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Are We Human? Notes on an Archeology of Design
Beatriz Colomina
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Description for Are We Human? Notes on an Archeology of Design
Paperback. A holistic approach toward the omnipotence of design. Num Pages: 176 pages, Extensively illustrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Are We Human? rethinks the philosophy of design in a multi-dimensional exploration from the very first tools and ornaments to the constant buzz of social media. The average day involves the experience of thousands of layers of design that reach to outside space but also reach deep into our bodies and brains. Even the planet itself has been completely encrusted by design as a geological layer. There is no longer an outside to the world of design. Design has become the world. Design is what makes the human. It is the very basis of social life. But design also engineers ... Read more
Are We Human? rethinks the philosophy of design in a multi-dimensional exploration from the very first tools and ornaments to the constant buzz of social media. The average day involves the experience of thousands of layers of design that reach to outside space but also reach deep into our bodies and brains. Even the planet itself has been completely encrusted by design as a geological layer. There is no longer an outside to the world of design. Design has become the world. Design is what makes the human. It is the very basis of social life. But design also engineers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Baden, Switzerland
ISBN
9783037785119
SKU
V9783037785119
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99-28
About Beatriz Colomina
BEATRIZ COLOMINA is Professor of Architecture and founding director of the Media and Modernity program at Princeton University.MARK WIGLEY is Professor of Architecture and Dean Emeritus of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
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