Way beyond bigness : the need for a watershed architecture / Derek Hoeferlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoeferlin, Derek, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydraulic structures--Design and construction.

Hydraulic structures.

Water and architecture.

Watershed management.

Watershed hydrology.

Physical Description:

595 pages (some folded) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Novato, CA] : Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, [2023]

Summary:

"Way Beyond Bigness' is a design-research project that studies the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine river basins, with particular focus on multi-scaled, water-based infrastructural transformation. The book proposes a simple, adaptive framework that utilises a three-part, integrative design-research methodology, structured as: Appreciate + Analyze, Speculate + Synthesize, and Collaborate + Catalyze. To do such, 'Way Beyond Bigness' realigns watersheds and architecture across multiple: scales (site to river basin), disciplines (ecologists to economists), narratives (hyperbolic to pragmatic), and venues (academic to professional). The book highlights the author's comprehensive work of over more than a decade, including in depth field research across the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine, along with a diverse body of academic and professional collaborations, ranging from the speculative to the community-based"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Foreword / Margarita Jover

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Bigness, Katrina, Conflict, Hybridity & Audience

Backstory "from Times Beach..."

Definitions: Watershed, Architecture & Way Beyond Bigness

Appreciate + Analyze [A+A]

Speculate + Synthesize [S+S]

Collaborate + Catalyze [C+C]

Afterword "...to Quarantine Island" / "Big Muddy" Mike Clark

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1940743591

9781940743592

OCLC:

1090853295