Adaptive actions: Madrid
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Adaptive Actions based in Montreal and initiated in London in 2007 explores alterations in the workplace, the home and public spaces in general. Identifying the variety of these personal and found alterations in the city as different forms of adaptation creates a vocabulary for the expression of the collective imagination, through the existing urban structures therein.
Adaptive actions: Madrid
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Adaptive Actions based in Montreal and initiated in London in 2007 explores alterations in the workplace, the home and public spaces in general. Identifying the variety of these personal and found alterations in the city as different forms of adaptation creates a vocabulary for the expression of the collective imagination, through the existing urban structures therein.
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Japanese publisher Tetsuhiko Fukutake has transformed the island of Naoshima into an art lover's paradise. Located off the west coast of Japan, the island is home to Ando-designed museums showcasing works by Walter De Maria, James Turrell, Jackson Pollock, Cy Twombly, Bruce Nauman and David Hockney, as well as public installations by Cai Guo-Qiang and Yayoi Kusama.
January 2011
Naoshima: Nature, art, architecture
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Japanese publisher Tetsuhiko Fukutake has transformed the island of Naoshima into an art lover's paradise. Located off the west coast of Japan, the island is home to Ando-designed museums showcasing works by Walter De Maria, James Turrell, Jackson Pollock, Cy Twombly, Bruce Nauman and David Hockney, as well as public installations by Cai Guo-Qiang and Yayoi Kusama.
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In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social) — the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked — emerged in a variety of social science disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it also came to inform the practice of urban planning. In The View from Above, Jeanne Haffner traces the evolution of the science of social(...)
The view from above : the science of social space
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In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social) — the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked — emerged in a variety of social science disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it also came to inform the practice of urban planning. In The View from Above, Jeanne Haffner traces the evolution of the science of social space from the interwar period to the 1970s, illuminating in particular the role of aerial photography in this new way of conceptualizing socio-spatial relations.
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A collection of photographs of Banksy’s street work. Banksy — You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat concentrates on this singular artist’s iconic imagery, spanning the late ’90s up until the end of 2011.The locations are from around the world (predominantly the UK, US and Europe), and many images have never been seen before. When Banksy started out painting, the political(...)
July 2012
Banksy : you are an acceptable level of threat and if you were not you would know about it
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A collection of photographs of Banksy’s street work. Banksy — You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat concentrates on this singular artist’s iconic imagery, spanning the late ’90s up until the end of 2011.The locations are from around the world (predominantly the UK, US and Europe), and many images have never been seen before. When Banksy started out painting, the political landscape was bleak. Fortunately now, it’s ten times worse. As Banksy’s cheerfully aggressive political work becomes ever more relevant, this comprehensive tome sets about presenting his art in the context of the era he was responding to.
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In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a mini-revolution in the planning and study of public spaces. They have since become standard texts, and appear on syllabi and reading lists in urban(...)
The social life of small urban spaces
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In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a mini-revolution in the planning and study of public spaces. They have since become standard texts, and appear on syllabi and reading lists in urban planning, sociology, environmental design, and architecture departments around the world.
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this(...)
May 2007
The great neighborhood book: a do-it yourself guide to placemaking
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this exciting guide offers inspiring real-life examples that show the magic that happens when individuals take small steps and motivate others to make change.
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May 2007
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Ugo La Pietra has been closely involved in street design since the Sixties. Many projects have inspired him but the most common has been how to overcome the barriers between public realm and the private.
Urban furniture for society : reconversion project - fifty-seven designs 1977-1979
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Ugo La Pietra has been closely involved in street design since the Sixties. Many projects have inspired him but the most common has been how to overcome the barriers between public realm and the private.
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New city spaces
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The upsurge in interest in public spaces and public life over the past 25 years has generated an impressive array of city plans, public space strategies,and designs. This book presents an overview of this development and provides a derailed description of selected public spaces worldwide.
New city spaces
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The upsurge in interest in public spaces and public life over the past 25 years has generated an impressive array of city plans, public space strategies,and designs. This book presents an overview of this development and provides a derailed description of selected public spaces worldwide.
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May 2008, Copenhagen
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Au travers de multiples enquêtes statistiques et d’entretiens approfondis, deux sociologues tentent de restituer les pleins et les déliés d’un espace public marqué par les opprobres, les injures, les craintes, les discriminations, les sentiments de relégation, d’ostracisme… Car l’espace public n’est pas neutre. S’il est générateur de lien social, il est aussi excluant –(...)
Discriminations dans la ville : sexismes, racismes et LGBTphobies dans l'espace public
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Au travers de multiples enquêtes statistiques et d’entretiens approfondis, deux sociologues tentent de restituer les pleins et les déliés d’un espace public marqué par les opprobres, les injures, les craintes, les discriminations, les sentiments de relégation, d’ostracisme… Car l’espace public n’est pas neutre. S’il est générateur de lien social, il est aussi excluant – de manière parfois non intentionnelle, mais toujours blessante, laissant ainsi des traces profondes dans la vie des personnes discriminées.
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In Space, Site, Intervention, some of today's most prominent art critics, curators, and artists view installation art as a diverse, multifaceted, and international art form that challenges institutional assumptions and narrow conceptual frameworks. Together, the essays in Space, Site, Intervention investigate how installation resonates within modern culture and society,(...)
Space site intervention: situating installation art
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In Space, Site, Intervention, some of today's most prominent art critics, curators, and artists view installation art as a diverse, multifaceted, and international art form that challenges institutional assumptions and narrow conceptual frameworks. Together, the essays in Space, Site, Intervention investigate how installation resonates within modern culture and society, as well as its ongoing influence on contemporary visual culture. Erika Suderburg is professor of art at the University of California, Riverside.
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