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Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
Aga Khan Award
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Description for Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
Paperback. Across a range of settings - from dry river valleys of Yemen to tropical high-rise fabric of Singapore - projects selected for 10th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture match the design with a deep commitment to place. This text explores issues raised by the projects, from ecological urbanism to cosmopolitanism in architecture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1200 colour illustrations + 35 plans. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 786.
Across a range of settings - from the dry river valleys of Yemen to tropical high-rise fabric of Singapore - the projects selected for the 10th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture match the cutting-edge design with a deep commitment to place. Resolutely contemporary and yet firmly local, they respond to the challenges of their environments with imagination and skill. "Intervention Architecture" brings these works vividly to life through understanding photographs as well as drawings and descriptions. Texts by leading thinkers and practitioners explore the broader issues raised by the projects, from ecological urbanism to cosmopolitanism in architecture. ... Read more
Across a range of settings - from the dry river valleys of Yemen to tropical high-rise fabric of Singapore - the projects selected for the 10th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture match the cutting-edge design with a deep commitment to place. Resolutely contemporary and yet firmly local, they respond to the challenges of their environments with imagination and skill. "Intervention Architecture" brings these works vividly to life through understanding photographs as well as drawings and descriptions. Texts by leading thinkers and practitioners explore the broader issues raised by the projects, from ecological urbanism to cosmopolitanism in architecture. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845116736
SKU
V9781845116736
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Ref
99-10
About Aga Khan Award
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established by the Aga Khan in 1977 to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies. The Award recognises examples of architectural excellence in all the places where Muslims live, in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, historic preservation, reuse and ... Read more
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