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The Mereological City: A Reading of the Works of Ludwig Hilberseimer
Daniel Köhler
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Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 62 b/w & 22 colour illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
In a positive departure from modernism, the work of the art critic and urbanist Ludwig Hilberseimer offers schemata towards the design for the city itself: its mereological composition. The resonance of parts unfolds to an alternative of a purely contrasting equation of form and content. It reminds us, that when the ground (gr.: logos) of the city is defined by its parts (gr.: meros), its architecture, the city in turn always also is part of the architecture as its desire. »The Mereological City« introduces a mereological methodology and contributes to an ongoing discussion about an ecological form of urban design. ... Read more
In a positive departure from modernism, the work of the art critic and urbanist Ludwig Hilberseimer offers schemata towards the design for the city itself: its mereological composition. The resonance of parts unfolds to an alternative of a purely contrasting equation of form and content. It reminds us, that when the ground (gr.: logos) of the city is defined by its parts (gr.: meros), its architecture, the city in turn always also is part of the architecture as its desire. »The Mereological City« introduces a mereological methodology and contributes to an ongoing discussion about an ecological form of urban design. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837634662
SKU
V9783837634662
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99-2
About Daniel Köhler
Daniel Köhler (Dr.) teaches architectural design at the UCL Bartlett in London and is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the field of urban design at the University of Innsbruck. His research incorporates digital methods into the study of the city, its history, and architecture.
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