Pamphlet Architecture 30: Coupling: Strategies for Infrastructural Opportunism
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568989857 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great Book! Michael Humes Love this book! As a landscape architecture student this will definitely be helpful with my urban design projects. Recommend this book to and LA student.. the image quality is low I saw the book before. In kindle vision,many pictures in the book are low resolution!!!!!!! So disappoint with the book!
"In many respects Coupling defines an architectural vision (or one architectural vision) of the 21st century, merging an expanded view of the architect's role with the increased scope and opportunities that new data provides design practice. In a time when Daniel Burnham's addage of "make no small plans" seems almost naive in the wake of economic collapse, Coupling argues that going big or going home is the only way forward in a new landscape of information driven architecture." -- thefunctionality"The 30th installment in this canonical series is thankfully a great one, authored by Lateral Office and InfraNe
Rather than a New Deal approach of massive engineering or iconic infrastructure, Coupling employs adaptable, responsive, small-scale interventions whose impacts are global in scale.. Participants in the Pamphlet Architecture 30 competition were asked to respond to the theme "Investigations in Infrastructure," and propose new directions for architecture, transportation, energy, cities, and agriculture at a continental scale. The winning entry, Coupling, imagined six daring projects: a high-speed rail system across the Bering Strait that also collects freshwater from the seasonal iceshelf; a decommissioned