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UNINA9910451715403321 |
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Fisher Thomas <1953-> |
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In the scheme of things [[electronic resource] ] : alternative thinking on the practice of architecture / / Thomas R. Fisher |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Architecture - Philosophy |
Architecture and society - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The chapters originated as lectures or unpublished journal articles. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Design in a World of Flows; Monocultures and Multiculturalism; The Value and Values of Architecture; The Architect as a Social Hieroglyphic; The Fictions of Architecture; Critiquing the Design Culture; Architectural Fables; The Redesign of Practice; Babel Revisited; Bridging Education and Practice; Architecture and Pragmatism; Needed: A Conversation about Ethics; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In the Scheme of Things looks at architecture's need to respond creatively and meaningfully to the extraordinary changes affecting the profession now, changes that include the global economy, the advent of computer-aided design, and the growing disconnection between design schools, architectural practice, and the public."--BOOK JACKET. |
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