Public natures : evolutionary infrastructures / Weiss/Manfredi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss/Manfredi

Contributor:

Manfredi, Michael A., 1953-

Weiss, Marion, 1957-

Bergdoll, Barry., Author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weiss/Manfredi Architects.

Space (Architecture).

Urban transportation.

Physical Description:

376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2015.

Summary:

"As elements of the constructed landscape, infrastructure is a means rather than an end--rail and subway lines, distribution grids, waterways, traffic signals and signs, on-and-off ramps, highways, and bridges of our cities are essential in a practical sense but dead in a social one. They create boundaries and perform as agents of separation, preventing one metropolis from physically connecting with another. But their very physical presence may reveal latent qualities of places that are key to vitalizingurban life, and by leveraging that presence to support a broader range of ecological, institutional, and cultural imperatives, these utilitarian structures could transcend their pragmatic roles and become points of meaningful public exchange. In Public Natures: Evolutionary Infrastructures, New York City-based firm Weiss/Manfredi tests such a possibility and takes the pursuit to practice, in turn crafting a manifesto/monograph hybrid replete with essays, roundtable discussions, and projects that explore new obligations and opportunities for infrastructure"-- Provided by publisher.

"Case studies located throughout the world are featured in the book, including the award-winning Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center in New York City, Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology in Philadelphia, Sylvan Theater at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., and additional projects in Korea, New York City, New Jersey, and Toronto. Roundtable discussions include contributions by academics and theorists, such as Kenneth Frampton, Preston Scott Cohen, Felipe Correa, Keller Easterling, Paul Lewis, Hashim Sarkis, and Nader Tehrani; and a foreword by Barry Bergdoll"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781616893774 : HRD

161689377X : HRD