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1

The Practice of Everyday Life, Volume 1

Michel de Certeau - 1988 - Conduct of life in literature - No preview available
In this incisive book, Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the ...
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Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

Steven Johnson - 2002 - Computers - Limited preview
In the tradition of Being Digital and The Tipping Point, Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a "cultural critic with a poet's heart" (The Village Voice), takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. A NEW YORK ...
3

On Growth and Form, Volume 1

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson - 1992 - Science - No preview available
Classic of modern biology sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" ? that evolution takes place in large-scale transformations of body as a whole. Over 500 photographs and drawings.
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The Architecture of Emergence: The Evolution of Form in Nature and Civilisation

Michael Weinstock - 2010 - Architecture - No preview available
Emergence is one of the most exciting new fields in architecture today, gaining interest from not only academics and students but also leading professionals, with directors from Fosters, Arup and Bentley Systems all attending the most recent ...
5

Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture

Tim Ingold - 2013 - Social Science - Limited preview
Making creates knowledge, builds environments and transforms lives. Anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture are all ways of making, and all are dedicated to exploring the conditions and potentials of human life. In this exciting book, Tim ...
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Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description

Tim Ingold - 2011 - Nature - Limited preview
Anthropology is a disciplined inquiry into the conditions and potentials of human life. Generations of theorists, however, have expunged life from their accounts, treating it as the mere output of patterns, codes, structures or systems variously ...
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The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill

Tim Ingold - 2000 - Social Science - Limited preview
An integrated approach to understanding how people live, learn, work in and perceive their environments.
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Curating Architecture and the City

Sarah Chaplin, Alexandra Stara - 2009 - Architecture - No preview available
Striking a balance between theoretical investigations and case studies, this book addresses the collection, representation and exhibition of architecture and the built environment. International in scope, this collection investigates curation ...
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Art and Architecture: A Place Between

Jane Rendell - 2006 - Architecture - Snippet view
Introduction: A Place Between -- Between Here and There -- Introduction: Space, Place and Site -- Site, Non-Site, Off-Site -- The Expanded Field -- Space as Practised Place -- Between Now and Then -- Introduction: Allegory, Montage and ...
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Art, Space and the City

Malcolm Miles - 1997 - Science - No preview available
Public art - the making, management and mediation of art outside its conventional location in museums and galleries, and the livable city - a concept involving user-centred strategies for urban planning and design, are both socially produced but ...