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Architecte, dessinateur et théoricien américain, Wright s'appliqua à repenser l'architecture en tenant compte des possibilités offertes par les nouveaux matériaux, mais aussi en fonction du mode de vie contemporain. Il chercha notamment à reconsidérer les rapports de l'individu, de l'édifice et de la nature environnante. Il s'impose comme l'une des personnalités les(...)
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August 2006, Hong Kong, Köln, London, Paris, Tokyo
August 2006, Hong Kong, Köln, London, Paris, Tokyo
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Architecte, dessinateur et théoricien américain, Wright s'appliqua à repenser l'architecture en tenant compte des possibilités offertes par les nouveaux matériaux, mais aussi en fonction du mode de vie contemporain. Il chercha notamment à reconsidérer les rapports de l'individu, de l'édifice et de la nature environnante. Il s'impose comme l'une des personnalités les plus fortes de l'architecture moderne américaine.
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August 2006, Hong Kong, Köln, London, Paris, Tokyo
August 2006, Hong Kong, Köln, London, Paris, Tokyo
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Come on a fascinating journey and explore some 300 museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres across Québec. Whether you’re seeking new attractions for group trips or fun outings with friends and family, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for. Québec’s museums have so much to offer! Whether it’s large or small, in the heart of the city or out in the(...)
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Come on a fascinating journey and explore some 300 museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres across Québec. Whether you’re seeking new attractions for group trips or fun outings with friends and family, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for. Québec’s museums have so much to offer! Whether it’s large or small, in the heart of the city or out in the(...)
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Museums to discover : Québec museum guide
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Come on a fascinating journey and explore some 300 museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres across Québec. Whether you’re seeking new attractions for group trips or fun outings with friends and family, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for. Québec’s museums have so much to offer! Whether it’s large or small, in the heart of the city or out in the countryside, with a focus on art, history or science, each one offers a gateway to the many pleasures of cultural tourism. You’ll find exhibitions, multimedia shows, guided tours, workshops, garden tours, interpretation trails, even boat rides on the St. Lawrence. Some of them host large-scale events, while others welcome you into an intimate community, but they all promise a medley of ways to enjoy yourself. Afterwards you can enjoy a cup of tea on a charming terrace, unpack your picnic hamper down by the water or visit a thematic gift shop. Take this indispensable guide along whenever you set off to discover Québec’s museums!
Museums to discover : Québec museum guide
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Come on a fascinating journey and explore some 300 museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres across Québec. Whether you’re seeking new attractions for group trips or fun outings with friends and family, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for. Québec’s museums have so much to offer! Whether it’s large or small, in the heart of the city or out in the countryside, with a focus on art, history or science, each one offers a gateway to the many pleasures of cultural tourism. You’ll find exhibitions, multimedia shows, guided tours, workshops, garden tours, interpretation trails, even boat rides on the St. Lawrence. Some of them host large-scale events, while others welcome you into an intimate community, but they all promise a medley of ways to enjoy yourself. Afterwards you can enjoy a cup of tea on a charming terrace, unpack your picnic hamper down by the water or visit a thematic gift shop. Take this indispensable guide along whenever you set off to discover Québec’s museums!
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July 2006, Montréal
July 2006, Montréal
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Architecture du Québec
Architecture du Québec
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Thirtysix fire stations
Thirtysix fire stations
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En 1964, Edward Ruscha publiait "Various small fires", après avoir publié "Twentysix gasoline stations en 1963". Quarante ans plus tard, "Thirtysix fire stations" représente toutes les casernes de pompiers de la ville de Montréal, en activité le 19 décembre 2001.
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En 1964, Edward Ruscha publiait "Various small fires", après avoir publié "Twentysix gasoline stations en 1963". Quarante ans plus tard, "Thirtysix fire stations" représente toutes les casernes de pompiers de la ville de Montréal, en activité le 19 décembre 2001.
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En 1964, Edward Ruscha publiait "Various small fires", après avoir publié "Twentysix gasoline stations en 1963". Quarante ans plus tard, "Thirtysix fire stations" représente toutes les casernes de pompiers de la ville de Montréal, en activité le 19 décembre 2001.
