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* Draws on emerging practices of foresight to re-examine, enrich,
and expand long-standing design practices * Expands how foresight
can be used to build resilience and adaptability to multiple
different potential futures * Written for architects, designers,
planners, developers and engineers, to rigorously think about
potential futures and conceptual tools * Includes over 100 black
and white illustrations
* Draws on emerging practices of foresight to re-examine, enrich,
and expand long-standing design practices * Expands how foresight
can be used to build resilience and adaptability to multiple
different potential futures * Written for architects, designers,
planners, developers and engineers, to rigorously think about
potential futures and conceptual tools * Includes over 100 black
and white illustrations
In the mid-twentieth century Eddie's Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny
Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New
Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs
created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art
featured unique designs, irregular shapes, dynamic compositions,
and neon light. The legendary fiesta dancer at the Albuquerque
Terrace drive-in theater, for example, was well-known for the grace
of its lines, its enormous size, and its flashing neon skirt.
Created during a time before the simplified icons of major chains,
many of these culturally significant artworks no longer exist. The
Zeon Files rescues these historic artifacts from obscurity,
presenting a collection of the working drawings of historic Route
66-era signs. In addition to presenting a visually rich archive,
the authors discuss the working methods of design and construction
and the craft of drafting techniques during this innovative era of
American sign making.
Imagine a City That Remembers grew out of a series of articles and
photographs published in the Albuquerque Tribune in 1998 and 1999.
This expanded and updated collection revisits Albuquerque nearly
twenty years after the original articles were written. It
juxtaposes historic and contemporary photographs of Albuquerque to
show diverse moments in the city's history and development. The
authors, ardent defenders of the vitality of Albuquerque's past,
contend that the city is still small enough to be in touch with its
history and argue that what makes Albuquerque a great place is the
continued presence of its strong traditions. They further believe
that preserving Albuquerque's natural and cultural heritage is
critical to the city's future. Throughout, both express a deep
understanding for this complicated, beautiful, and often
misunderstood place.
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