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The Social Fabric of the Networked City
This book is constructed around the work of Manuel Castells on the space of places, the space of flows and the networked city. Following an introduction by Castells, in which he sets out the theoretical and empirical framework to be followed, the book features nine contributions focusing on the transformation of the fabric of the networked city in terms of policies and social practices. The boo…
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Louis I. Kahn - Exposed concrete and hollow stones
Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the Kimbell Museum, the Exeter Library and the Yale Center for British Art, is itself an important c…
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Building Cultures Valparaiso
Building Cultures Valparaiso investigates the radical approach to teaching and making at the School of Architecture and Design in Valparaiso, Chile. With newly commissioned essays from, among others, Beatriz Colomina, Ignacio Gonzalez Galán and Gerald Wildgruber and a collection of meticulously reproduced drawings from the school's archives, Building Cultures Valparaiso is a resource for schol…
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The West-African CityUrban Space and Models of Urban Planning
Rapid growth, unmanageable cities, urban crisis, macrocephali... The cities of west Africa are no longer 'plannable' – at least not using traditional urban development tools. Without negating the importance of participatory processes in city creation, it nonetheless seems crucial to return to city plans and models, to what cities convey, and how they are built. But to understand the city in a…
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The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture
This book explains and celebrates the richness of Englishchurches and cathedrals, which have a major place inmedieval architecture. The English Gothic style developedsomewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed itsown architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decora…
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Deleuze y Guattari for architects
El trabajo de Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari ha sido siempre inspirador para arquitectos y teóricos de la arquitectura; pero, de forma generalizada, no ha sido bien entendido. La colaboración de Deleuze y Guattari produjo, entre otras obras, El Anti Edipo: Capitalismo y esquizofrenia. El libro se asoció con el espíritu de las revueltas estudiantiles de 1968. Sus ideas promueven la creativ…
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Deleuze y Guattari for architects
El trabajo de Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari ha sido siempre inspirador para arquitectos y teóricos de la arquitectura; pero, de forma generalizada, no ha sido bien entendido. La colaboración de Deleuze y Guattari produjo, entre otras obras, El Anti Edipo: Capitalismo y esquizofrenia. El libro se asoció con el espíritu de las revueltas estudiantiles de 1968. Sus ideas promueven la creativ…
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Heidegger for architects
La obra de Martin Heidegger ha fascinado a arquitectos y teóricos de la arquitectura; ha influido en los proyectos de arquitectos tan diversos como Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Hans Scharoun y Colin St. John Wilson. La influencia de Heidegger en la cultura arquitectónica ha sido inmensa. Sus críticas a la tecnología, la importancia que otorgó a la experiencia emocional y corporal, y sus no…
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Heidegger for architects
La obra de Martin Heidegger ha fascinado a arquitectos y teóricos de la arquitectura; ha influido en los proyectos de arquitectos tan diversos como Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Hans Scharoun y Colin St. John Wilson. La influencia de Heidegger en la cultura arquitectónica ha sido inmensa. Sus críticas a la tecnología, la importancia que otorgó a la experiencia emocional y corporal, y sus no…
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La península de Yucatán en la correspondencia consular de Francia en Campec…
Este libro parte del análisis de la epistolar oficial de la legación francesa establecida en el puerto de Campeche entre 1832 y 1850, cuya circunscripción abarcaba toda la península de Yucatán. El corpus de más de 400 cartas escritas por el primer agente comercial, M. Renon (1832-1833) y por los tres cónsules nombrados en el puerto campechano: Maurice d´Hauterive (1835-1837), Jean Antoi…
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