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En 1964, Edward Ruscha publiait "Various small fires", après avoir publié "Twentysix gasoline stations en 1963". Quarante ans plus tard, "Thirtysix fire stations" représente toutes les casernes de pompiers de la ville de Montréal, en activité le 19 décembre 2001.
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January 1900, Cresson-Sévigné
January 1900, Cresson-Sévigné
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Ce guide vous lance une véritable invitation au voyage : partir à la découverte de quelque 300 musées, lieux d’interprétation et centres d’exposition du Québec. Que vous soyez à la recherche de nouveaux attraits pour organiser vos voyages en groupe ou tout simplement à l’affût d’activités stimulantes pour vos excursions entre amis ou en famille, laissez-vous séduire...(...)
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Ce guide vous lance une véritable invitation au voyage : partir à la découverte de quelque 300 musées, lieux d’interprétation et centres d’exposition du Québec. Que vous soyez à la recherche de nouveaux attraits pour organiser vos voyages en groupe ou tout simplement à l’affût d’activités stimulantes pour vos excursions entre amis ou en famille, laissez-vous séduire...(...)
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Musées à découvrir : guide des musées du Québec
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Ce guide vous lance une véritable invitation au voyage : partir à la découverte de quelque 300 musées, lieux d’interprétation et centres d’exposition du Québec. Que vous soyez à la recherche de nouveaux attraits pour organiser vos voyages en groupe ou tout simplement à l’affût d’activités stimulantes pour vos excursions entre amis ou en famille, laissez-vous séduire... Car ces musées ont beaucoup à offrir. Qu’ils soient petits ou grands, qu’ils logent au cœur des villes ou en pleine nature, qu’ils parlent d’art, d’histoire ou de science, ils proposent mille façons de goûter aux plaisirs du « tourisme culturel » : expositions, spectacles multimédias, animations, ateliers, visites de jardins, sentiers d’interprétation, excursions en mer… Qu’ils mettent à l’affiche des événements d’envergure ou qu’ils dévoilent l’intimité d’une communauté, ils réservent des expériences aussi diversifiées qu’agréables.
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Ce guide vous lance une véritable invitation au voyage : partir à la découverte de quelque 300 musées, lieux d’interprétation et centres d’exposition du Québec. Que vous soyez à la recherche de nouveaux attraits pour organiser vos voyages en groupe ou tout simplement à l’affût d’activités stimulantes pour vos excursions entre amis ou en famille, laissez-vous séduire... Car ces musées ont beaucoup à offrir. Qu’ils soient petits ou grands, qu’ils logent au cœur des villes ou en pleine nature, qu’ils parlent d’art, d’histoire ou de science, ils proposent mille façons de goûter aux plaisirs du « tourisme culturel » : expositions, spectacles multimédias, animations, ateliers, visites de jardins, sentiers d’interprétation, excursions en mer… Qu’ils mettent à l’affiche des événements d’envergure ou qu’ils dévoilent l’intimité d’une communauté, ils réservent des expériences aussi diversifiées qu’agréables.
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January 1900, Montréal
January 1900, Montréal
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Architecture du Québec
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Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever. Whether concerned about allergies, energy costs, old-growth forests, or durability and long-term value, homeowners and builders are looking for ways to ensure that their homes are healthy, safe, beautiful, and efficient. In these pages are descriptions and manufacturer contact information for more(...)
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Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever. Whether concerned about allergies, energy costs, old-growth forests, or durability and long-term value, homeowners and builders are looking for ways to ensure that their homes are healthy, safe, beautiful, and efficient. In these pages are descriptions and manufacturer contact information for more(...)
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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September 2006, Brattleboro (VT), Gabriola Island (B.C.)
September 2006, Brattleboro (VT), Gabriola Island (B.C.)
