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"Multi-National city" follows three architectural itineraries through three cities and their histories. Like so many, these cities are caught within the feedback loops of globalization : Silicon Valley in northern California; New York's internal suburbias; and Gurgaon, a burgeoning corporate city outside of New Delhi. Each exhibits a distinct character, while together,(...)
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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Multi-national city : architectural itineraries
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"Multi-National city" follows three architectural itineraries through three cities and their histories. Like so many, these cities are caught within the feedback loops of globalization : Silicon Valley in northern California; New York's internal suburbias; and Gurgaon, a burgeoning corporate city outside of New Delhi. Each exhibits a distinct character, while together, they also form important nodes in what the authors describe as a single Multi-National city (MNC) stretching across the globe. The itineraries traced through them take the reader on a tour of the architectural monuments of corporate globalization-corporate campuses, high-rise towers, "public" atriums, call centers, and gated communities-that tracks their shared logic, their internal discrepancies, and their undeniable strangeness. Each itinerary concludes with an unannounced stop at an architectural project that applies the lessons of the Multi-National city to itself.
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Patterns - bold, colorful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming - are the subject in this comprehensive reference, the first to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history. With stunning color plates and lively text, Lesley Jackson takes readers on a tour of the development of twentieth-century(...)
Twentieth-century pattern design
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Patterns - bold, colorful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming - are the subject in this comprehensive reference, the first to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history. With stunning color plates and lively text, Lesley Jackson takes readers on a tour of the development of twentieth-century patterns from around the world. Organized by decade, "Twentieth-Century pattern design" details the technical innovations that affected the development of modern textiles and wallpapers. Focusing on surface pattern in the home, Jackson draws frequent parallels to the worlds of fashion, packaging, and graphics, and explores the interrelationship between painting and pattern design. The result is a book as inspiring as it is informative. "Twentieth-Century pattern design" is an invaluable resource for modern design enthusiasts and historians, collectors and interior and graphic designers.
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In this issue, Border Crossings looks in large part at contemporary sculpture in the work of two artists, American icon Richard Serra and Montreal-based Jean-Pierre Gauthier; In the articles section, Gary Pearson discusses works by senior Canadian photographer and filmmaker, Ian Wallace, in “The Art of Deep Collecting: Ian Wallace and the Rennie Museum”. Michael Davidge(...)
Border crossing issue 144
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In this issue, Border Crossings looks in large part at contemporary sculpture in the work of two artists, American icon Richard Serra and Montreal-based Jean-Pierre Gauthier; In the articles section, Gary Pearson discusses works by senior Canadian photographer and filmmaker, Ian Wallace, in “The Art of Deep Collecting: Ian Wallace and the Rennie Museum”. Michael Davidge takes an in-depth look at the National Gallery of Canada after the recent reconfiguration of its Canadian and Indigenous Galleries; Stephen Horne takes the “grand tour” of arts exhibitions as the Venice Biennale, documenta, and the Münster Skulptur Projekte align in what is nearly a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition lineup; Aryen Hoekstra discuses fakery and fiction in the work of artist Thomas Demand, filmmaker Alexander Kluge and scenographer Anna Viebrock in “The Boat is Leaking. The Captain Lied.”
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1839. À Paris, l’invention de la photographie annonce le début d’une révolution artistique et culturelle majeure. La même année, à Istanbul, le jeune sultan Abdülmecid Ier ouvre une ère de réformes inspirées du modèle européen. La cour impériale se passionne pour cette camera obscura qui reproduit la réalité. Istanbul, photographes et sultans illustre le lien qui se noue(...)
Istanbul, photographes et Sultans 1840-1900
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1839. À Paris, l’invention de la photographie annonce le début d’une révolution artistique et culturelle majeure. La même année, à Istanbul, le jeune sultan Abdülmecid Ier ouvre une ère de réformes inspirées du modèle européen. La cour impériale se passionne pour cette camera obscura qui reproduit la réalité. Istanbul, photographes et sultans illustre le lien qui se noue dès lors entre la capitale ottomane, ville mythique, les sultans et les photographes jusqu’au tournant du xxe siècle. Il nous emmène sur les traces d’aristocrates romantiques, de poètes éclairés qui, partis sur la route du « Grand Tour », capturent les premières photographies de l’Empire ottoman, inventent l’Orient et construisent l’image évanescente d’une cité fascinante. Catherine Pinguet retrace ici l’histoire de cette singulière aventure, de l’oeuvre pionnière de voyageurs et résidents occidentaux (Nerval, Girault de Prangey, Caranza, Robertson) à l’âge d’or des grands ateliers (Kargopoulo, Sebah, Abdullah).
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Un rêve partagé par beaucoup et néanmoins à portée de main. Cet ouvrage présente 120 projets réalisés depuis l'an 2000, en Europe, en Amérique du Nord comme du Sud, en Australie, mais aussi en Afrique du Sud. Les architectes les plus inventifs ont été sollicités. Volumes, styles, matériaux et techniques varient selon les latitudes et les exigences des futurs(...)
