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"Perspecta 33 : mining autonomy" is a collection of essays that examines the evolving legacy of architectural autonomy and its relationship to architecture's potential to act as a critical agent. As its name implies, "Mining autonomy" both draws from the richness of the intellectual project of autonomy and perhaps does some damage to its suppositions by forwarding the(...)
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"Perspecta 33 : mining autonomy" is a collection of essays that examines the evolving legacy of architectural autonomy and its relationship to architecture's potential to act as a critical agent. As its name implies, "Mining autonomy" both draws from the richness of the intellectual project of autonomy and perhaps does some damage to its suppositions by forwarding the(...)
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May 2002, New Haven
May 2002, New Haven
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Perspecta 33 : mining autonomy
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"Perspecta 33 : mining autonomy" is a collection of essays that examines the evolving legacy of architectural autonomy and its relationship to architecture's potential to act as a critical agent. As its name implies, "Mining autonomy" both draws from the richness of the intellectual project of autonomy and perhaps does some damage to its suppositions by forwarding the idea that the contemporary position of critical practice has shifted from the autonomous center to the periphery of the architectural discipline.
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"Perspecta 33 : mining autonomy" is a collection of essays that examines the evolving legacy of architectural autonomy and its relationship to architecture's potential to act as a critical agent. As its name implies, "Mining autonomy" both draws from the richness of the intellectual project of autonomy and perhaps does some damage to its suppositions by forwarding the idea that the contemporary position of critical practice has shifted from the autonomous center to the periphery of the architectural discipline.
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May 2002, New Haven
May 2002, New Haven
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This book is a discussion of a fundamental conflict in the perception of nature in the city, an expression of the essential need for a view that is grounded in natural processes that will inform the theory and practice of urban design at the scale of the city and its urban region. It is, therefore, a search for a sustainable urban future. This new edition has been(...)
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This book is a discussion of a fundamental conflict in the perception of nature in the city, an expression of the essential need for a view that is grounded in natural processes that will inform the theory and practice of urban design at the scale of the city and its urban region. It is, therefore, a search for a sustainable urban future. This new edition has been(...)
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Cities and natural process : a basis for sustainability, second edition
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This book is a discussion of a fundamental conflict in the perception of nature in the city, an expression of the essential need for a view that is grounded in natural processes that will inform the theory and practice of urban design at the scale of the city and its urban region. It is, therefore, a search for a sustainable urban future. This new edition has been extensively revised to take account of recent theoretical and practical developments.
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This book is a discussion of a fundamental conflict in the perception of nature in the city, an expression of the essential need for a view that is grounded in natural processes that will inform the theory and practice of urban design at the scale of the city and its urban region. It is, therefore, a search for a sustainable urban future. This new edition has been extensively revised to take account of recent theoretical and practical developments.
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June 2004, New York
June 2004, New York
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Traditional cities of the global north are Wasted Cities: urban settlements where it is difficult to develop circular systems on a mainstream basis. The truly Circular City is utopian, an idealized vision for cities where nothing is wasted. The urgency and ambition to create such sustainable urban futures is stronger than ever before. 'Beyond the Wasted City' offers tools(...)
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Traditional cities of the global north are Wasted Cities: urban settlements where it is difficult to develop circular systems on a mainstream basis. The truly Circular City is utopian, an idealized vision for cities where nothing is wasted. The urgency and ambition to create such sustainable urban futures is stronger than ever before. 'Beyond the Wasted City' offers tools(...)
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The wasted city: approaches to circular city making
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Traditional cities of the global north are Wasted Cities: urban settlements where it is difficult to develop circular systems on a mainstream basis. The truly Circular City is utopian, an idealized vision for cities where nothing is wasted. The urgency and ambition to create such sustainable urban futures is stronger than ever before. 'Beyond the Wasted City' offers tools and strategies helping urban professionals, academics, students and citizens bring the discourse and practice of circular city making forward.
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Traditional cities of the global north are Wasted Cities: urban settlements where it is difficult to develop circular systems on a mainstream basis. The truly Circular City is utopian, an idealized vision for cities where nothing is wasted. The urgency and ambition to create such sustainable urban futures is stronger than ever before. 'Beyond the Wasted City' offers tools and strategies helping urban professionals, academics, students and citizens bring the discourse and practice of circular city making forward.