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Green building products : the GreenSpec guide to residential building materials, 2nd edition
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Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever. Whether concerned about allergies, energy costs, old-growth forests, or durability and long-term value, homeowners and builders are looking for ways to ensure that their homes are healthy, safe, beautiful, and efficient. In these pages are descriptions and manufacturer contact information for more than 1,400 environmentally preferable products and materials. All phases of residential construction, from sitework to flooring to renewable energy, are covered. Products are grouped by function, and each chapter begins with a discussion of key environmental considerations, and what to look for in a green product. Over 40% revised, this updated edition includes over 120 new products. Categories of products include: Sitework and landscaping Outdoor structures Decking Foundations, footers and slabs Structural systems and components Sheathing Exterior finish and trim Roofing Doors and windows Insulation Flooring and floor coverings Interior finish and trim Caulks and adhesives Paints and coatings Mechanical systems/HVAC Plumbing, electrical and lighting Appliances Furniture and furnishings Renewable energy Distributors and retailers
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Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever. Whether concerned about allergies, energy costs, old-growth forests, or durability and long-term value, homeowners and builders are looking for ways to ensure that their homes are healthy, safe, beautiful, and efficient. In these pages are descriptions and manufacturer contact information for more than 1,400 environmentally preferable products and materials. All phases of residential construction, from sitework to flooring to renewable energy, are covered. Products are grouped by function, and each chapter begins with a discussion of key environmental considerations, and what to look for in a green product. Over 40% revised, this updated edition includes over 120 new products. Categories of products include: Sitework and landscaping Outdoor structures Decking Foundations, footers and slabs Structural systems and components Sheathing Exterior finish and trim Roofing Doors and windows Insulation Flooring and floor coverings Interior finish and trim Caulks and adhesives Paints and coatings Mechanical systems/HVAC Plumbing, electrical and lighting Appliances Furniture and furnishings Renewable energy Distributors and retailers
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September 2006, Brattleboro (VT), Gabriola Island (B.C.)
September 2006, Brattleboro (VT), Gabriola Island (B.C.)
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Aérienne, souterraine, visible ou invisible, la vie est partout. Elle ne demande qu'à être observée. Pour ces 25 leçons d'écologie, les auteurs ont choisi un terrain insolite et méconnu, loin des forêts pluviales et des laboratoires: la ville. On oublie souvent qu'avant d'être une idée, l'écologie est une science, une branche féconde de la biologie née il y a un peu plus(...)
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Aérienne, souterraine, visible ou invisible, la vie est partout. Elle ne demande qu'à être observée. Pour ces 25 leçons d'écologie, les auteurs ont choisi un terrain insolite et méconnu, loin des forêts pluviales et des laboratoires: la ville. On oublie souvent qu'avant d'être une idée, l'écologie est une science, une branche féconde de la biologie née il y a un peu plus(...)
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Green Architecture
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June 2006, Montréal
June 2006, Montréal
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L'écologie en ville : 25 leçons d'écologie de terrain
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Aérienne, souterraine, visible ou invisible, la vie est partout. Elle ne demande qu'à être observée. Pour ces 25 leçons d'écologie, les auteurs ont choisi un terrain insolite et méconnu, loin des forêts pluviales et des laboratoires: la ville. On oublie souvent qu'avant d'être une idée, l'écologie est une science, une branche féconde de la biologie née il y a un peu plus d'un siècle. Les spécialistes qui ont écrit ce livre ont voulu nous rendre cette science plus familière, nous initier à ce regard différent porté sur l'univers qui nous entoure. Voir le monde avec l'oeil d'un écologiste, c'est le redécouvrir sans cesse et saisir avec un peu plus de rigueur les rapports entre l'être humain et son environnement.
L'écologie en ville : 25 leçons d'écologie de terrain
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Aérienne, souterraine, visible ou invisible, la vie est partout. Elle ne demande qu'à être observée. Pour ces 25 leçons d'écologie, les auteurs ont choisi un terrain insolite et méconnu, loin des forêts pluviales et des laboratoires: la ville. On oublie souvent qu'avant d'être une idée, l'écologie est une science, une branche féconde de la biologie née il y a un peu plus d'un siècle. Les spécialistes qui ont écrit ce livre ont voulu nous rendre cette science plus familière, nous initier à ce regard différent porté sur l'univers qui nous entoure. Voir le monde avec l'oeil d'un écologiste, c'est le redécouvrir sans cesse et saisir avec un peu plus de rigueur les rapports entre l'être humain et son environnement.
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June 2006, Montréal
June 2006, Montréal
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Thisbook presents the oeuvre of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. With a list of clients that includes the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Smart Museum of Art at the(...)
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Thisbook presents the oeuvre of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. With a list of clients that includes the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Smart Museum of Art at the(...)
