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A quirky trend of building designs inspired by bizarre animals has emerged in the last few years. Why and how has this happened? Is it because of new technical possibilities in materials and structural engineering? Or is the answer to be found in new social preoccupations in science? After a brief look at the historical precedents, the book focuses on contemporary(...)
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Zoomorphic : new animal architecture
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A quirky trend of building designs inspired by bizarre animals has emerged in the last few years. Why and how has this happened? Is it because of new technical possibilities in materials and structural engineering? Or is the answer to be found in new social preoccupations in science? After a brief look at the historical precedents, the book focuses on contemporary examples from around the world and shows the various ways in which the organic/animal forms inform the architectural ones. Featured architects include Frank Gehry, Michael Sorkin, and Greg Lynn.
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More than ten years after reunification, the creative scene in Berlin is characterized by a wealth of ideas, unconventionality and an international approach. Based on their most important works, the “Design Berlin: New Projects for a Changing City” exhibition, which will go on an international tour, as well as the publication accompanying it, introduce the most innovative(...)
Design Berlin : new projects for a changing city
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More than ten years after reunification, the creative scene in Berlin is characterized by a wealth of ideas, unconventionality and an international approach. Based on their most important works, the “Design Berlin: New Projects for a Changing City” exhibition, which will go on an international tour, as well as the publication accompanying it, introduce the most innovative young designers and architects based in Berlin.
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L'appel à contributions pour le colloque "Inside Density" organisé par NeTHCA en novembre 1999, mentionnait les questions relatives à la densité, la congestion et la mise en réseaux. L'objectif du colloque était d'explorer les enjeux théoriques du concept de densité et de critiquer l'usage naïf des indices de densité comme critères d'efficacité de la planification. Le(...)
juillet 2003, Brussels
Inside density : international colloquium on architecture and cities # 1
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L'appel à contributions pour le colloque "Inside Density" organisé par NeTHCA en novembre 1999, mentionnait les questions relatives à la densité, la congestion et la mise en réseaux. L'objectif du colloque était d'explorer les enjeux théoriques du concept de densité et de critiquer l'usage naïf des indices de densité comme critères d'efficacité de la planification. Le colloque a réuni un large éventail de chercheurs renommés ou émergeants ainsi que d'architectes professionnels. Ce volume, publié sous la direction de Hilde Heynen et de David Vanderburgh, rassemble les plus intéressantes contributions de ce colloque, dans leur langue originelle française ou anglaise. Il comporte aussi bien les propos des conférenciers Pascal Amphoux et Mark Wigley, que des essais de Tom Avermaete, Dieter De Clercq, Alexander D'Hooghe, Marc Glaudemans, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, Bernard Kormoss, Hubert Lionnez/Roberto Zancan, Olivier Mathieu/Li Mei Tsien, Anne Mie Depuydt/Erik Van Daele, Kai Vöckler, Sarah Whiting, Paola Yacoub/Michel Lasserre . . . / The call for the "Inside Density" colloquium, organized by neTHCA in november 1999, evoked papers addressing issues of density, congestion and networking. The aim of the colloquium was to explore the theoretical underpinnings of the concept of density and to criticize the naïve use of density indexes as markers of good planning. The colloquium brought together an international range of renowned scholars, promising young researchers, and practising architects. This volume, co-edited by Hilde Heynen and David Vanderburgh, presents the best texts, some in English and some in French, that resulted from the colloquium. It contains contributions by key-note speakers Pascal Amphoux and Mark Wigley, as well as papers by Tom Avermaete, Dieter De Clercq, Alexander D'Hooghe, Marc Glaudemans, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, Bernard Kormoss, Hubert Lionnez/Roberto Zancan, Olivier Mathieu/Li Mei Tsien, Anne Mie Depuydt/Erik Van Daele, Kai Vöckler, Sarah Whiting, Paola Yacoub/Michel Lasserre . . .
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This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably(...)
The Cambridge companion to modern Spanish culture
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This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country’s literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain’s recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The concept of ‘Spanish culture’ is investigated, and there are studies of Spanish painting and sculpture, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and the modern media. A chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making the volume an invaluable introduction to the politics, literature and culture of modern Spain.
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This book examines modern-day Switzerland and its changing spatial reality. Describing settlement areas as either ”urban” or ”rural” is no longer apt as we now live in a collage of urban, suburban, and rural elements which together form conglomerations with several centres over large areas of land. This requires new political solutions, challenging the institutional(...)
août 2003, Basel
Urbanscape Switzerland : topology and regional development in Switzerland
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This book examines modern-day Switzerland and its changing spatial reality. Describing settlement areas as either ”urban” or ”rural” is no longer apt as we now live in a collage of urban, suburban, and rural elements which together form conglomerations with several centres over large areas of land. This requires new political solutions, challenging the institutional framework of federalism and the concept of local government. The study comprises contributions by experts from the fields of architecture, sociology, geography, politics and economics, which take into account the various perspectives. The prominent Dutch architect Winy Maas from MVRDV presents as an outsider a qualified vision for a Switzerland of the future, and also provides visual material to illustrate other contributions.