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August 2017
August 2017
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Richard Hamilton: Reaper
Richard Hamilton: Reaper
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In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars.(...)
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In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars.(...)
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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August 2017
August 2017
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Richard Hamilton: Reaper
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In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars. Among the topics discussed are Hamilton's early works and exhibition installation practice, postwar British biotechnology and architecture, "Hippie Modernism" and the visual strategy of Giedion's books.
Richard Hamilton: Reaper
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In 1949 Richard Hamilton created the Reaper print series as a reaction to Giedion's 1948 book Mechanization Takes Command, in which he describes the mechanization of everyday life. Reproducing Hamilton's complete Reaper series alongside illustrations created by Giedion plus related images, this publication brings together seven essays by renowned international scholars. Among the topics discussed are Hamilton's early works and exhibition installation practice, postwar British biotechnology and architecture, "Hippie Modernism" and the visual strategy of Giedion's books.
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August 2017
August 2017
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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John Wardle is one of Australia's leading contemporary architects. This book surveys his practice's 21-year history, taking the reader through the recognized small masterpieces through to recent major works. The Wardle philosophy and practice is explored by Leon van Schaik, Andrew Hutson, Paul Carter, Chris McAuliffe and Davina Jackson, with a photostudy of projects, a(...)
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John Wardle is one of Australia's leading contemporary architects. This book surveys his practice's 21-year history, taking the reader through the recognized small masterpieces through to recent major works. The Wardle philosophy and practice is explored by Leon van Schaik, Andrew Hutson, Paul Carter, Chris McAuliffe and Davina Jackson, with a photostudy of projects, a(...)
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Volume: John Wardle architects
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John Wardle is one of Australia's leading contemporary architects. This book surveys his practice's 21-year history, taking the reader through the recognized small masterpieces through to recent major works. The Wardle philosophy and practice is explored by Leon van Schaik, Andrew Hutson, Paul Carter, Chris McAuliffe and Davina Jackson, with a photostudy of projects, a pictorial catalogue of works and photo essays of what Wardle dubs "the theatre of occupation" and "the theatre of construction".
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John Wardle is one of Australia's leading contemporary architects. This book surveys his practice's 21-year history, taking the reader through the recognized small masterpieces through to recent major works. The Wardle philosophy and practice is explored by Leon van Schaik, Andrew Hutson, Paul Carter, Chris McAuliffe and Davina Jackson, with a photostudy of projects, a pictorial catalogue of works and photo essays of what Wardle dubs "the theatre of occupation" and "the theatre of construction".
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March 2008
March 2008
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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This book includes essays from throughout Colquhoun’s distinguished career. In his early writing Colquhoun subjects modern architecture to a far more thorough reading than was then customary. His meticulous evaluation of Modernism raised the standard of architectural historiography and has influenced new directions in theory and practice ever since. This book encompasses(...)
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This book includes essays from throughout Colquhoun’s distinguished career. In his early writing Colquhoun subjects modern architecture to a far more thorough reading than was then customary. His meticulous evaluation of Modernism raised the standard of architectural historiography and has influenced new directions in theory and practice ever since. This book encompasses(...)
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Collected essays in architectural criticism
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This book includes essays from throughout Colquhoun’s distinguished career. In his early writing Colquhoun subjects modern architecture to a far more thorough reading than was then customary. His meticulous evaluation of Modernism raised the standard of architectural historiography and has influenced new directions in theory and practice ever since. This book encompasses the clarity of style and rigorous, erudite analysis that Colquhoun has brought to bear on a diverse range of subjects, including Le Corbusier, Robert Venturi and other.
Collected essays in architectural criticism
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This book includes essays from throughout Colquhoun’s distinguished career. In his early writing Colquhoun subjects modern architecture to a far more thorough reading than was then customary. His meticulous evaluation of Modernism raised the standard of architectural historiography and has influenced new directions in theory and practice ever since. This book encompasses the clarity of style and rigorous, erudite analysis that Colquhoun has brought to bear on a diverse range of subjects, including Le Corbusier, Robert Venturi and other.
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November 2008
November 2008
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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Kate Orff has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and landscapes. Part monograph, part manual, part manifesto, ''Toward an Urban Ecology'' reconceives urban landscape design as a form of activism, demonstrating how to move beyond familiar and increasingly outmoded(...)
