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The urban attentions of Pritzker Laureate Sverre Fehn (1924-2009)
are extensive, but as yet virtually unexplored. This book examines
ten select projects to illuminate Fehn's approach to the city, the
embodiment of that thinking in his designs, and the broader lessons
those efforts offer for better understanding the relationship
between architecture and urban life, with unignorable implications
for emergent urban architecture and its address of sociological and
ecological crises. Wary of large-scale planning proposals or the
erasure of existing urban patterns, Fehn offered an uncommon and
profoundly vibrant approach to urbanism at the scale of the single
architectural project. His writings, constructed buildings,
competition entries, and lectures suggest opportunities for
reinvigorating architecture's engagement with the city, and provoke
a rethinking of concepts foundational to its theorization. What is
the nature of urbanity? What is the relationship of urbanity to the
natural world? What is the role of architecture in the provision
and sustenance of urban life? While exploring this territory will
expand our knowledge of an architect central to key developments of
late modernism, the range of the book and the arguments developed
therein delineate far broader aims: a fuller understanding of
architecture's urban promise.
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Lucky (Paperback)
Stephen M. Anderson
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R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
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It was never easy for Professor Green. Born into a tough Hackney
estate and raised by his grandmother, the rapper was always
learning the hard way - whether at school, on the streets of east
London or during impromptu freestyling shows at friends' house
parties. Indeed life and music have always been intertwined for the
young rapper, but it wasn't until he was 18 that the two were
brought into focus by the suicide of his father - and his emotions,
ever since, have been reflected in the raw and often passionate
line of his inspirational lyrics. In this wonderful autobiography,
Professor Green - a.k.a. Stephen Manderson - reflects on his life
so far and how his tough upbringing shaped the person and musician
he is today. Passionate, raw and totally open, Lucky is the story
of a boy's journey, from life close to the streets, to a time
briefly behind bars, followed by a life making it as a musician and
becoming the man you want to become. Lucky is accompanied by a
unique digital app, which takes you closer to Professor Green and
his story: with exclusive digital content for readers to enjoy,
this is a rare insight into one of the most exciting and
controversial musicians working in music today.
Ahmam's Island is the new American release of the Taiwanese title
Woman's Islands. The translation deals with a young woman living in
Taipei, Taiwan as she prepares to visit her home village for the
Chinese New Year.
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