La maison contemporaine: Les nouvelles tendances du design
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Un rêve partagé par beaucoup et néanmoins à portée de main. Cet ouvrage présente 120 projets réalisés depuis l'an 2000, en Europe, en Amérique du Nord comme du Sud, en Australie, mais aussi en Afrique du Sud. Les architectes les plus inventifs ont été sollicités. Volumes, styles, matériaux et techniques varient selon les latitudes et les exigences des futurs propriétaires, avec pour point commun l'accent mis sur l'esthétique, le confort et la luminosité. Prenant le parti de se fondre dans leur environnement ou, au contraire, de se démarquer franchement, chaque projet fait montre d'une personnalité bien affirmée. Les réalisations sont présentées selon leur localisation et leur nature: en ville, en périphérie urbaine, à la campagne, au bord de l'eau, demeures de rêve et futuristes. Un tour du monde de l'architecture contemporaine dédiée à la maison particulière.
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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an(...)
A little history of Canada: second edition
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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an independent nation and distinct society-and it is doing so yet again. Fully revised throughout, this updated edition incorporates the latest research that helps us understand the course of history. A new concluding chapter unpacks the challenges that the country has faced in the twenty-first century: Canada-US relations post 9/11, the country's place within the global economy, a continuous influx of immigration, and the geographical consequences of global warming. Lively and opinionated, this is the ever-evolving story of a nation.
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Described as “a continuous carnival” and “the crossroads of the world,” Times Square is a singular phenomenon: the spot where imagination and veracity intersect. To Marshall Berman, it is also the flashing, teeming, and strangely beautiful nexus of his life. In this remarkable book, Berman takes us on a thrilling illustrated tour of Times Square, revealing a landscape(...)
On the town: one hundred years of spectacle in Times Square
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Described as “a continuous carnival” and “the crossroads of the world,” Times Square is a singular phenomenon: the spot where imagination and veracity intersect. To Marshall Berman, it is also the flashing, teeming, and strangely beautiful nexus of his life. In this remarkable book, Berman takes us on a thrilling illustrated tour of Times Square, revealing a landscape both mythic and real. Interleafing his own recollections with social commentary, he reveals how movies, graphic arts, literature, popular music, television, and, of course, the Broadway theater have reflected Times Square’s voluminous light to illuminate a vast spectrum of themes and vignettes. Berman shows how the square’s distinctive aura finds its source in a stunningly diverse list of performers, writers, and impresarios. He also celebrates the unsung heroes—the artists, engineers, and hucksters behind the square’s landmark signs.
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New York : Summit Books ; Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, ©1983.
The Precious legacy : Judaic treasures from the Czechoslovak state collections / edited by David Altshuler.
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This comprehensive guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a tour of over 125 buildings and projects designed between 1928, the year of Gregori Warchavchik's historic Paulista House, and 1960, the year the capital of Brasilia was inaugurated. Works by thirty-three architects, including renowned figures such as Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha and(...)
When Brazil was modern : guide to architecture 1928-1960
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This comprehensive guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a tour of over 125 buildings and projects designed between 1928, the year of Gregori Warchavchik's historic Paulista House, and 1960, the year the capital of Brasilia was inaugurated. Works by thirty-three architects, including renowned figures such as Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha and lesser-known architects like Flavio de Carvalho and Lina Bo Bardi, are presented in this guide. Each entry provides photographs, drawings, a brief description, and information on visitor access. When Brazil was Modern is a complete survey of the country's modern architectural legacy, and not only fills a forty year-old bibliographic gap on the subject, but also sheds new light on the aesthetics and social underpinnings of Brazil's modern architecture. By including the unconventional and experimental, author Cavalcanti challenges the very definition of what was modern, in Brazil, the Americas, and elsewhere.
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Cette monographie propose un vaste tour d'horizon critique de l'œuvre de Frank Lloyd Wright, l'un des grands maîtres de l'architecture moderne. Richement illustré de photographies des bâtiments les plus connus de Wright, cet ouvrage explore les thèmes clés de l'œuvre de l'architecte, tout en exposant minutieusement les principes qui sous-tendent l'ensemble de ses(...)
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juin 2005, Paris
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Cette monographie propose un vaste tour d'horizon critique de l'œuvre de Frank Lloyd Wright, l'un des grands maîtres de l'architecture moderne. Richement illustré de photographies des bâtiments les plus connus de Wright, cet ouvrage explore les thèmes clés de l'œuvre de l'architecte, tout en exposant minutieusement les principes qui sous-tendent l'ensemble de ses réalisations. Le texte de Robert Mc Carter analyse le travail de Wright de manière chronologique, en examinant les œuvres maîtresses pour mieux évoquer les créations qui leur sont rattachées. Il explore également les grands thèmes constitutifs de l'œuvre de Wright, que ce dernier lui-même considérait comme revêtant une importance fondamentale pour la compréhension de son architecture : notamment le thème de l'espace et celui de l'expérience spatiale de l'occupant. Mc Carter interroge l'idée de construction et son ordre tectonique cohérent, et examine les relations entre l'architecture de Wright et le paysage.
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