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Ghetto Girl Blue's Art Book: Decorate your coffee table with this
dazzling full-color collection of Jessica Holter's visual art. This
compilation is a must have for fans of the illustrious
author/poet/activist who created The Punany Poets. Holter's visual
art is as bold and as audacious as her controversial poetry. The
intricate texture of her graphic art will draw you from the very
first page, as the poet translates words into an alluring
composition of beauty, race, sexuality, identity and gender
politics.
This book investigates the interconnections between textile and
architecture via a variety of case studies from the Middle Ages
through the twentieth century and from diverse geographic contexts.
Among the oldest human technologies, building and weaving have
intertwined histories. Textile structures go back to Palaeolithic
times and are still in use today and textile furnishings have long
been used in interiors. Beyond its use as a material, textile has
offered a captivating model and metaphor for architecture through
its ability to enclose, tie together, weave, communicate, and
adorn. Recently, architects have shown a renewed interest in the
textile medium due to the use of computer-aided design, digital
fabrication, and innovative materials and engineering. The essays
edited and compiled here, work across disciplines to provide new
insights into the enduring relationship between textiles and
architecture. The contributors critically explore the spatial and
material qualities of textiles as well as cultural and political
significance of textile artifacts, patterns, and metaphors in
architecture. Textile in Architecture is organized into three
sections: "Ritual Spaces," which examines the role of textiles in
the formation and performance of socio-political, religious, and
civic rituals; "Public and Private Interiors" explores how textiles
transformed interiors corresponding to changing aesthetics,
cultural values, and material practices; and "Materiality and
Material Translations," which considers textile as metaphor and
model in the materiality of built environment. Including cases from
Morocco, Samoa, France, India, UK, Spain, the Ancient Andes and the
Ottoman Empire, this is essential reading for any student or
researcher interested in textiles in architecture through the ages.
The papers in this volume deal with the design of many types of
buildings in Islamic countries and the influence that these
structural forms have had in non-Islamic countries. Coverage will
also include construction materials.There is much to learn from
past experiences to arrive at solutions that are environmentally
sound and sustainable in the long term. As conventional energy
resources become scarce, the Islamic design heritage can offer
invaluable lessons on how to deal with difficult and extreme
environments in an efficient manner. Traditional architecture and
urban environment in most Islamic countries is now being eroded by
overemphasis on global type of architecture and city planning.
Consequently, many regions are losing their identity. The papers
review these developments in the light of what the classical
Islamic urban designs and architectures have to offer modern
society.The papers in this book cover such topics as: Architectural
conservation; Architectural heritage; Architecture in Malaysia and
Indonesia; Climate adaptability; Conservation and restoration;
Historical aspects; Houses and gardens; Islamic art and
globalisation; Mosques and minarets; Ottoman Istanbul; Schools; The
African Coast; The Islamic urban environment; The Mediterranean
region; The use of light; Vernacular architecture; Wood and wooden
roofs. The contents will be of interest to all researchers,
practitioners and government employees actively involved with
Islamic Heritage Architecture.
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An accessible look at the many regional styles of architecture in
Spain, from Roman times to the present. Covering all regions of
Spain, from Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum to Granada's Islamic palace
of La Alhambra, and all periods of Spanish architecture, from the
Roman aqueduct at Segovia to the modernistic German Pavilion in
Barcelona, this volume examines 68 of Spain's most important
architectural landmarks. Writing in a clear and engaging style,
Lapunzina describes the features, functions, and historical
importance of each structure. Besides identifying location, style,
architects, and periods of initial construction and major
renovation, the cross-referenced and illustrated entries also
highlight architectural and historical terms explained in the
glossary, and the book concludes with a useful listing of further
readings. The volume also offers lists of entries by location and
architectural time period, as well as a general bibliography, a
subject index, and a detailed introductory overview of Spanish
architecture. Part of the Reference Guides to National Architecture
series, this book looks at Spanish architecture from all regions,
and all periods of history.
During the past 15 years, artists have established a remarkable
record of innovation and success in institutional settings. Their
work with hospital patients, prisoners, the elderly, the disabled,
the mentally ill, and others has shown that the arts can have a
significant positive impact on the lives of these people. This book
recounts the histories of 22 institutional and community arts
programs across the country pioneering this approach through
activities such as creative writing and the performing and visual
arts. Consisting largely of first-hand accounts, the book
demonstrates how the creative processes have been used to address
and solve some of society's most pressing problems. Included are
case studies, research, and descriptions of the wide variety of
artistic, educational, and therapeutic approaches utilized by each
of the 22 programs. Also described are many of the financial and
political strategies used to build and sustain support for these
unlikely endeavors. This work will provide valuable insights for
artists, educators, social service providers, and community
leaders.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of
thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the
end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murry's
Wimbledon victory of 2013. The 1000+ stitches spent a total of 55,
000 sewing hours on the 160 panels that make up this extraordinary
work of art. This book shows in full colour all the finished panels
of the tapestry - one of the biggest community arts projects ever
to take place in Scotland - together with descriptive and
explanatory material on each panel and lists of all the stitchers
involved.
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