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50 landsCape, sustainaBility, urBanism landsCape, sustainaBility, urBanism 51 the italian toWnsCape author: iVor de WolFe / introduCtion: erdem erten, alan poWers hardback • isbn 978 1 908967 09 1 rrp £24.95 / €29.95 / $39.95 24 x 19 cm / 7.5 x 9.5 in 461 b/w ills • 296 pages originally published by the architecture press in 1963, the italian townscape was written by hubert de cronin hastings (1902–1986), under the pseudonym of ivor de wolfe, with photographs taken by him and his wife hazel (alias ivy de wolfe). he claimed to have invented the word “townscape”, and used his position as proprietor/editor of the architectural review to promote it as a technique to inspire the creation of historically layered, visually stimulating, dense cities in the period of reconstruction and new towns. the theory of townscape was originally developed by hastings in collaboration with the architect, planner and illustrator gordon cullen, whose book of this name, published in 1961, remains a standard work. in the italian townscape, hastings made his own statement, sharing his worries about the blandness of modern consumer society and celebrating italian towns and cities as a theatrical background for everyday life. writing at a time when english people were migrating to the suburbs and cars were destroying the conviviality of cities, hastings anticipated the return in recent decades to an ideal of public space, where “the only true happiness lies at the centre”. hastings/de wolfe rekindles our appreciation for individual urban elements: articulating his analysis through disparate themes: from the more obvious: “streets”, “advertising” and “pedestrian network”, to typically idiosyncratic ones: “defensive armour”, “constipation”, “toughies” and “sissies” and “all creeping things”. the photographs evoke the italy of fellini’s films, making it a forgotten classic of travel and photographic publishing whose lessons remain relevant today. past professor of architecture and cultural history at the university of greenwich, alan powers, and professor erdem erten of the university of izmir in turkey contribute a new introduction to this reprint, restoring the identity of hastings as an author and his role in architecture and planning debates from the 1930s to the 1970s. a wide-reaching study. building design instant cities is a major volume that explores and assesses the phenomenon of the contemporary metropolis. touching on the historical context of humanity’s earliest settlements in the ancient world, instant cities focuses on the development of the concept of the city and how it has been expanded to include sites from shopping malls to prisons, as well as various ‘micro’ communities within society. instant cities analyses the current stratospheric rise of the city, looking at global megacities from the developed to the developing world. with building space at a premium international and environmentallysound development of tremendous importance to the future of the planet, instant cities looks ahead, to creative, forward-thinking and possibly fanciful notions of the city, such as biospheres, space stations and virtual realities. a stylishly presented and timely illustrated hardback. building design solutions for a Modern city: arup in beijing explores many of the major projects undertaken in beijing by this influential firm of designers, planners and business consultants. founded in 1946 by sir ove nyquist arup, arup has become one of the most progressive creative forces behind many of today’s most innovative designs in the built environment. following beijing’s appointment as host city for the 2008 olympic games, the firm has had a significant influence on the astonishing architectural growth occurring in beijing and across china. solutions for a Modern city: arup in beijing takes a close look at arup’s collaborative involvement in some of the key venues for the 2008 olympics: the national stadium known as the “bird’s nest”; the national aquatics centre known as the “water cube” and the national convention centre/fencing hall. the book also features an in-depth look at other iconic projects including china central television (cctv) headquarters; china world trade centre phase 3; beijing south station and the beijing capital international airport terminal 3. all projects featured are designed by teams of world-class architects and engineers, such as that forged between oMa and arup in the design and realisation of the cctv headquarters. Instant cItIes author: herBert Wright hardback • isbn 978 1 906155 34 6 rrp £35.00 / €40.95 / $65.00 28 x 23 cm / 9 x 11 in 167 colour and b/w ills • 240 pages solutions For a modern City arup in beiJing authors: dan heWitt, Vesna petresin roBert, steVe rose hardback • isbn 978 1 906155 47 6 rrp £29.95 / €34.95 / $55.00 28 x 23 cm / 9 x 11 in 122 colour and b/w ills • 192 pages
52 landsCape, sustainaBility, urBanism landsCape, sustainaBility, urBanism 53 DeterrItOrIaLIsatIOns revisioning Landscapes and poLitics editors: marK dorrian, gillian rose paperback • isbn 978 1 901033 93 9 rrp £19.95 / €23.95 / $29.95 26 x 20 cm / 8 x 10 in 160 colour and b/w ills • 352 pages artiFiCe derMot foLey Landscape architects authors: simon Canz, dermot Foley, Krystallia KamVasinou, et al. hardback • isbn 978 1 907317 28 6 rrp £24.95 / €29.95 / $45.00 28 x 23 cm / 9 x 11 in 176 colour and b/w ills • 160 pages Landscapes and politics is an innovative cross-disciplinary volume of new writing which brings together, in a strategic and productive encounter, a broad variety of critical work currently being done in this field. with 28 papers and five photo essays, Landscapes and politics presents material by scholars and practitioners from anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, cultural studies, english and american literature, film studies, fine art, geography, history, landscape architecture, philosophy, political science and religious studies. as an important marker of current methodologies, research and practice across these different disciplinary areas Landscapes and politics is an invaluable resource. it will be of interest to all those concerned with current discourses and debates on landscape and its representation. artifice: dermot foley Landscape architects is the first comprehensive volume about the irish architectural practice dermot foley Landscape architects. since its inception in 2001, dermot foley has developed an enviable number of successful projects from an impressive list of clients, contributing its own distinctive voice to the rapidly evolving irish landscape as well as to a number of locations beyond ireland. this beautifully designed volume celebrates ten years of dermot foley by reflecting on some of the most emblematic projects developed by its team, and unveiling the practice’s underlying design ethic. artifice includes essays by theorists and practitioners such as krystallia kamvasinou, simon canz and dermot foley himself, providing expert reflections on the practice’s approach to landscape as well as its impact on the nature and future development of the built environment. edge futures is a series of five <strong>books</strong> that explores the impact that climate change will have on different aspects of our lives in the future, using the year 2025 as an example. education and creativity studies the future of the knowledge and creative economies. the education sector will be key to the continued success of our economies, but these will need to adapt to significant changes in their demographic mix coupled with higher social expectations. transports and neighbourhoods is a thorough examination of the future of travel, in terms of personal mobility and commerce. as the environment becomes more fragile, existing transportation networks in all cases become more strained. work and the city explores how climate change will affect the way we work and live. proving competitive advantage may be a daily struggle for large parts of the world’s workforce as the outsourcing of work gathers pace, in particular to the rapidly growing economies of china and india. Living and community investigates shifts in the social fabric of our communities that will be necessitated by environmental change. the current period of conspicuous consumption will come to an end, requiring more locally-sufficient and resource-careful lifestyles. globalism and regionalism considers the impact that dwindling resources and restricted travel will have on global competitiveness and regional identity, with competition between countries deemed likely to increase. individual titles paperback • 96 pages rrp £7.99 / €9.95 / $12.50 19 x 14 cm / 5.5 x 7.5 in slipcase of five <strong>books</strong> isbn 978 1 906155 26 1 rrp £29.95 / €34.95 / $55.00 edge Futures education and creativity author: William J mitChell isbn 978 1 906155 10 0 transport and neighbourhoods author: hanK dittmar isbn 978 1 906155 11 7 work and the city author: FranK duFFy isbn 978 1 906155 12 4 Living and coMMunity author: geoFF mulgan isbn 978 1 906155 13 1 gLobaLisM and regionaLisM author: Jonathan porritt isbn 978 1 906155 14 8
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