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A+D series : Douglas Garofalo
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Thisbook presents the oeuvre of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. With a list of clients that includes the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, the firm has also designed a number of private residences and played a significant role in Chicago’s urban design and public planning.
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Thisbook presents the oeuvre of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. With a list of clients that includes the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, the firm has also designed a number of private residences and played a significant role in Chicago’s urban design and public planning.
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August 2006, Chicago
August 2006, Chicago
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Architecture Monographs
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From the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-20th-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures—including the GM Technical Center, Dulles International(...)
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From the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-20th-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures—including the GM Technical Center, Dulles International(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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November 2006, New Haven / London
November 2006, New Haven / London
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Eero Saarinen : shaping the future
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From the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-20th-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures—including the GM Technical Center, Dulles International Airport, and John Deere headquarters—helped create the international image of the United States in the decades following World War II. Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen’s career. This is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date—a chronological survey of more than 100 built and unbuilt works, previously unpublished photographs, plans, and working drawings. Lavishly illustrated, this major study shows how Saarinen gave his structures an expressive dimension and helped introduce modern architecture to the mainstream of American practice. In his search for a richer and more varied modern architecture, Saarinen become one of the most prolific and controversial practitioners of his time.
Eero Saarinen : shaping the future
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From the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-20th-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures—including the GM Technical Center, Dulles International Airport, and John Deere headquarters—helped create the international image of the United States in the decades following World War II. Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen’s career. This is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date—a chronological survey of more than 100 built and unbuilt works, previously unpublished photographs, plans, and working drawings. Lavishly illustrated, this major study shows how Saarinen gave his structures an expressive dimension and helped introduce modern architecture to the mainstream of American practice. In his search for a richer and more varied modern architecture, Saarinen become one of the most prolific and controversial practitioners of his time.
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November 2006, New Haven / London
November 2006, New Haven / London
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In 1946 Ove Arup, a leading engineer of the twentieth century, founded a firm of consulting engineers that brought to fruition such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House, the Olympic Village in Beijing, London’s Millennium Bridge, the Beaubourg Centre in Paris, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Kansai Airport in Japan among many others. Devoted to a “commonsense”(...)
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In 1946 Ove Arup, a leading engineer of the twentieth century, founded a firm of consulting engineers that brought to fruition such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House, the Olympic Village in Beijing, London’s Millennium Bridge, the Beaubourg Centre in Paris, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Kansai Airport in Japan among many others. Devoted to a “commonsense”(...)
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Ove Arup : masterbuilder of the twentieth century
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In 1946 Ove Arup, a leading engineer of the twentieth century, founded a firm of consulting engineers that brought to fruition such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House, the Olympic Village in Beijing, London’s Millennium Bridge, the Beaubourg Centre in Paris, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Kansai Airport in Japan among many others. Devoted to a “commonsense” reform of engineering and architectural practice, Arup (1895-1988) pioneered the way for modern architects and engineers to collaborate successfully and responsibly on large projects. Peter Jones, the first researcher to have full access to the vast private Arup archives, tells the story of Ove Arup’s extraordinary life, his social, aesthetic, and environmental concerns, and his practical contributions during a period of political and technological upheaval. Jones also offers a revelatory new account of the Sydney Opera House and the character of those involved in its complex construction.
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In 1946 Ove Arup, a leading engineer of the twentieth century, founded a firm of consulting engineers that brought to fruition such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House, the Olympic Village in Beijing, London’s Millennium Bridge, the Beaubourg Centre in Paris, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Kansai Airport in Japan among many others. Devoted to a “commonsense” reform of engineering and architectural practice, Arup (1895-1988) pioneered the way for modern architects and engineers to collaborate successfully and responsibly on large projects. Peter Jones, the first researcher to have full access to the vast private Arup archives, tells the story of Ove Arup’s extraordinary life, his social, aesthetic, and environmental concerns, and his practical contributions during a period of political and technological upheaval. Jones also offers a revelatory new account of the Sydney Opera House and the character of those involved in its complex construction.
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October 2006, New Haven / London
October 2006, New Haven / London
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Heidegger's hut
Heidegger's hut
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"This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, the justification for which is that the hut was the setting in which Martin Heidegger wrote phenomenological texts that became touchstones for late-twentieth-century architectural theory." --from the foreword by Simon Sadler Beginning in the summer of 1922, philosopher Martin Heidegger(...)
