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In 1955, just as the world was pigeonholing him as the high priest of modernism, Le Corbusier shocked the architecture world with – of all things – weekend houses. Built of brick, concrete, stone, and timber, the Maisons Jaoul are the antithesis of everything commonly referred to as “Corbusian.” Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul, now in english translation, is the first(...)
Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul
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In 1955, just as the world was pigeonholing him as the high priest of modernism, Le Corbusier shocked the architecture world with – of all things – weekend houses. Built of brick, concrete, stone, and timber, the Maisons Jaoul are the antithesis of everything commonly referred to as “Corbusian.” Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul, now in english translation, is the first book-length, detailed examination of these lesser-known, yet architecturally significant houses. Using previously unpublished sources, the author thoroughly captures Le Corbusier’s extraordinary journey of discovery.
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Five houses, ten details
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Five Houses, Ten Details presents five designs—all by Ford, all for himself, all for the same site—only one of which was built. Each unbuilt design evolved or was abandoned for a variety of reasons. Many simply cost too much; others were based on presumptions that proved inaccurate or unproductive. All, to some degree, are present in the final design. Each of the five(...)
Five houses, ten details
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Five Houses, Ten Details presents five designs—all by Ford, all for himself, all for the same site—only one of which was built. Each unbuilt design evolved or was abandoned for a variety of reasons. Many simply cost too much; others were based on presumptions that proved inaccurate or unproductive. All, to some degree, are present in the final design. Each of the five designs explores a different aspect of architectural detail: how it acts to connect to or disconnect from a site; how it is expressive of material; how it acts to reveal structure; how it articulates the act of construction; and how it can be inconsistent, in a beneficial way, with the remainder of the building. Detail for Ford is not an accessory to architecture but its essence.
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January 2009
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Each project in this publication covers both aspects of Della Valle Bernheimer's creative process, often demonstrating that they think both with their minds and their hands; the process is cerebral as well as physical. Thinking about the larger contexts of site and program, as well as about historical precedents, linguistics, and correlations to natural forms and(...)
Think / Make : Della Valle Bernheimer
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Each project in this publication covers both aspects of Della Valle Bernheimer's creative process, often demonstrating that they think both with their minds and their hands; the process is cerebral as well as physical. Thinking about the larger contexts of site and program, as well as about historical precedents, linguistics, and correlations to natural forms and phenomena, Della Valle Bernheimer creates thoughtful, structurally innovative architecture. For the Artreehouse in New Fairfield, Connecticut — designed in collaboration with structural engineer Guy Nordenson — they observed patterns of light filtered through canopies of native tree species and scoured the history of building techniques in the region to design a 5,400-square-foot, locally inspired house. This monograph illustrates how personal, associative, and often highly poetic thoughts are made legible in architecture.
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January 2009
Architecture Monographs
Peter Rose Houses
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Cambridge, Massachusetts–based architect Peter Rose has built on every scale during the first three decades of his practice. High-profile projects, such as his master plan for the Montreal waterfront and the award-winning Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal have brought him both public recognition and the respect of his peers. Besides being known for his(...)
Peter Rose Houses
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Cambridge, Massachusetts–based architect Peter Rose has built on every scale during the first three decades of his practice. High-profile projects, such as his master plan for the Montreal waterfront and the award-winning Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal have brought him both public recognition and the respect of his peers. Besides being known for his artisan's love of solid building materials, craftsmanship, and old-fashioned building methods, it is perhaps no surprise that his residential projects function as laboratories for new ideas. This book presents five such houses in complete detail from client collaboration and site evaluation to construction. Rose draws inspiration from the outward simplicity and order of houses of the past but recognizes that their quiet strength depends on a complexity that comes only from thoughtful consideration of site, plan, exterior, and details.
Architecture Monographs
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Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values. Yet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the ground. Demonstrated(...)
Cosmopolitanism and the geographies of freedom
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Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values. Yet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the ground. Demonstrated by incidents at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanism. Combining his passions for politics and geography, David Harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governance. Political agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geography. Incorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracy.
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The concept of ¨generosity¨ is explored through a selection of architectural works contributing to the city. These “generous” projects give new value to urban density, public space, and architectural ethics, creating new and unexpected uses for buildings and creating a base for cultural transformation. The featured French architects and collectives are known for their(...)
GénéroCité :généreux versus générique
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The concept of ¨generosity¨ is explored through a selection of architectural works contributing to the city. These “generous” projects give new value to urban density, public space, and architectural ethics, creating new and unexpected uses for buildings and creating a base for cultural transformation. The featured French architects and collectives are known for their rich exchange of ideas and for creating innovative interfaces between buildings and city.
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September 2008
Architecture Monographs
The rustle of language
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"The Rustle of Language" is a collection of forty-five essays, written between 1967 and 1980, on language, literature, and teaching—the pleasure of the text.
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January 1900, Berkeley, Los Angeles
The rustle of language
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"The Rustle of Language" is a collection of forty-five essays, written between 1967 and 1980, on language, literature, and teaching—the pleasure of the text.
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Between past and future
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Arendt describes the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill once more the vital essence of these concepts. Introduction by Jerome Kohn.
Architectural Theory
September 2006, New York
Between past and future
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Arendt describes the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill once more the vital essence of these concepts. Introduction by Jerome Kohn.
Architectural Theory
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An examination of the long-term social influence of modern surveillance and data-retrieval technology, written by a popular science fiction author. Brin argues that the advances in mechanical observation will make both private and public authorities ever more intrusive forces in the years to come.
The transparent society, will technology force us to choose between privacy and freedom ?
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An examination of the long-term social influence of modern surveillance and data-retrieval technology, written by a popular science fiction author. Brin argues that the advances in mechanical observation will make both private and public authorities ever more intrusive forces in the years to come.
Architectural Theory
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This book provides an excellent framework for understanding the most important strains of current philosophical work in North America, England, France, and Germany. Selections from the work of 14 contemporary philosophers not only display the multiplicity of approaches currently being pursued on the subject, but also help spell out today's options for either doing, or not(...)
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November 1986, Cambridge
Philosophy end or translation ?
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This book provides an excellent framework for understanding the most important strains of current philosophical work in North America, England, France, and Germany. Selections from the work of 14 contemporary philosophers not only display the multiplicity of approaches currently being pursued on the subject, but also help spell out today's options for either doing, or not doing, philosophy.
Architectural Theory