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Urban Open Space: Designing for User Needs

Mark Francis

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Village Homes: A Community by Design

Mark Francis

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Cy Twombly at Inverleith House Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Mark Francis

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Dan Graham

Mark Francis; Beatriz Colomina; Dan Graham; Birgit Pelzer; Beatriz Columina

Dan Graham is among the most influential of the Conceptual artists who emerged in America during the mid 1960s. A pioneer in performance and video art in the 1970s, Graham later turned his attention to architectural projects designed for social interaction in public spaces, among them THE CHILDREN'S PAVILION (1989) with Jeff Wall. Writing has always been a major aspect of Graham's work. His texts range from early Conceptual art pieces inserted in mass market magazines, to writing on his fellow artists, to analyses of popular culture, from Dean Martin to the post Punk era. Well known also among architects and urban theorists, during the 1990s Graham has been offered major public commissions throughout North America and Europe.
London based curator Mark Francis discusses with the artist how his public participation based work has evolved. Brussels based critic Birgit Pelzer draws on her extensive knowledge of Graham's work and writings. New York based architectural theorist Beatriz Colomina focuses on Graham's ALTERATION TO A SUBURBAN HOUSE (1978). The artist has chosen an extract from the science fiction novel UBIK by Philip K Dick, whose writings were a formative influence. A substantial Artist's Writings section, key to understanding Dan Graham, complete the book.

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Fig 1: 50 Projects in 50 Weeks

Mark Francis

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Fig 1 - 50 Projects in 50 Weeks

Mark Francis; Cristina Colomar; Christabel Stewart

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Andy Warhol: Drawings 1942-1987

Mark Francis; Andy Warhol; Dieter Koepplin; Andy Warhol Museum; Offentliche Kunstsammlung Basel

ANDY WARHOL: DRAWINGS 1942-1987 is the most complete book of Warhol's drawings yet to appear. It features 248 works, dating from 1942 until the artists death and including previously unpublished drawings from Warhol's personal collection. Showcasing works from the Print Room of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland, and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the selection forms the basis of a traveling exhibition and offers a spectacular insight into the oeuvre of one of the twentieth century's most influential and popular artists.

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The California Landscape Garden: Ecology, Culture, and Design

Mark Francis; Andreas Reimann

The beauty, resources, and natural processes of the California landscape are brought to the home garden in Mark Francis and Andreas Reimann's fine testament to ecological gardening. The authors connect history, culture, region, and design to help us understand how California and its human population have evolved historically and how individuals today can make a difference in the state's future in their own backyards. The authors' goal is to bring the history of the California garden up to date with the ecological and cultural concerns of our time. Francis and Reimann use California's natural beauty and habitat as a starting point for inspiring Californians to see their gardens as extensions of the surrounding landscape. They provide essential information on native plants and wildlife, ecology and bioregionalism, landscape history and design concepts, as well as numerous examples showing how to integrate environmental principles in one's garden. Landscape meaning and regional thinking are an important part of an ecosystem approach to home gardening, say the authors. By observing nearby native or naturalized environments, including vacant lots and abandoned property, one learns a good deal about local plants, wildlife, and other elements that can be incorporated into an ecologically sensitive garden. Yan Nascimbene's exquisite color illustrations perfectly capture the authors' sensual vision of an environment different from gardens commonly featured in gardening books and magazines. Photographs illustrate the designs of many of the best landscape architects working in the tradition of the California landscape garden, including Ron Lutsko, Topher Delaney, Owen Dell, Ann Christoph,and Rick Fisher. This is a book for anyone seeking a garden philosophy that is environmentally sensitive, and even experienced home gardeners, landscape professionals, and horticulturists will find new and useful material here.

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Other editions: Softcover - 1999

Andy Warhol: Paintings 1960-1986

Mark Francis; Jean Baudrillard; Jeff Wall; Michael Luthy

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The Andy Warhol Museum/Book and Compact Disc

Mark Francis; Arthur C. Danto; Avis Berman; Callie Angell; Andy Warhol Museum

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A History of English Political Thought in the Nineteenth Century

Mark Francis; John Morrow

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Developmental Disabilities and Sacramental Access: New Paradigms for Sacramental Encounters

Mark Francis; Herbert Anderson; Dianne Bergant; Edward Foley

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Public Space

Mark Francis; Stephen Carr; Leanne G. Rivlin; Andrew M. Stone

This book reveals the social basis for public space use, design and management. The authors--an architect/environmental designer, a landscape architect, an environmental psychologist, and an open space administrator--offer a well-integrated perspective of how to integrate public space and public life. They contend that three critical human dimensions should guide the process of design and management of public space: the users' essential needs, their spatial rights, and the meanings they seek. To develop and explain these three dimensions, the authors draw on the history of public life and public space, evidence from recent social research, and a series of original case studies, all amply illustrated.

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Other editions: Softcover - 1992

Carnegie International, 1991: The Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 19, 1991-February 16, 1992

Mark Francis; Lynne Cooke

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The Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action

Mark Francis; Randolph T. Hester

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1990

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Governors and Settlers: Images of Authority in the British Colonies, 1820-60

Mark Francis

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Community Open Spaces: Greening Neighborhoods Through Community Action and Land Conservation

Mark Francis

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Baselitz, Paintings 1960-83

Mark Francis; Georg Baselitz; Nicholas Serota; Kunsthalle Basel; Whitechapel Art Gallery; Amsterdam (Netherlands)

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Gunter Brus, Bild-Dichtungen: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 4 June-13 July 1980 ..

Mark Francis; Gunter Brus; Whitechapel Art Gallery

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Arts of Bengal: The Heritage of Bangladesh and Eastern India an Exhibition

Mark Francis; Robert Skelton; Victoria and Albert Museum; Manchester City Art Gallery; Whitechapel Art Gallery

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13p0sE, Eleven Artists Working in Berlin: K.P. Brehmer, Gunter Brus, Johannes Grutzke ... 10 November-22 December 1978, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London

Mark Francis; Christos M. Joachimides; Nicholas Serota; Whitechapel Art Gallery

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