Title & Author:

Architectural theories of the environment : posthuman territory / edited by Ariane Lourie Harrison.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Description:

ix, 326 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Charting posthuman territory / Ariane Lourie Harrison -- Unfinished work : from cyborg to cognisphere / N. Katherine Hayles -- Post-animal life / Catherine Ingraham -- The next subject : a conversation with Dr. Caleb Finch / Seth Harrison -- Approaching a new biotope / Francisco González de Canalaes -- The biosphere of machines : enter the parasite / Matteo Pasquinelli -- Give me a gun and I will make all buildings move : an ANT's view of architecture / Bruno Latour and Albena Yaneva -- Lose the building : systems theory, architecture, and Diller + Scofidio's blur / Cary Wolfe -- Pragmatic ecologies / Simon Guy -- Futures, cities, architecture / Elizabeth Grosz -- Against program / William J. Mitchell -- Metabolic urbanization : the making of cyborg cities / Erik Swyngedouw -- Zones of indistinction : bio-political contestations in the urban arena / Matthew Gandy -- Anima urbis / Jennifer Wolch -- Hybrid cartographies for a relational ethics / Sarah Whatmore -- The emergent alternative / Gilles Clément -- Risk, globalization, and the cosmopolitan imaginary / Ursula K. Heise.

Summary:

"Humans are the largest environmental force on the planet, making this a new geologic era: The Anthropocene. As architects and designers, we struggle to reconcile the ever increasing environmental, humanitarian, and technological demands placed on our projects. Here, for the first time, editor Ariane Lourie Harrison collects the essays of architects, theorists, and sustainable designers that together provide a framework to help you develop your own guidelines to approaching your work. Each introduction defines a key term, such as biopolitics, animalization, and sociotechnical model, to increase your design vocabulary and highlight themes from the readings. Nine case studies from five countries demonstrate these concepts, so that you can see theory made concrete"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780415506182 (hardback)
0415506182 (hardback)
9780415506199 (pb)
0415506190 (pb)
(ebook)
9780203084274
0203084276 (ebook)
9780203084274 (ebook)

Subject:

Architecture Environmental aspects.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement.
ARCHITECTURE General.
ARCHITECTURE Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE Sustainability & Green Design.
Arkitektur miljöaspekter.
Hållbar design.

Added entries:

Harrison, Ariane Lourie, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294716
Call No.: BIB 240535
Status: Available