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First Earth is about a massive paradigm shift for shelter—building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days, by recreating villages. An audiovisual manifesto filmed over four years on four continents, it proposes that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world; and that since it still takes a village(...)
First Earth: Uncompromising ecological architecture
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First Earth is about a massive paradigm shift for shelter—building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days, by recreating villages. An audiovisual manifesto filmed over four years on four continents, it proposes that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world; and that since it still takes a village to raise a healthy child, we must transform our suburban sprawl into eco-villages.
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In a series of humorous, wry, and deceptively wise reflections, artist, musician, and comic book writer Babak Ganjei presents a radical new take on the artists' manifesto. Examining motivation, inspiration, and influence, these deft pieces of prose flesh out the internal life of a working artist in this day and age. Through his existential acrobatics, Ganjei attempts to(...)
Art is the thing nobody asked you to do
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In a series of humorous, wry, and deceptively wise reflections, artist, musician, and comic book writer Babak Ganjei presents a radical new take on the artists' manifesto. Examining motivation, inspiration, and influence, these deft pieces of prose flesh out the internal life of a working artist in this day and age. Through his existential acrobatics, Ganjei attempts to make sense of why he does the things he does, but also tries to convince himself that it is fine if it all works out.
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This book, edited by Fulvio Irace, brings together for the first time the design stories and writings with which Emilio Ambasz accompanied the projects that marked the various stages of his prolific career: an anthology that puts his gentle manifesto into practice – green over gray – and where his most iconic pieces of architecture are retraced, alongside stories of(...)
Green architecture and design tales
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This book, edited by Fulvio Irace, brings together for the first time the design stories and writings with which Emilio Ambasz accompanied the projects that marked the various stages of his prolific career: an anthology that puts his gentle manifesto into practice – green over gray – and where his most iconic pieces of architecture are retraced, alongside stories of cities he has loved or dreamed of and conversations with architects and artists with whom he has established a unique relationship of elective affinities.
Architecture écologique
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This publication is a visual story about how people influence change in the city. The collapse of faith in top-down planning has been followed by a renewed interest in the self-generating wisdom of bottom-up urban initiatives. Fusing her photography with a manifesto-like text, architect Afaina de Jong marks the people in the streets as the starting point of all urban(...)
For the people by the people : a visual story of the DIY city
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This publication is a visual story about how people influence change in the city. The collapse of faith in top-down planning has been followed by a renewed interest in the self-generating wisdom of bottom-up urban initiatives. Fusing her photography with a manifesto-like text, architect Afaina de Jong marks the people in the streets as the starting point of all urban trends and cultural innovation. She calls upon us all to become architects of our own environment.
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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xxviii, 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019], ©2019
Bauhaus futures / edited by Laura Forlano, Molly Wright Steenson, and Mike Ananny.
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Porto Academy is the result of an enormous passion for architecture as a discipline. It is a manifesto of pluralism and opportunity based on close tuition from a diverse range of architects, artists and curators. It is an alternative educational experience, unburdened by established rules or dogmas, where students learn first hand from the singular visions of practice(...)
Resilience and Joy: Porto Academy 2013-2020
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Porto Academy is the result of an enormous passion for architecture as a discipline. It is a manifesto of pluralism and opportunity based on close tuition from a diverse range of architects, artists and curators. It is an alternative educational experience, unburdened by established rules or dogmas, where students learn first hand from the singular visions of practice exemplefied by invited tutors. This publication is a compilation of contributions from Porto Academy's previous guests which reflects their own singularity and the Porto Academy community as a whole.
Théorie de l’architecture
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This collection of essays assembles some of critical commentary published in professional and general interest design magazines from 1997 to 2000. Over thirty contributors, including Rick Poynor, Kathy McCoy, Lorraine Wild, Veronique Vienne, Jessica Helfand, and others discuss contemporary themes as the rise and fall of the dot.coms and its influence on salary(...)
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Looking closer 4 : critical writtings on graphic design
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This collection of essays assembles some of critical commentary published in professional and general interest design magazines from 1997 to 2000. Over thirty contributors, including Rick Poynor, Kathy McCoy, Lorraine Wild, Veronique Vienne, Jessica Helfand, and others discuss contemporary themes as the rise and fall of the dot.coms and its influence on salary expectations, the ongoing controversy over the "First things first manifesto", the call for greater responsibility in the design profession, and the antibranding protests that ignited demonstrations during recent World Trade Organization meetings.
Richter and Dahl Rocha architects : a modern move - transforming Nestlé headquarters in Vevey
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The building which houses the international headquarters of Nestle SA in Vevey, Switzerland succeeds in conveying the fascination of Swiss post-war modernization like no other. Located on Lake Geneva, set in a landscaped park, this masterpiece from the architect Jean Tschumi combines the essential features of modern architecture with spaciousness and elegance. Jacques(...)
Richter and Dahl Rocha architects : a modern move - transforming Nestlé headquarters in Vevey
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The building which houses the international headquarters of Nestle SA in Vevey, Switzerland succeeds in conveying the fascination of Swiss post-war modernization like no other. Located on Lake Geneva, set in a landscaped park, this masterpiece from the architect Jean Tschumi combines the essential features of modern architecture with spaciousness and elegance. Jacques Richter and Ignacio Dahl Rocha have spent many years renovating, modernizing and extending this building. Their transformation has become a manifesto for an intuitive and creative approach to working with historical monuments.
Architecture, monographies
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"Ornament is crime" is a celebration and a thought-provoking reappraisal of modernist architecture. The book proposes that modernism need no longer be confined by traditional definitions, and can be seen in both the iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in the work of some of the best contemporary architects(...)
Ornament is crime: modernist architecture
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"Ornament is crime" is a celebration and a thought-provoking reappraisal of modernist architecture. The book proposes that modernism need no longer be confined by traditional definitions, and can be seen in both the iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in the work of some of the best contemporary architects of the twenty-first century. This book is a visual manifesto and a celebration of the most important architectural movement in modern history.
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The art of graphic design
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This book was first published by Yale University Press in 1988 and designed by Thompson himself. This new edition features original texts by the author. Additionally, other designers, critics, and art historians explore Thompson’s methods and design philosophy, and a newly commissioned afterword by Jessica Helfand attests to the enduring importance of his work. Both a(...)
The art of graphic design
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This book was first published by Yale University Press in 1988 and designed by Thompson himself. This new edition features original texts by the author. Additionally, other designers, critics, and art historians explore Thompson’s methods and design philosophy, and a newly commissioned afterword by Jessica Helfand attests to the enduring importance of his work. Both a retrospective and a manifesto, the book surveys Thompson’s contributions to American graphic design, including his experimental work and his work in magazines, typography, books, simplified alphabets, and contemporary postage stamps.