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From "Magic and myth-work to care and repair" is a two-part book bringing together fourteen essays broadly concerned with the "fiction of the self" and with practices and explorations beyond that fiction. Each part of the book approaches this theme from a different angle. The first part, entitled "On magic and myth-work," deals with practices of transformation and with(...)
From magic and myth-work to care and repair
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From "Magic and myth-work to care and repair" is a two-part book bringing together fourteen essays broadly concerned with the "fiction of the self" and with practices and explorations beyond that fiction. Each part of the book approaches this theme from a different angle. The first part, entitled "On magic and myth-work," deals with practices of transformation and with contemporary myth-making in relation to landscape, performance, and writing. The second part, “On Care and Repair,” gathers together essays that are more personal, but that also look to various technologies (or devices) of self-care alongside ideas of collaboration and the collective. Crucial throughout this exploration are questions of agency and self-narration, but also how these connect to larger issues around historical trauma, neoliberalism, and ecological crisis. The essays reference many other texts and fellow travellers, and also draw on the author's own experiences (and teaching) within various art and theory worlds, as well as with performance, magical practices, gaming, and Buddhism.
Théorie de l’art
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Cities around the world are in the midst of a profound transformation as the wealthy price out the remnants of the urban working class, especially people of color. Displacement is neither accidental or inevitable. It happens because a whole range of people and institutions profit handsomely. ''Defying displacement'', focused on the US but informed by global examples,(...)
Defying displacement: Urban recomposition and social war
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Cities around the world are in the midst of a profound transformation as the wealthy price out the remnants of the urban working class, especially people of color. Displacement is neither accidental or inevitable. It happens because a whole range of people and institutions profit handsomely. ''Defying displacement'', focused on the US but informed by global examples, investigates gentrification from the perspective of the people fighting it, members of communities whose survival is threatened by some of the most powerful institutions on the planet. Andrew Lee names the names and identifies the actual state and corporate forces that work together to enrich a very specific group of people: property developers and real estate investors who make a killing, politicians who watch their tax bases grow, banks that write profitable loans for new businesses and mortgages for new homeowners. Meanwhile, business districts are planned, tax abatements unveiled, redevelopment schemes dreamed up, corporate and university campuses expanded, and ordinary people are driven from their homes.
L'humain et la ville
We go to the park
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The park beckons us to leave our daily routines behind and enter its zone of endless possibility. In the park, the usual rules don’t apply. In the park, what matters most is the moment, and losing track of time to the timelessness of imagination, invention, observation, and chance. In the park, there are risks, of course, but also the deepest rewards, to be found in the(...)
We go to the park
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The park beckons us to leave our daily routines behind and enter its zone of endless possibility. In the park, the usual rules don’t apply. In the park, what matters most is the moment, and losing track of time to the timelessness of imagination, invention, observation, and chance. In the park, there are risks, of course, but also the deepest rewards, to be found in the freedom experienced through play that is both embodied and participatory. It is not the lone "I," but the "we" that goes to the park, where chance encounters might suddenly become moments of deep connection—however fleeting—with others, nature, and ourselves. Originally published in Sweden, this first English–language edition printed in Italy on thick cream paper offers an immersive experience of transformation, longing, and transcendence to readers of all ages, while reminding adult readers in particular of the everyday miracle contained in encountering another consciousness.
Littérature jeunesse
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The second installment in the Dongola Architecture Series, dedicated to the great voices of contemporary architecture in the Arab culture, delves into the life and work of the distinguished Syrian architect and architecture historian Nasser Rabbat. This publication underscores the profound connection between Rabbat's upbringing in Syria during a period of significant(...)
Nasser Rabbat: Critical encounters. Dongola Architecture Series DAS 02
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The second installment in the Dongola Architecture Series, dedicated to the great voices of contemporary architecture in the Arab culture, delves into the life and work of the distinguished Syrian architect and architecture historian Nasser Rabbat. This publication underscores the profound connection between Rabbat's upbringing in Syria during a period of significant political transformation and his development as a critical thinker and storyteller. His journey from a reluctant choice to study architecture to becoming a prominent figure as the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT illustrates his unceasing commitment to expanding the horizons of historiography, particularly within the realm of non-Western voices. "Nasser Rabbat : Critical encounters" seeks to deepen our understanding of the urgency of history to enable the possibilities of questioning and reimagining dominant powers. Professor Rabbat's work presents a compelling account within the broader context of Arab thinkers actively reshaping their region's narrative and pushing for a more inclusive and diverse historical perspective.
