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When is a threshold a portal? What is a sallyport? How many ways
are there to cross a wall, a fence or a river? What is a kissing
gate? Are there gateways to other worlds? In this beautiful book,
packed with rare antique illustrations and original drawings by
artist Miles Thistlethwaite, author Philippa Lewis explores the
fascinating world of liminal boundaries and the inexhaustable
variety of ways in which we cross them. WOODEN BOOKS are small but
packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful"
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely
mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST.
"Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
Design consists of the solution proposals put forward by the
designer for the target audience. The changing needs of the target
audience cause the designer to change the solutions. Although the
act of designing seems to take place in the triangle of
mass-object-designer, it is also affected by the period it is in,
independently of these components. The changing perception of taste
with the change of the period, the adoption of fast consumption,
the advancement of technology, the attempt to establish the real
world in the virtual with this progress, and the widespread use of
social media causes different effects on different user groups.
Some users, who feel this effect, adapt to it and try to meet their
needs in parallel, while the other part shows a conscious
resistance to this effect and prefers to maintain a perception of
"liking" from the past. It is important to share these views to
break the resistance and ensure the construction of a new agenda.
Contemporary Manifests on Design Thinking and Practice reveals the
current problems, practices, and research of the period in design
disciplines. It gives readers the opportunity to see the impact of
the ever-present change and transformation in design as a whole.
Covering topics such as alternative design models, social media
interaction, and urban social sustainability, this premier
reference source is a dynamic resource for designers, architects,
industrial designers, business leaders and executives, students and
faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and
academicians.
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Guaranteed Building Plans With Interior Views and Details
- a Standard Collection of New, Original and Artistic Designs of Cottages, Bungalows, Residences and Flats of Frame, Brick, Cement, Plaster, Concrete Blocks, Hollow Tile, Stucco, Etc. and Farm...
(Hardcover)
William A. 1865 Radford, Radford Architectural Company
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R862
Discovery Miles 8 620
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Challenging existing political analyses of the state of emergency
in Turkey, this volume argues that such states are not merely
predetermined by policy and legislation but are produced,
regulated, distributed and contested through the built environment
in both embodied and symbolic ways. Contributors use empirical
critical-spatial research carried out in Turkey over the past
decade, exploring heritage, displacement and catastrophes.
Contributing to the broader literature on the related concepts of
exception, risk, crisis and uncertainty, the book discusses the
ways in which these phenomena shape and are shaped by the built
environment, and provides context-specific empirical substance to
it by focusing on contemporary Turkey. In so doing, it offers
nuanced insight into the debate around emergency as well as into
recent urban-architectural affairs in Turkey.
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