Architecture as a performing art
by Feuerstein, Marcia, Read, Gray
fromAshgate studies in architecture
"This collection of essays reveals a deep alliance between architecture and the performing arts, uncovering its roots in ancient stories, and tracing a continuous tradition of thought that emerges in contemporary practice. With fresh insight, the authors ask how buildings perfor…
"Architecture on the Borderline interrogates space and territory in a turbulent present where nation-state borders are porous to a few but impermeable to many. It asks how these uneven and conflicted social realities are embodied in the physical and material conditions imagined,…
"In Living With Buildings, Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. He explores the relationship between sickness and structure, and between art, architecture , social planning and health, taking plenty of detou…
This book is a compendium of innovative projects from around the world that demonstrates the power of design to improve lives. It offers a history of the movement towards socially conscious design and showcases more than eighty solutions to such urgent needs as basic shelter, he…