Architecture, monographies
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"Leaf plan" will illustrate comprehensive design approaches to address climate change, urban metabolism, temporary uses, landscape multifunctionality, cohabitation through new modes of urban design based on criteria of flexibility and adaptability. Trento is the experimental territory where the innovative process, methodologies and theoretical reflection have been tested(...)
Leaf plan: Towards the ecological transition
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"Leaf plan" will illustrate comprehensive design approaches to address climate change, urban metabolism, temporary uses, landscape multifunctionality, cohabitation through new modes of urban design based on criteria of flexibility and adaptability. Trento is the experimental territory where the innovative process, methodologies and theoretical reflection have been tested above the framework of the three-year research project "TUT Trento Urban Transformation". The book is structured around the five challenges (Ecological, Accessible, Smart, Welcoming and Beauty) proposed by the TUT research group for the Trento Leaf Plan, the new metabolic plan for the city of Trento. Beside the innovative field-test experimentations, the holistic methodological approach proposed by the book will be transferable and adapted in other metropolitan contexts to enhance the urban ecological transition. The publication, edited by the TUT research group, will include theoretical essays, critical selection of reference projects, operational tools, and interviews with experts in ecological transition, sustainable mobility, co-design approach, sharing, and urban resilience.
Architecture écologique
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Alexander examines the kinds of process that are capable of generating living structure. The unfolding of living structure in natural systems is first compared to the unfolding of buildings and town plans in traditional society, and then contrasted with present day processes. The comparison reveals deep and shocking problems which pervade the present day planning and(...)
The nature of order - an essay on the art of building and the nature of the universe. Book two : the process of creating life
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Alexander examines the kinds of process that are capable of generating living structure. The unfolding of living structure in natural systems is first compared to the unfolding of buildings and town plans in traditional society, and then contrasted with present day processes. The comparison reveals deep and shocking problems which pervade the present day planning and construction of buildings. He describes the detailed character of living process needed to generate, design, plan, and build buildings with living structure. The character of living process is contrasted, repeatedly, with the character of present-day professional process, which departs, again and again, from present process, in order to meet the necessities inherent in any truly life-creating process. Pervasive changes needed to create a world in which living process – and hence living structure – are attainable only through a transformation of society. The dynamic methods of Book 2, focusing on process, give an entirely different picture of the facts and concepts presented in Book 1.
Théorie de l’architecture
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Les architectes se sont intéressés aux cours de ces dernières années à des géométries complexes, abandonnant les formes classiques et platoniciennes. Si les outils informatiques aujourd'hui permettent de représenter ces géométries, cela ne signifie pas forcément que ces logiciels permettent également de les comprendre ou de les construire. La démarche présentée ici est(...)
mai 2004, Lausanne
New modeling : projeter ensemble
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Les architectes se sont intéressés aux cours de ces dernières années à des géométries complexes, abandonnant les formes classiques et platoniciennes. Si les outils informatiques aujourd'hui permettent de représenter ces géométries, cela ne signifie pas forcément que ces logiciels permettent également de les comprendre ou de les construire. La démarche présentée ici est basée sur la fabrication de modèles virtuels et physiques. Ces modèles sont essentiels pour la compréhension et la formulation complète d'une architecture réussie. L'ouvrage présente une synthèse partant de la visualisation vers la formulation de modèles virtuels ou physiques, en passant par la vérification des géométries à l'aide de modèles en maillage d'éléments finis, pour finalement aboutir à la réalisation des prototypes. Le lecteur aura la possibilité de vérifier à l'aide d'exemples la naissance, la transformation, et finalement la faisabilité d'une architecture basée sur une géométrie complexe. Par la même occasion, le chemin limite séparant artificiellement les disciplines d'architecture et de génie civil est supprimé au profit d'une véritable démarche interdisciplinaire.
