Robert Frank: Tal uf Tal ab
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Tal Uf Tal Ab is a book of new photographs by Robert Frank. Frank's subjects are his life now, an inquisitive existence shaped by memory: newsstands, streetscapes, portraits of friends and his wife June Leaf, interiors, a self-portrait. This book is the latest phase in Frank's unceasing exploration of photography, and a humble yet important progression in the medium of(...)
Robert Frank: Tal uf Tal ab
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Tal Uf Tal Ab is a book of new photographs by Robert Frank. Frank's subjects are his life now, an inquisitive existence shaped by memory: newsstands, streetscapes, portraits of friends and his wife June Leaf, interiors, a self-portrait. This book is the latest phase in Frank's unceasing exploration of photography, and a humble yet important progression in the medium of the photobook.
Monographies photo
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Cult-ure is the culmination of a decade's research into why and how we communicate. Revealing how ideas are transmitted through words, symbols and gestures, how such ideas gain cultural currency via the theory of the meme, this book provides a provocative exploration into media convergence within our digital age and an insider's guide into the changing nature of(...)
Cult-ure: Ideas can be dangerous
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Cult-ure is the culmination of a decade's research into why and how we communicate. Revealing how ideas are transmitted through words, symbols and gestures, how such ideas gain cultural currency via the theory of the meme, this book provides a provocative exploration into media convergence within our digital age and an insider's guide into the changing nature of communications, perceptions and identities.
Through along and above
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An exploration of the 1956 Jean Tschumi building in Place de Milan, Lausanne in a series of graphite, ink and watercolour drawings. In 1956, Vaudoise Assurances inaugurated its new head office built by architect Jean Tschumi (1904-1962). This major project in the architect's career is the first example of 'Corporate Architecture,' in French speaking Switzerland in the(...)
Through along and above
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An exploration of the 1956 Jean Tschumi building in Place de Milan, Lausanne in a series of graphite, ink and watercolour drawings. In 1956, Vaudoise Assurances inaugurated its new head office built by architect Jean Tschumi (1904-1962). This major project in the architect's career is the first example of 'Corporate Architecture,' in French speaking Switzerland in the immediate post-war period.
Illustration
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In Old Fields, John Stilgoe offers a poetic and controversial exploration of the generations-long effort to portray glamour. Fusing three forces in contemporary American culture—amateur photography after 1880; the rise of glamour and fantasy; and the often-mysterious quality of landscape photographs—Stilgoe provides a wide-ranging yet concentrated take on the cultural(...)
Old fields : photography, glamour, and fantasy landscape
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In Old Fields, John Stilgoe offers a poetic and controversial exploration of the generations-long effort to portray glamour. Fusing three forces in contemporary American culture—amateur photography after 1880; the rise of glamour and fantasy; and the often-mysterious quality of landscape photographs—Stilgoe provides a wide-ranging yet concentrated take on the cultural legacy of our photographic history.
Théorie de la photographie
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Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye are two of Canada’s central cultural figures, colleagues and rivals whose careers unfolded in curious harmony even as their intellectual engagement was antagonistic. Poet, novelist, essayist and philosopher B.W. Powe, who studied with both of these formidable and influential intellectuals, presents an exploration of their lives and work(...)
Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: apocalypse and alchemy
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Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye are two of Canada’s central cultural figures, colleagues and rivals whose careers unfolded in curious harmony even as their intellectual engagement was antagonistic. Poet, novelist, essayist and philosopher B.W. Powe, who studied with both of these formidable and influential intellectuals, presents an exploration of their lives and work in Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy.
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West-Brome, Québec : L'Atelier, [2011]
Densité, intensité, tensions : l'urbanité montréalaise en question / sous la direction de Robert Schwartzwald, Jonathan Cha, Simon Harel.
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West-Brome, Québec : L'Atelier, [2011]
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This fascinating tour through typographic history provides a visually rich exploration of digital type revival. Many typefaces from the pre-digital past have been reinvented for use on computers and mobile devices, while other new font designs are revivals of letterforms, drawn from inscriptions, calligraphic manuals, posters, and book jackets. "Revival type" deftly(...)
Revival type: digital typefaces inspired by the past
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This fascinating tour through typographic history provides a visually rich exploration of digital type revival. Many typefaces from the pre-digital past have been reinvented for use on computers and mobile devices, while other new font designs are revivals of letterforms, drawn from inscriptions, calligraphic manuals, posters, and book jackets. "Revival type" deftly introduces these fonts, many of which are widely used, and engagingly tells their stories.
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Dams
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A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States. Dams are a monumental presence on the American landscape. This newest book in the Norton/Library of Congress series shows that the history of dam development is characterized by invention and innovation, and parallels that of the United States. It emphasizes the unique(...)
Dams
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A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States. Dams are a monumental presence on the American landscape. This newest book in the Norton/Library of Congress series shows that the history of dam development is characterized by invention and innovation, and parallels that of the United States. It emphasizes the unique design and engineering complexities of these impressive structures.
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septembre 2008
Structures d’ingénierie
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A multimedia exploration of the morphology of architecture in the American Southwest as defined by evolving modes of transportation. In examining advances in transportation, the book asks how we have come to acquiesce to the monotonous, isolating, and aesthetically bankrupt landscape of suburbia. It also casts predictions about how the future built landscape will look as(...)
Architecture of normal: The colonization of the American landscape
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A multimedia exploration of the morphology of architecture in the American Southwest as defined by evolving modes of transportation. In examining advances in transportation, the book asks how we have come to acquiesce to the monotonous, isolating, and aesthetically bankrupt landscape of suburbia. It also casts predictions about how the future built landscape will look as it continues to adapt to patterns of human movement.
Architecture contemporaine
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Cinematic Rotterdam is not only a thorough study of the audiovisual history of Rotterdam but is more especially a conceptual exploration of a hidden dimension of the city itself. Besides being an exhaustive reference work for policymakers, clients, producers and researchers in architecture, media and social studies, this overview makes a visual guide for anyone(...)
mai 2011
Cinematic Rotterdam:The times and tides of a modern city
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Cinematic Rotterdam is not only a thorough study of the audiovisual history of Rotterdam but is more especially a conceptual exploration of a hidden dimension of the city itself. Besides being an exhaustive reference work for policymakers, clients, producers and researchers in architecture, media and social studies, this overview makes a visual guide for anyone interested in looking at the city of Rotterdam from a different angle.