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542 pages.
Paris : Presses de l'université Paris-Sorbonne, 2005.
La société de construction des Batignolles : Des origines à la première guerre mondiale, 1846-1914 / Rang-Ri Park-Barjot ; préface de Jean Monville.
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Paris : Presses de l'université Paris-Sorbonne, 2005.
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Over the last years, coinciding with the growing social movement that aims for the introduction of a real environmental sensitivity in the European society, a new generation of architects has appeared in Spain. They plan and built using passive design strategies, use techniques to reduce both water consumption and waste production and even generate energy from the active(...)
New Environmental Sensitivity: 2000-2006 in Spanish Architecture
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Over the last years, coinciding with the growing social movement that aims for the introduction of a real environmental sensitivity in the European society, a new generation of architects has appeared in Spain. They plan and built using passive design strategies, use techniques to reduce both water consumption and waste production and even generate energy from the active use of renewable energies. Selected projects included: Botanical Garden of Montjuic in Barcelona and the Western Beach Promenade in Benidorm (Alicante), by Carlos Ferrater; the Spanish Pavilion at the Expo 2005 Aichi (Japan), by Farshid Moussavi and Alejandro Zaera, as well as the Spanish Pavilion at the Expo Zaragoza 2008, by Franciso J. Mangado and Florencio Manteca; the Hesperia Tower Hotel, by Alonso Balaguer Asociados and Richard Roger Partnership, and the Habitat Hotel in Barcelona, by Ruiz Geli, Vito Acconci and Ruy Ohtake; and the new head offices of Endesa and Telefónica in Madrid, both projected by Rafael de La-Hoz.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
Andreas Herzau : Istanbul
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Prompted by the debate surrounding Turkey's potential membership in the European Union, German photographer Andreas Herzau (born 1962) began documenting life in the country. Situated at the border of Europe and Asia, Istanbul, the photographer found, sums up the challenges and opportunities facing Turkey today. Herzau's images precisely capture the many facets of the(...)
Andreas Herzau : Istanbul
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Prompted by the debate surrounding Turkey's potential membership in the European Union, German photographer Andreas Herzau (born 1962) began documenting life in the country. Situated at the border of Europe and Asia, Istanbul, the photographer found, sums up the challenges and opportunities facing Turkey today. Herzau's images precisely capture the many facets of the Turkish port where tradition and modernity collide.
Photography monographs
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West Arch looks at 30 experimental architecture firms in West Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Responding to the current market and rise in digital communication, more young architects are working in teams, with such technological advances as video chat facilitating cooperation across countries. Tracing these international networks, the book discusses the conditions(...)
West arch, vol 1 : a new generation in architecture
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West Arch looks at 30 experimental architecture firms in West Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Responding to the current market and rise in digital communication, more young architects are working in teams, with such technological advances as video chat facilitating cooperation across countries. Tracing these international networks, the book discusses the conditions of production shaping the next generation of European architects.
Contemporary Architecture
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Ce livre relate l'histoire du Jardin Suspendu, le lieu enchanté où le projet Mon(s) Invisible a vu le jour durant l'été 2015, à Mons (Belgique), Capitale Européenne de la Culture 2015. This book is about the Hanging Garden, the enchanted place where the project Mon(s) Invisible emerged during the summer in Mons (Belgium), the European Capital of Culture 2015.
Constructlab : livre invisible
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Ce livre relate l'histoire du Jardin Suspendu, le lieu enchanté où le projet Mon(s) Invisible a vu le jour durant l'été 2015, à Mons (Belgique), Capitale Européenne de la Culture 2015. This book is about the Hanging Garden, the enchanted place where the project Mon(s) Invisible emerged during the summer in Mons (Belgium), the European Capital of Culture 2015.
Experimentale architecture
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In the midst of the Great Depression, America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s gave hope to millions, sustaining the assembled with visions of future progress. Designing Tomorrow celebrates the influence and impact of these international expositions. Offering an overview of the fairs and detailed discussions of individual works, distinguished authors examine how designers(...)
Designing tomorrow: America's world's fairs of the 1930s
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In the midst of the Great Depression, America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s gave hope to millions, sustaining the assembled with visions of future progress. Designing Tomorrow celebrates the influence and impact of these international expositions. Offering an overview of the fairs and detailed discussions of individual works, distinguished authors examine how designers reconciled radical “European” Modern style with American tradition.
Museums and Universal Exhibitions
The social atlas of Europe
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This publication reconsiders European identity through its many different facets: economy, culture, history, and human and physical geography, visualizing Europe and its people in a more fluid way, without artificial national boundaries. It utilizes the latest available demographic, social, and economic data through state-of-the-art geographical information systems and(...)
Architectural Plans and Cartography
June 2014
The social atlas of Europe
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This publication reconsiders European identity through its many different facets: economy, culture, history, and human and physical geography, visualizing Europe and its people in a more fluid way, without artificial national boundaries. It utilizes the latest available demographic, social, and economic data through state-of-the-art geographical information systems and new cartography techniques that were invented specifically for this work.
Architectural Plans and Cartography
Deleuze and architecture
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Fifteen essays by interdisciplinary scholars, including John Rajchman (Columbia University), Elizabeth Grosz (Rutgers University), and Brian Massumi (European Graduate School) trace, among other concerns, Deleuze's influence on the emerging biotechnological paradigm and new practices of participatory design. They engage with contemporary approaches to the theory and(...)
Deleuze and architecture
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Fifteen essays by interdisciplinary scholars, including John Rajchman (Columbia University), Elizabeth Grosz (Rutgers University), and Brian Massumi (European Graduate School) trace, among other concerns, Deleuze's influence on the emerging biotechnological paradigm and new practices of participatory design. They engage with contemporary approaches to the theory and practice of architecture and outline radical agendas for the future practice of Deleuzian thought.
Architectural Theory
Eduardo Souto de Moura
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Eduardo Souto de Moura studied architecture at the School of Fine Arts in his home town in Portugal and has since been awarded several prestigious European prizes. His recent work includes houses in the Rua Lugarintho, the renovation of the Municipal Market in Braga, the Portuguese Pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, and a project for the Braga Stadium.
Eduardo Souto de Moura
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Eduardo Souto de Moura studied architecture at the School of Fine Arts in his home town in Portugal and has since been awarded several prestigious European prizes. His recent work includes houses in the Rua Lugarintho, the renovation of the Municipal Market in Braga, the Portuguese Pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, and a project for the Braga Stadium.
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With nearly three million inhabitants, Cameroon's most populous city, Douala, is a multicultural hub strongly tied to its European colonial past. The arts and culture organization Doual'art has attracted international workers to Douala since 1991, and this small-format book collects their essays and stories, chronicling perspectives on Douala, both real and fictionalized,(...)
Architecture since 1900, Africa
June 2008, Rotterdam
Douala in Translation: a view of the city and its creative transformative potentials
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With nearly three million inhabitants, Cameroon's most populous city, Douala, is a multicultural hub strongly tied to its European colonial past. The arts and culture organization Doual'art has attracted international workers to Douala since 1991, and this small-format book collects their essays and stories, chronicling perspectives on Douala, both real and fictionalized, with 20 entries and hundreds of full-color photos.
Architecture since 1900, Africa