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mai 2004, Lausanne
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Patrimoine hospitalier
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu,(...)
octobre 2004, Paris
Patrimoine hospitalier
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En portant un regard appuyé sur le devenir des bâtiments hospitaliers, cet ouvrage choisit de privilégier une approche dynamique d’un patrimoine en perpétuelle évolution. Au travers d’une trentaine de monographies largement illustrées, cet ouvrage inscrit l’hôpital dans sa relation au monde social, politique, médical et économique. Maladrerie, hospice, Hôtel-Dieu, charité, hôpital général, asile, lazaret, clinique, sanatorium, centre héliomarin ou centre hospitalier, tous ces lieux portent en eux la fonction vitale de l’hôpital. Dans un large tour de France, mêlant des présentations d’hôpitaux en activité et de bâtiments réaffectés, il invite le lecteur à prendre conscience de la fragilité d’un patrimoine peu connu, de plus en plus menacé, qui peine à se moderniser. Après l’abandon des hôpitaux médiévaux, la transformation des hôpitaux généraux, pointe désormais la disparition des hôpitaux pavillonnaires. Que faire alors d’un patrimoine de qualité qui ne remplit plus ses fonctions ? Le reconvertir à des fins publiques, le remettre sur le marché ou le démolir et reconstruire la ville sur elle-même ?
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octobre 2004, Paris
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Une lutte pour la sauvegarde d'un lieu emblématique, la Maison des métallos, dans le 11e arrondissement de Paris, s'est terminée par une victoire in extremis. Ses acteurs, réunis dans l'association Comité Métallos, ont voulu prolonger cette aventure en animant un espace de recherche, de réflexion et de rencontre autour de l'histoire et la mémoire des lieux, pour la(...)
La Maison des métallos et le bas Belleville
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Une lutte pour la sauvegarde d'un lieu emblématique, la Maison des métallos, dans le 11e arrondissement de Paris, s'est terminée par une victoire in extremis. Ses acteurs, réunis dans l'association Comité Métallos, ont voulu prolonger cette aventure en animant un espace de recherche, de réflexion et de rencontre autour de l'histoire et la mémoire des lieux, pour la valorisation du patrimoine industriel et urbain de ce quartier, le bas Belleville. Le constat de la transformation irréversible de ce quartier rendait nécessaire et légitime de procéder à un inventaire, à une analyse et d'ouvrir des perspectives sur le devenir de sa tradition artisanale et industrielle. Au croisement des démarches associatives et universitaires, animé par une dynamique citoyenne, celle du Comité Métallos, ce livre retrace cent cinquante ans d'histoire industrielle du bas Belleville. Interrogeant les archives mais aussi le terrain contemporain - des traces aux témoignages - l'ouvrage expérimente une autre pratique de l'histoire tout en explorant la notion de paysage dans une voie novatrice, celle de l'esprit des lieux.
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septembre 2003, Paris
Histoire jusqu’à 1900
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Nature's blueprints are in a constant state of adaptation and transformation, reacting flexibly to varying conditions and changing influences. In this respect they are a perfect model for innovative planning processes in architecture. The result is extreme efficiency and the most beautiful designs under any given spatial and temporal conditions. This publication provides(...)
Architecture, monographies
janvier 2000, Basel
Technological architecture : Petzinka Pink Architects
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Nature's blueprints are in a constant state of adaptation and transformation, reacting flexibly to varying conditions and changing influences. In this respect they are a perfect model for innovative planning processes in architecture. The result is extreme efficiency and the most beautiful designs under any given spatial and temporal conditions. This publication provides an introduction to a method of designing where the development and integration of advanced technology leads to a continual optimization of form and efficiency in the resulting architecture. Looking at five prominent projects, created in recent years by Petzinka Pink Architects, technical innovation, planning contexts and general lines of development are systematically presented and reflected upon. This book provides detailed insight into the work of one of Germany's most successful architectural offices, which became known for unusual projects such as the Berlin offices of the federal state North-Rhine Westphalia, the CDU's party headquarters in Berlin, the City Gate in Dusseldorf and the Century Hall in Bochum.
Architecture, monographies