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Long before Occupy, cities were the subject of much utopian thinking. They are the centers of capital accumulation as well as of revolutionary politics, where deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Do the financiers and developers control access to urban resources or do the people? Who dictates the quality and organization of daily life?(...)
Rebel cities: from the right to the city to the urban revolution
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Long before Occupy, cities were the subject of much utopian thinking. They are the centers of capital accumulation as well as of revolutionary politics, where deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Do the financiers and developers control access to urban resources or do the people? Who dictates the quality and organization of daily life? "Rebel Cities" places the city at the heart of both capital and class struggles, looking at locations ranging from Johannesburg to Mumbai, from New York City to São Paulo. Drawing on the Paris Commune as well as Occupy Wall Street and the London Riots, Harvey asks how cities might be reorganized in more socially just and ecologically sane ways—and how they can become the focus for anti-capitalist resistance.
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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In ''Building and dwelling,'' Richard Sennett distils a lifetime's thinking and practical experience to explore the relationship between the good built environment and the good life. He argues for, and describes in rich detail, the idea of an open city, one in which people learn to manage complexity. He shows how the design of cities can enrich or diminish the everyday(...)
Building and dwelling: ethics for the city
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In ''Building and dwelling,'' Richard Sennett distils a lifetime's thinking and practical experience to explore the relationship between the good built environment and the good life. He argues for, and describes in rich detail, the idea of an open city, one in which people learn to manage complexity. He shows how the design of cities can enrich or diminish the everyday experience of those who dwell in them. The book ranges widely - from London, Paris and Barcelona to Shanghai, Mumbai and Medellin in Colombia - and draws on classic thinkers such as Tocqueville, Heidegger, Max Weber, and Walter Benjamin. It also draws on Sennett's many decades as a practical planner himself, testing what works, what doesn't, and why. He shows what works ethically is often the most practical solution for cities' problems.
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results, from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes seems to mock our best efforts to understand the forces that drive development in the world economy. David Harvey is the single most important geographer writing today(...)
Spaces of global capitalism: a theory of uneven geographical development
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Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results, from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes seems to mock our best efforts to understand the forces that drive development in the world economy. David Harvey is the single most important geographer writing today and a leading social theorist of our age, offering a comprehensive critique of contemporary capitalism. In this book, he shows the way forward for just such an understanding, enlarging upon the key themes in his recent work: the development of neoliberalism, the spread of inequalities across the globe, and ‘space’ as a key theoretical concept.
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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Eric Hazan, author of the acclaimed "Invention of Paris", takes the reader on a walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris into east and west, and passing such familiar landmarks as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Pompidou Centre, the Gare du Nord and Montmartre, as well as forgotten alleyways and arcades. Weaving historical anecdotes,(...)
A walk through Paris: a radical exploration
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Eric Hazan, author of the acclaimed "Invention of Paris", takes the reader on a walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris into east and west, and passing such familiar landmarks as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Pompidou Centre, the Gare du Nord and Montmartre, as well as forgotten alleyways and arcades. Weaving historical anecdotes, geographical observations, and literary references, Hazan’s walk guides us through an unknown Paris. With the aid of maps, he delineates the most fascinating and forgotten parts of the city’s past and present.
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"Il y a toujours cette impression de ne pas être bien formé et que l'école ne sert à rien. Pourtant en entrant dans la vie c'est la découverte de ce qui a été appris et ce que l'on aurait aimé apprendre. C'est aussi le regret de ne pas avoir assez profité de l'école, de cette chance d'avoir été jeune et que tout était possible. Le premier projet que j'aurais aimé faire(...)
Permis de faire : leçon inaugurale 2017 de l'École de Chaillot
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"Il y a toujours cette impression de ne pas être bien formé et que l'école ne sert à rien. Pourtant en entrant dans la vie c'est la découverte de ce qui a été appris et ce que l'on aurait aimé apprendre. C'est aussi le regret de ne pas avoir assez profité de l'école, de cette chance d'avoir été jeune et que tout était possible. Le premier projet que j'aurais aimé faire c'est l'école que je n'ai pas eue... Je reste sur cette frustration d'un enseignement centré sur l'acquisition des savoirs et non de la compréhension des choses. J'ai tenté d'apprendre à vivre dans le monde en construisant des situations pour mettre à l'épreuve le réel, faire apparaître ce que les choses ont à nous dire, révéler ce qui est caché en nous, c'est la seule chose qui m'intéresse. Faire de l'architecture sans à priori, laisser venir l'inattendu, faire de toutes petites choses, en totale liberté. Elle pourrait être le résultat d'un acte non prévu, l'expression chargée de sens et non une forme préétablie, produire une architecture inconnue, reflet d'une imagination sociale perdue. Elle pourrait d'ailleurs ne jamais venir. Elle devrait être l'architecture du désaccord, de la solidarité, de l'hospitalité, de la liberté de penser et de faire. Il n'y aurait pas de projet défini mais un travail commun de construction d'une situation concrète. Participer à une construction avec un idéal de composer ensemble le monde dans lequel nous vivons. Construire en habitant, habiter en construisant, c'est le principe de la vie. On ne sait pas bien pourquoi on est là, tout a déjà été fait, il n'y a plus rien à faire si ce n'est VIVRE ENSEMBLE, tout est là."
