Diversos estudios sobre el territorio se han orientado desde disciplinas como la sociología, la historia, la antropología, la biología, el derecho, entre otras, que han dado una mirada a múltiples factores del lugar y a mecanismos para analizar problemas situados. En este libro, sus lectores pueden encontrar una nueva manera de acercarse a este asunto desde el punto de vista de la Arquitect…
A excepción del Museo de Bellas Artes de Santiago, ninguno de los edificios donde Gordon Matta-Clark realizó sus intervenciones radicales se conserva en la actualidad. ¿Cómo podemos acceder hoy al profundo material de su obra? La autora de este libro sostiene que esta conexión se logra a través de su archivo. Para demostrarlo, se encarna en Ella, una investigadora chilena que llega a Mont…
Back to the Future explores new urbanism and urban revitalization within the context of public policy trends such as regional governance and the role of nonprofits. The purpose of this book is to provide students and professionals alike with a context for examining the beginnings of new urbanism, as well as to illustrate how this movement has become a nationwide trend in response to changing de…
Enter the private world of four New England bachelors, men who transformed their homes - now all public museums - into personal artistic statements. Exploring the lives of four bachelor designers, The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home invites readers into the private worlds they created. Spanning the Gilded to the Jazz Age, these fascinating interiors not only reflect the in…
At the very beginning of the interwar period, a small collection of formally trained architects created a distinctive residential type which can undoubtedly be recognized as a Philadelphia landmark. They surpassed the conventional pseudo-classic or neo-Gothic eclectic solution by a unique adaptation of the principles and criteria of design to suit the expression of the exclusive cultural tradit…
At the intersection of heritage, design history and contemporary art, this book offers new perspectives on the way historical interiors are encountered by, and viewed and presented for, present-day audiences. Many studies have highlighted the historical significance and meanings embedded in the landscape, architecture, decoration and objects to be found within houses and homes. But what about t…