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Kate Orff has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and landscapes. Part monograph, part manual, part manifesto, ''Toward an Urban Ecology'' reconceives urban landscape design as a form of activism, demonstrating how to move beyond familiar and increasingly outmoded(...)
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Toward an urban ecology: SCAPE / landscape architecture
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Kate Orff has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and landscapes. Part monograph, part manual, part manifesto, ''Toward an Urban Ecology'' reconceives urban landscape design as a form of activism, demonstrating how to move beyond familiar and increasingly outmoded ways of thinking about environmental, urban, and social issues as separate domains; and advocating for the synthesis of practice to create a truly urban ecology.
Toward an urban ecology: SCAPE / landscape architecture
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Kate Orff has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and landscapes. Part monograph, part manual, part manifesto, ''Toward an Urban Ecology'' reconceives urban landscape design as a form of activism, demonstrating how to move beyond familiar and increasingly outmoded ways of thinking about environmental, urban, and social issues as separate domains; and advocating for the synthesis of practice to create a truly urban ecology.
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September 2016
September 2016
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Landscape Architecture, Monographs
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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I.M. Pei was born in the early years of the century and continues to practice today. In this conversation, he talks with Fumihiko Maki about memorable personages and projects from a career that has spanned more than half a century, including descriptions of his encounters with Walter Gropius and Alvar Aalto. This issue is the first of a new series by a + u that will(...)
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I.M. Pei was born in the early years of the century and continues to practice today. In this conversation, he talks with Fumihiko Maki about memorable personages and projects from a career that has spanned more than half a century, including descriptions of his encounters with Walter Gropius and Alvar Aalto. This issue is the first of a new series by a + u that will(...)
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A+U special issue: I.M. Pei - words for the future
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I.M. Pei was born in the early years of the century and continues to practice today. In this conversation, he talks with Fumihiko Maki about memorable personages and projects from a career that has spanned more than half a century, including descriptions of his encounters with Walter Gropius and Alvar Aalto. This issue is the first of a new series by a + u that will deliver a new perspective on 20th-century architecture through interviews between architects.
A+U special issue: I.M. Pei - words for the future
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I.M. Pei was born in the early years of the century and continues to practice today. In this conversation, he talks with Fumihiko Maki about memorable personages and projects from a career that has spanned more than half a century, including descriptions of his encounters with Walter Gropius and Alvar Aalto. This issue is the first of a new series by a + u that will deliver a new perspective on 20th-century architecture through interviews between architects.
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October 2008, Tokyo
October 2008, Tokyo
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Landscape architecture is a key profession for a world facing an uncertain environmental future. Yet it is hindered by a chronic identity crisis : is it primarily concerned with making beautiful places, helping people or saving the planet from ecological catastrophe ? This book examines the three principle value systems which influence landscape architectural practice,(...)
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Landscape architecture is a key profession for a world facing an uncertain environmental future. Yet it is hindered by a chronic identity crisis : is it primarily concerned with making beautiful places, helping people or saving the planet from ecological catastrophe ? This book examines the three principle value systems which influence landscape architectural practice,(...)
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Ecology community and delight : sources of values in landscape architecture
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Landscape architecture is a key profession for a world facing an uncertain environmental future. Yet it is hindered by a chronic identity crisis : is it primarily concerned with making beautiful places, helping people or saving the planet from ecological catastrophe ? This book examines the three principle value systems which influence landscape architectural practice, the aesthetic, the social and the environmental, and seeks to discover the role that the profession should be playing now and for the future.
Ecology community and delight : sources of values in landscape architecture
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Landscape architecture is a key profession for a world facing an uncertain environmental future. Yet it is hindered by a chronic identity crisis : is it primarily concerned with making beautiful places, helping people or saving the planet from ecological catastrophe ? This book examines the three principle value systems which influence landscape architectural practice, the aesthetic, the social and the environmental, and seeks to discover the role that the profession should be playing now and for the future.
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December 1999, New York
December 1999, New York
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Landscape Theory
Landscape Theory
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged(...)
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged(...)
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Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today.
Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today.
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February 2016
February 2016
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Ornementation
Ornementation
