Gaston LelargeItinerario de su obra en Colombia

Gaston Lelarge es, sin duda alguna, uno de los profesionales más importantes en la cultura arquitectónica nacional, y quizás el más representativo de los constructores del periodo republicano en el país. Su obra, elocuente y refinada, contribuyó al desarrollo de la "nueva" arquitectura de finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX, principalmente en Bogotá y Cartagena, ciudades en las que …

Urban Dystopias

Guest-edited by Marcus White and Jane Burry Cities are facing several coinciding global crises. There is the dominant existential narrative of the impact of and adaptation to climate change, itself powered by cities. In a time of unprecedented urbanisation and growth, resilient architecture and urbanism is needed in response. New modes of transport, renewed anxiety about robots taking jobs, A…

Landscape and Authority in the Early Modern World

Courts and societies across the early modern Eurasian world were fundamentally transformed by the physical, technological, and conceptual developments of their era. Evolving forms of communication, greatly expanded mobility, the spread of scientific knowledge, and the emergence of an increasingly integrated global economy all affected how states articulated and projected visions of authority in…

Bracket 1On Farming

Seeking new voices and design talent, the new Bracket book series is structured around an open call for entries. Conceived as an almanac, the series looks at emerging thematics in our global age that are shaping the built environment in radically significant, yet often unexpected ways. Bracket 1: On Farming looks at the capacity for architecture to address ideas and issues of productive landsca…

Why Plan?Theory for Practitioners

Why do we plan? Who decides how and where we plan and what we should value? How do theories and ideologies filter down into real policies and plans which affect our lives? Written in a deliberately practitioner-friendly manner, this useful guide answers these questions and reveals planning theories to be simply new ideas that can help one see the world differently. Thinking about them enables u…

Many NorthsSpacial Practice in a Polar Territory

"There are many norths in this North." – Louis-Edmond Hamelin, 1975Many Norths: Spatial Practice in a Polar Territory charts the unique spatial realities of Canada's Arctic region, an immense territory populated with small, dispersed communities. The region has undergone dramatic transformations in the name of sovereignty, aboriginal affairs management, resources, and trade, among others. For…

The Death of UrbanismTransitions through five stages of grief

Koolhaas pronounced urbanism dead in 1995. Since then, urban design has struggled to come to terms with this and other losses including environmental stability, af- fordable housing, design control, and urban amenity. This book explores urban design paradigms transitioning through a misappropriation of Kübler-Ross' "five stages of grief" – from pro-sprawl 'denial', NIMBY 'anger', revisionist…

Third Coast AtlasPrelude to a Plan

Measuring over 10, 000 miles, the Great Lakes coastline, known as the "third coast, " is longer than the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines of the United States combined. It is difficult to overstate the history and future of the region as both a contested and opportunistic site for urbanism. Envisaged as a comprehensive "atlas, " this publication comprises in-depth analysis of the landscapes, hyd…

Bell's CathedralsThe Cathedral Church of Salisbury

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Planning Learning SpacesA Practical Guide for Architects, Designers and Schoo…

"A welcome and timely addition to the subject of school design at a time of great change."—Professor Alan Jones, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects "Comprehensive but also very practical approach."—Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills in Paris, France"Any community building a new school should read this book."—Michael B. Horn, Clayto…