Théorie de l’architecture
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When buildings are deemed ugly, what are the consequences? In ''Ugliness and Judgment,'' Timothy Hyde considers the role of aesthetic judgment and its concern for uglines in architectural debates and their resulting social effects across three centuries of British architectural history. From eighteenth-century ideas about Stonehenge to Prince Charles' opinions about the(...)
Ugliness and judgement: on architecture in the public eye
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When buildings are deemed ugly, what are the consequences? In ''Ugliness and Judgment,'' Timothy Hyde considers the role of aesthetic judgment and its concern for uglines in architectural debates and their resulting social effects across three centuries of British architectural history. From eighteenth-century ideas about Stonehenge to Prince Charles' opinions about the National Gallery, Hyde uncovers a new story of aesthetic judgment, where arguments about architectural ugliness do not pertain solely to buildings or assessments of style, but intrude into other spheres of civil society.
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O'Neil Ford on architecture
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created(...)
O'Neil Ford on architecture
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created diverse and enduringly rich works that embodied and informed international developments in modern architecture. His buildings, lectures, and teaching influenced a generation of Texas architects. "O’Neil Ford on Architecture" brings together Ford’s major professional writings and speeches for the first time.
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Much has been written about Millennials, but until now their growing presence in the field of architecture has not been examined in-depth. In an era of significant challenges stemming from explosive population growth, climate change, and the density of cities, ''Millennials in Architecture'' embraces the digitally savvy disruptors who are joining the field at a crucial(...)
Millenials in architecture: generations, disruption and the legacy of a profession
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Much has been written about Millennials, but until now their growing presence in the field of architecture has not been examined in-depth. In an era of significant challenges stemming from explosive population growth, climate change, and the density of cities, ''Millennials in Architecture'' embraces the digitally savvy disruptors who are joining the field at a crucial time, as it grapples with the best ways to respond to a changing physical world.
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Peirce for Architects
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Ideas gain legitimacy as they are put to some practical use. A study of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) supports this pragmatism as a way of thinking about truth and meaning. Architecture has a strong pragmatic strand, not least as we think of building users, architecture as a practice, the practical demands of building, and utility. Peirce's commitment to logic led(...)
Peirce for Architects
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Ideas gain legitimacy as they are put to some practical use. A study of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) supports this pragmatism as a way of thinking about truth and meaning. Architecture has a strong pragmatic strand, not least as we think of building users, architecture as a practice, the practical demands of building, and utility. Peirce's commitment to logic led him to investigate the basic elements of logical statements, notably the element of the sign. His best-known contribution to design revolves around his intricate theory of semiotics, the science of signs. The study of semiotics divided around the 1980s between advocates of Peirce's semiotics, and the broader, more politically charged field of structuralism. The latter has held sway in architectural discourse since the 1980s. Why this happened and what we gain by reviving a Peircean semiotics is the task of this book.
Théorie de l’architecture
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Since the mid-19th century, the idea of California has lured many waves of migrants. Here, writer and editor Lyra Kilston explores a less examined attraction: the region’s promise of better health. From ailing families seeking a miracle climate cure to iconoclasts and dropouts pursuing a remedy to societal corruption, the abundance of sunshine and untamed nature around(...)
Sun seekers: the cure of California
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Since the mid-19th century, the idea of California has lured many waves of migrants. Here, writer and editor Lyra Kilston explores a less examined attraction: the region’s promise of better health. From ailing families seeking a miracle climate cure to iconoclasts and dropouts pursuing a remedy to societal corruption, the abundance of sunshine and untamed nature around the small but growing Los Angeles area offered them refuge and inspiration. In the wild west of medical practice, eclectic nature-cure treatments gained popularity. The source for this trend can be traced to the mountains and cold-water springs of Europe, where early sanatoriums were built to offer the natural cures of sun, air, water and diet; this sanatorium architecture was exported to the West Coast from Central Europe, and began to impact other types of building.
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