughout his career, and from his earliest work, Frank Lloyd Wright demonstrated a knowledge of and respect for natural materials.
Architecture Monographs
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351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
Made in California : art, image, and identity, 1900-2000 / Stephanie Barron, Sheri Bernstein, Ilene Susan Fort ; with essays by Stephanie Barron [and others].
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Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
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Architect and artist Marshall Brown is making space for the future by remixing the legacy of modern architecture in this exploration of his visionary urban ideas, brought to life through extraordinary collages, drawings, models, and photographs. Groundbreaking architect Marshall Brown presents a vision of the future through cross-disciplinary explorations that(...)
Recurrent visions: The architecture of Marshall Brown projects
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Architect and artist Marshall Brown is making space for the future by remixing the legacy of modern architecture in this exploration of his visionary urban ideas, brought to life through extraordinary collages, drawings, models, and photographs. Groundbreaking architect Marshall Brown presents a vision of the future through cross-disciplinary explorations that leverage the possibilities of scale, media, and time in this survey of three unique projects. With an introduction by curator Karen Kice, discover Brown's work through a deep dive into his seminal projects for New York, Chicago, and Detroit. ''Recurrent visions'' journeys into the cities, places, and spaces of the future crafted by the hands of today, with contributions from today's leading architectural thinkers, Monica Ponce de Leon, Joseph Becker, Allison Glenn, and Adrienne Brown, featuring three projects: UNITY Plan for the MTA Vanderbilt Rail Yards, Brooklyn; Dequindre Civic Academy, Detroit; Smooth Growth Urbanism, Chicago.
Architecture Monographs
Wiel Arets: Bas Princen
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This book encapsulates a journey throughout the life of 12 buildings, from construction to inhabitation, by architect Wiel Arets, as experienced by artist Bas Princen. The acclaimed architect Wiel Arets (born 1955) is also known as a designer, author and educator, and is the Dean of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Wiel Arets: Bas Princen
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This book encapsulates a journey throughout the life of 12 buildings, from construction to inhabitation, by architect Wiel Arets, as experienced by artist Bas Princen. The acclaimed architect Wiel Arets (born 1955) is also known as a designer, author and educator, and is the Dean of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Architecture Monographs
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The great German architect Josef Paul Kleihues' (1933-2004) reincarnation of the iconic East Berlin department store Centrum brings that massive architectural volume a well-proportioned, balanced new identity. This final work from the creator of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art is a testament--and a substantial contribution--to the power of his evolving home city.
Galeria Kaufhof : Berlin-Alexanderplatz -Joseph Paul Kleihues
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The great German architect Josef Paul Kleihues' (1933-2004) reincarnation of the iconic East Berlin department store Centrum brings that massive architectural volume a well-proportioned, balanced new identity. This final work from the creator of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art is a testament--and a substantial contribution--to the power of his evolving home city.
Architecture Monographs
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Michael Sorkin was commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1988 to produce an "alternative" master plan for its architectural revitalization. His studio had barely begun before they were dropped from the process. In the capacity of concerned alumnus, however, Sorkin and his group soldiered on and proposed schemes, shown here in models and colorful drawings.
Pamphlet architecture #22 : other plans
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Michael Sorkin was commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1988 to produce an "alternative" master plan for its architectural revitalization. His studio had barely begun before they were dropped from the process. In the capacity of concerned alumnus, however, Sorkin and his group soldiered on and proposed schemes, shown here in models and colorful drawings.
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November 2001, New York
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This study of five polycarbonate structures designed by Chicago/Paris based architect Ammar Eloueini, documents a retail space for Issey Miyake in Berlin, installations in Kansas City and New York, a runway backdrop, and the portable interactive set for a dance production that traveled from Cannes to California and ended up at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Architecture Monographs
February 2006, San Rafael, New York
AEDS / Ammar Eloueini : CoReFab
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This study of five polycarbonate structures designed by Chicago/Paris based architect Ammar Eloueini, documents a retail space for Issey Miyake in Berlin, installations in Kansas City and New York, a runway backdrop, and the portable interactive set for a dance production that traveled from Cannes to California and ended up at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Architecture Monographs