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Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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2 April 2009
2 April 2009
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Michael Rakowitz and Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas
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Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
Michael Rakowitz and Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas
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Chicago-based artist Michael Rakowitz speaks with Luca Stasi of Recetas Urbanas about their various projects. Rakowitz’s work explores the concepts of nomadic habitat and urban appropriation, while Recetas Urbanas uses strategies of urban intervention that take advantage of legal loopholes, opening up opportunities for autonomous architecture. The conversation is part of(...)
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2 April 2009
2 April 2009
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Freegans
Freegans
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Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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8 January 2009
8 January 2009
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Freegans
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Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
Freegans
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Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
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8 January 2009
8 January 2009
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Materiality of Parkour
Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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19 February 2009
19 February 2009
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Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
Materiality of Parkour
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Engineer, artist, and theoretician Zoe Laughlin presents the new functions of existing materials in public spaces in relation to parkour, an activity which reinterprets the urban landscape. Her ideas focus on the materiality of daily life: how matter behaves, its sensorial qualities, and how people react to it. A member of the Division of Engineering’s Materials Research(...)
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19 February 2009
19 February 2009
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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Urban Diversity
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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22 January 2009
22 January 2009
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Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
Urban Diversity
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Two members of the French collective Coloco, architect Nicolas Bonnenfant and landscape architect Miguel Georgieff, present their project “Habiter les Squelettes,” which aims to recover and renovate unfinished, abandoned structures or “urban skeletons”, giving rise to a new dimension in self-building: lifespan management, including that of everyday objects such as(...)
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22 January 2009
22 January 2009
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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video
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1 online resource (1 video file (11 sec.)) : silent, color
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1 online resource (1 video file (11 sec.)) : silent, color
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
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Actions : what you can do with the city
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1 online resource (1 video file (11 sec.)) : silent, color
Actions : what you can do with the city
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1 online resource (1 video file (11 sec.)) : silent, color
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video
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
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1 online resource (1 video file (3 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color
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1 online resource (1 video file (3 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
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Actions : what you can do with the city
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1 online resource (1 video file (3 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color
Actions : what you can do with the city
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1 online resource (1 video file (3 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color
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video
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2012]
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books
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239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©2008.
Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©2008.
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Actions : what you can do with the city / edited by Giovanna Borasi, Mirko Zardini ; with essays by Jochen Becker [and others].
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239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Actions : what you can do with the city / edited by Giovanna Borasi, Mirko Zardini ; with essays by Jochen Becker [and others].
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239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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books
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Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©2008.
Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, ©2008.
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1 online resource (1 video file (37 sec.)) : sound, color
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1 online resource (1 video file (37 sec.)) : sound, color
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2008]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2008]
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Actions : what you can do with the city, 26 November 2008-19 April 2009 = comment s'approprier la ville, 26 novembre 2008-19 avril 2009
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1 online resource (1 video file (37 sec.)) : sound, color
Actions : what you can do with the city, 26 November 2008-19 April 2009 = comment s'approprier la ville, 26 novembre 2008-19 avril 2009
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1 online resource (1 video file (37 sec.)) : sound, color
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video
video
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2008]
[Montréal] : CCA, [2008]
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1 archived website.
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1 archived website.
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Tools for Actions = Outils pour l'action = Ferramentas para ações, 2008-2013 (exhibited), 2018 (captured).
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1 archived website.
Tools for Actions = Outils pour l'action = Ferramentas para ações, 2008-2013 (exhibited), 2018 (captured).
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1 archived website.
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Video recording (master): 1 videocassette (Mini-DV) : sound, color ; 1/4 in., Audio recording (master): 1 audiocassette (DAT) : digital ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape,...
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Video recording (master): 1 videocassette (Mini-DV) : sound, color ; 1/4 in., Audio recording (master): 1 audiocassette (DAT) : digital ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape,...
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Michael Rakowitz in conversation with Giovanna Borasi, 2008 October 1.
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Video recording (master): 1 videocassette (Mini-DV) : sound, color ; 1/4 in., Audio recording (master): 1 audiocassette (DAT) : digital ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape,...
Michael Rakowitz in conversation with Giovanna Borasi, 2008 October 1.
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Video recording (master): 1 videocassette (Mini-DV) : sound, color ; 1/4 in., Audio recording (master): 1 audiocassette (DAT) : digital ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape,...
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