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New Geographies, 8 - Island
Daniel Daou
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Description for New Geographies, 8 - Island
Paperback. As a metaphor, the island has been a fecund source of inspiration across many domains. Yet the concept seems to contradict trends toward interconnectedness in the geographic and design fields. An atlas of islands, New Geographies, 8 explores the new limits of islandness and gathers examples to reassert its relevance for design disciplines." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
As a master metaphor, the island has been a fecund source of inspiration across many domains. From More's Utopia to Darwin's evolutionary theory to Ungers's archipelago, insights derived from island thinking are commonly extrapolated across diverse scales and fields. The appeal of the island metaphor lies in its capacity to simplify the complex and frame the apparently unbounded. Yet the concept seems to contradict current mainstream thought and practice in geographic and design fields. The globalization motifs of openness and interconnectedness, and ecology's privilege of environmental processes and flows over forms and boundaries, both challenge the pertinence of ... Read more
As a master metaphor, the island has been a fecund source of inspiration across many domains. From More's Utopia to Darwin's evolutionary theory to Ungers's archipelago, insights derived from island thinking are commonly extrapolated across diverse scales and fields. The appeal of the island metaphor lies in its capacity to simplify the complex and frame the apparently unbounded. Yet the concept seems to contradict current mainstream thought and practice in geographic and design fields. The globalization motifs of openness and interconnectedness, and ecology's privilege of environmental processes and flows over forms and boundaries, both challenge the pertinence of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
646g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9781934510452
SKU
V9781934510452
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About Daniel Daou
Daniel Daou is a Doctor of Design candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Pablo P rez-Ramos is a Doctor of Design candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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