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Déclarée en avril 1931, attaquée le 18 juillet 1936 par l'armée de Franco, écrasée le 28 mars 1939, la Seconde République espagnole fut brève mais l'idéologie républicaine a durablement influencé le développement moderne de la culture et notamment de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme. Cette période unique a ainsi permis l'éclosion de nombreux projets et réalisations dans(...)
Modernité en architecture dans l'Espagne républicaine
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Déclarée en avril 1931, attaquée le 18 juillet 1936 par l'armée de Franco, écrasée le 28 mars 1939, la Seconde République espagnole fut brève mais l'idéologie républicaine a durablement influencé le développement moderne de la culture et notamment de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme. Cette période unique a ainsi permis l'éclosion de nombreux projets et réalisations dans tous les domaines de la construction, que ce soit les immeubles collectifs, les maisons individuelles, les infrastructures industrielles ou la réorganisation et l'extension de villes comme Barcelone et Madrid. Ce livre présente un panorama complet et illustré du travail de toute une génération d'architectes, replacé dans son contexte historique qui se caractérise principalement par une attitude progressiste tendant à combiner l'austérité formelle d'un paysage urbain rationalisé et une éthique civique, aspiration qui, comme tant d'autres, fut anéantie par la guerre civile. En annexe, les biographies de quarante architectes espagnols de la période.
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Published to accompany an exhibition he has conceived for the Fondation Cartier in Paris, this book examines the philosophical issues raised by our confrontation with accidents and their impact on our world. Accidents capture our attention, surprise or shock us, disrupt or ultimately alter the course of our existence. Whether significant or insignificant, benign or(...)
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Published to accompany an exhibition he has conceived for the Fondation Cartier in Paris, this book examines the philosophical issues raised by our confrontation with accidents and their impact on our world. Accidents capture our attention, surprise or shock us, disrupt or ultimately alter the course of our existence. Whether significant or insignificant, benign or disastrous, accidents always reveal something about ourselves and the systems we construct. For Virilio, to invent the ship is to invent the shipwreck, to invent electricity is to invent electrocution. Accidents are consequently, in his view, inherent in all technological systems. This catalogue features over 200 illustrations, including press photographs, paintings, and engravings representing natural and industrial accidents from the past three centuries. It also contains reproductions of the works of the many artists included in the exhibit, most notably Lebbeus Woods, Nancy Rubins, Stephen Vitiello, Cai Guo Qiang, Bruce Conner, Tony Oursler, Jonas Mekas, and Jem Cohen.
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The third volume in this exciting series presenting young architecture and design talents, ArchiLab's Earth Buildings turns its focus to building with the land. Projects from thirty of the most innovative young practices of today—including Field Operations, Tom Leader, NOX, Servo, Vicente Guallart, and Kengo Kuma—confront and offer proposals and solutions to issues such(...)
mai 2003, London
Archilab's earth buildings: radical experiments in land architecture
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The third volume in this exciting series presenting young architecture and design talents, ArchiLab's Earth Buildings turns its focus to building with the land. Projects from thirty of the most innovative young practices of today—including Field Operations, Tom Leader, NOX, Servo, Vicente Guallart, and Kengo Kuma—confront and offer proposals and solutions to issues such as dwindling natural resources, land engineering, the city as ecosystem, and the sensitive development of brown sites. Presented through extensive plans, computer renderings, and photographs, buildings and large-scale schemes reveal an almost infinite array of breathtaking ideas for the future, an inspiration for a generation of designers, practitioners, and policymakers. Essays by international critics Frédéric Migayrou, Bart Lootsma, Manuel Gausa, and others consider the earth's economy and suggest how contemporary architects might best and most responsibly respond to our fragile planet in a technology-driven age.
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En analysant douze exemples de réalisations emblématiques, l'ouvrage tente de dégager quelques lignes de force qui sous-tendent la création architecturale contemporaine. Architectures réhabilitées, bâtiments perpétuant certaines influences culturelles, constructions dialoguant avec la nature, formes plasticiennes, architectures véhiculant des valeurs symboliques : autant(...)
L'architecture contemporaine
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En analysant douze exemples de réalisations emblématiques, l'ouvrage tente de dégager quelques lignes de force qui sous-tendent la création architecturale contemporaine. Architectures réhabilitées, bâtiments perpétuant certaines influences culturelles, constructions dialoguant avec la nature, formes plasticiennes, architectures véhiculant des valeurs symboliques : autant de voies différentes empruntées par les bâtisseurs de ces logements, équipements publics ou lieux culturels.
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Avec la collaboration de Frédéric Migayrou; Olivier Cinqualbre; Christian Derouet; Nigel Whiteley; Reyner Banham; Randa Kamel; Bernard Cache; et des notes de lecture par Catherine de Smet, Hugues Fontenas, et Guillemette Morel Journel.
Les cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne 82 : architecture
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Avec la collaboration de Frédéric Migayrou; Olivier Cinqualbre; Christian Derouet; Nigel Whiteley; Reyner Banham; Randa Kamel; Bernard Cache; et des notes de lecture par Catherine de Smet, Hugues Fontenas, et Guillemette Morel Journel.