We want world wonders : [building architectural myths] / by The Why Factory: Winy Maas and Tihamér Salij.

Title & Author:

We want world wonders : [building architectural myths] / by The Why Factory: Winy Maas and Tihamér Salij.

Publication:

Rotterdam : nai010 Publishers, [2014]
©2014

Description:

240 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Series:

Future cities series / the Why Factory ; 7

Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Includes bibliographical references (page 238).
We want world wonders: introduction / Winy Maas -- Is there a desire for world wonders? / Tihamér Salij -- List of world wonders -- Ancient world wonders -- Modern world wonders -- World heritage -- Cataloguing the creative spirit: conclusions -- What makes a man-made world wonder? / Tihamér Salij -- Translating traditional vocabulary of wonderment: the journey -- Tomorrow's possible wonders? / Based on the Why Factory Studios -- The face of the moon -- The string -- The global asteroid protection shield -- The space transport system -- The typhoon controller -- The third life centre -- The wonder walkways -- The planted city -- The floating gardens -- The uplifted islands -- The global shortcut -- The war zone -- The organ farm -- The colossus -- The long span -- The leaning tower -- The artificial sun -- The dancing cloud -- The needle -- The invisible buildings -- The secluded deserts -- The lightning harvester -- The super library -- Do we need new architectural myths?:epilogue / Tihamér Salij.

Summary:

This book explores the world of architectural wonders and wonderment. It examines current classifications and it wonders about new categories. Through the eyes of students it speculates on possible fields that might propel us towards the realization of new world wonders, of exemplary and wonderful projects. It forms a new atlas of wonders. 'We Want World Wonders' is the seventh book in 'The Why Factory's Future Cities' series--Back cover.

ISBN:

9789462081772 (paperback)
9462081778 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture Forecasting.
Future, The.
Architecture Prévision.
Futur.
Architektur
Zukunft
Utopie

Added entries:

Maas, Winy, 1959- author.
Salij, Tihamér Hazarja, author.
Future cities series ; 7.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292117
Call No.: BIB 236158
Status: Available

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