Titre et auteur:

Intervention architecture : building for change.

Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2007.

Description:

approximately 200 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Notes:
Foreword by Farrokh Derakhshani; introduction by Homi K. Bhabha.
Architecture and Thought / Homi K. Bhabha -- Buildings for Change -- Statement of the Master Jury -- Samir Kassir Square, Beirut, Lebanon -- Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut, Yemen -- Central Market, Koudougou, Burkina Faso -- University of Technology Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia -- Restoration of Amiriya Complex, Rada,Yemen -- Moulmein Rise Residential Tower, Singapore -- Royal Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Rehabilitation of the Walled City, Nicosia, Cyprus -- School in Rudrapur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh -- Ideas for Change -- Ecological Urbanism / Mohsen Mostafavi -- Hybrid Identities / Farshid Moussavi -- Memory of a City /The City as a Repository for Memories / Omar Akbar -- Many Modernities / Modjtaba Sadria -- Afterward / Billie Tsien -- Thoughts about the Award Process / Brigitte Shim -- Architecture Retimed / Homa Farjadi -- Highlighting a Cross-Section / Sahel Al-Hiyari -- Sustainability / Kenneth Yeang -- Beauty is Truth / Shirazeh Houshiary -- Award in Context -- Retrospective 1977-2007 -- 2007 Award Steering Committee -- 2007 Master Jury -- 2007 Project Reviewers.

Résumé:

"Since its inception in 1977, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture has recognised almost 100 projects that have set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning, conservation and landscape design. To mark the 30th year of the award, this publication includes a historical overview of winning projects, seminars and events through the years. Each of the projects selected in this 10th cycle of the award is illustrated through detailed drawings, specially commissioned photographs and concise descriptions. An introductory essay by Homi K. Bhabha is accompanied by a discussion of architecture for a changing world, with contributions from Omar Akbar, Homa Farjadi, Sahel Al-Hiyari, Shirazeh Houshiary, Mohsen Mostafavi, Farshid Moussavi, Modjtaba Sadria, Brigitte Shim, Billie Tsien and Kenneth Yeang."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781845116736 (pbk.)
1845116739 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Architecture, Modern.
Architectural practice Awards Islamic countries.
Architectural practice Awards.
Aga Khan award for architecture
Städtebau
Islamic countries.
Islamische Staaten

Classification/genre:

Bildband.

Vedettes secondaires:

Derakhshani, Farrokh.
Bhabha, Homi K., 1949-
Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Organization)

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 261183
Cote: BIB 192199
Statut: Disponible