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"This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, the justification for which is that the hut was the setting in which Martin Heidegger wrote phenomenological texts that became touchstones for late-twentieth-century architectural theory." --from the foreword by Simon Sadler Beginning in the summer of 1922, philosopher Martin Heidegger(...)
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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October 2006, Cambridge / London
October 2006, Cambridge / London
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Heidegger's hut
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"This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, the justification for which is that the hut was the setting in which Martin Heidegger wrote phenomenological texts that became touchstones for late-twentieth-century architectural theory." --from the foreword by Simon Sadler Beginning in the summer of 1922, philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) occupied a small, three-room cabin in the Black Forest Mountains of southern Germany. He called it "die Hütte" ("the hut"). Over the years, Heidegger worked on many of his most famous writings in this cabin, from his early lectures to his last enigmatic texts. He claimed an intellectual and emotional intimacy with the building and its surroundings, and even suggested that the landscape expressed itself through him, almost without agency. In Heidegger's Hut, Adam Sharr explores this intense relationship of thought, place, and person. Heidegger's mountain hut has been an object of fascination for many, including architects interested in his writings about "dwelling" and "place." Sharr's account--the first substantive investigation of the building and Heidegger's life there--reminds us that, in approaching Heidegger's writings, it is important to consider the circumstances in which the philosopher, as he himself said, felt "transported" into the work's "own rhythm." Indeed, Heidegger's apparent abdication of agency and tendency toward romanticism seem especially significant in light of his troubling involvement with the Nazi regime in the early 1930s. Sharr draws on original research, including interviews with Heidegger's relatives, as well as on written accounts of the hut by Heidegger and his visitors. The book's evocative photographs include scenic and architectural views taken by the author and many remarkable images of a septuagenarian Heidegger in the hut taken by the photojournalist Digne Meller-Markovicz. There are many ways to interpret Heidegger's hut--as the site of heroic confrontation between philosopher and existence; as the petit bourgeois escape of a misguided romantic; as a place overshadowed by fascism; or as an entirely unremarkable little building. Heidegger's Hut does not argue for any one reading, but guides readers toward their own possible interpretations of the importance of "die Hütte."
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"This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, the justification for which is that the hut was the setting in which Martin Heidegger wrote phenomenological texts that became touchstones for late-twentieth-century architectural theory." --from the foreword by Simon Sadler Beginning in the summer of 1922, philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) occupied a small, three-room cabin in the Black Forest Mountains of southern Germany. He called it "die Hütte" ("the hut"). Over the years, Heidegger worked on many of his most famous writings in this cabin, from his early lectures to his last enigmatic texts. He claimed an intellectual and emotional intimacy with the building and its surroundings, and even suggested that the landscape expressed itself through him, almost without agency. In Heidegger's Hut, Adam Sharr explores this intense relationship of thought, place, and person. Heidegger's mountain hut has been an object of fascination for many, including architects interested in his writings about "dwelling" and "place." Sharr's account--the first substantive investigation of the building and Heidegger's life there--reminds us that, in approaching Heidegger's writings, it is important to consider the circumstances in which the philosopher, as he himself said, felt "transported" into the work's "own rhythm." Indeed, Heidegger's apparent abdication of agency and tendency toward romanticism seem especially significant in light of his troubling involvement with the Nazi regime in the early 1930s. Sharr draws on original research, including interviews with Heidegger's relatives, as well as on written accounts of the hut by Heidegger and his visitors. The book's evocative photographs include scenic and architectural views taken by the author and many remarkable images of a septuagenarian Heidegger in the hut taken by the photojournalist Digne Meller-Markovicz. There are many ways to interpret Heidegger's hut--as the site of heroic confrontation between philosopher and existence; as the petit bourgeois escape of a misguided romantic; as a place overshadowed by fascism; or as an entirely unremarkable little building. Heidegger's Hut does not argue for any one reading, but guides readers toward their own possible interpretations of the importance of "die Hütte."
Form:
books
books
Publication:
October 2006, Cambridge / London
October 2006, Cambridge / London
Subject:
Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
