Beatrice Grenier (66 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Architects have been reformulating the experience of the museum and art itself, transforming the museums definition: The Louvre Abu Dhabi as a replica of a museum-city, inspired by Paris; the Guggenheim Museum and the Centre Pompidou as drive-through museums, shaped in an age when the car is protagonist; the new wing of the American Museum of Natural History in New York reimagines the institution with organic forms, as a bridge over the philosophical divide between culture and nature; the Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture is built as an imitation of an art piece, to be an immersive experience of history and culture; the upcoming Cartier Foundation in front of the Louvre in Paris with its mobile giant platforms expresses the needs for dynamic architecture to be the site of the invention of culture. Through this analysis, the museum of the twenty first century emerges as the most important site of experimentation for architecture and art. The essential role of the museum as an enabler of a different kind of encyclopedia, as a necessary place in our cities in its potential to call into question the dichotomy between the urban and the wild, or again as withholding a democratization potential in including new forms of technology as forms of knowledge and culture is catalyzed through architecture. Only through the museum we can understand what art is and what its growing role in our future urban environment might be. Architects rethink and reinterpret one of the most important and innovative typologies of recent decades: the museum. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardback. Condition: New. Architects rethink and reinterpret one of the most important and innovative typologies of recent decades: the museum.Museums are flourishing across the globe: in recent decades, no other architectural form has witnessed such remarkable growth and diversification. In an era when the digital revolution enables us to preserve our shared memory and artistic heritage without the constraints of physical space, this phenomenon might seem like an unnecessary indulgence.Yet, by examining new icons and rereading historical examples, Architecture for Culture shows why museums remain essential. They serve as the repositories for the encyclopedia of 21st-century knowledge, help make our cities legible and ensure that art remains a vibrant presence in the spaces where we live. The museum is revealed as a venue where architecture refines its discourse on method, identity, and urban context; it is also a dynamic laboratory for the continuous development of a new cultural policy-one that must address itself to a planetary audience.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Architects rethink and reinterpret one of the most important and innovative typologies of recent decades: the museum.Museums are flourishing across the globe: in recent decades, no other architectural form has witnessed such remarkable growth and diversification. In an era when the digital revolution enables us to preserve our shared memory and artistic heritage without the constraints of physical space, this phenomenon might seem like an unnecessary indulgence.Yet, by examining new icons and rereading historical examples, Architecture for Culture shows why museums remain essential. They serve as the repositories for the encyclopedia of 21st-century knowledge, help make our cities legible and ensure that art remains a vibrant presence in the spaces where we live. The museum is revealed as a venue where architecture refines its discourse on method, identity, and urban context; it is also a dynamic laboratory for the continuous development of a new cultural policy-one that must address itself to a planetary audience.…

Brossura. Condition: new. A cura di Grenier B. Milano, 2024; br., pp. 274, ill., cm 17x24. Libro.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Sydney-based, Japanese architect Takada highlights his evolving approach to design, nature, and urbanism.This volume presents a new collection of Takadas most recent projects, pushing further his continuing reflections on reconnecting the natural world with the built environment. Featuring breathtaking photography of his buildings and interiors, along with sketches and nature-inspired imagery, the book guides readers through Takadas global work and innovations. The climate positive residence Sunflower House in Italy has a rotating roof and floors to manage sun exposure and heat gain; the Landmark by Lexus pavilion in Melbourne has 1,000 native Australian plants growing on its facade that granted it a carbon neutral certification; the Palm Frond Retreat at Balmoral Beach in Australia is designed for the inhabitants to use different parts of the house depending on the season and time of day, creating positive impact within homes. Each project illustrates Takadas study of how the present ecological constrains weigh on the architectural design processes and how the reality of our densely built habitats changes the perception we have of buildings and cities, offering a compelling look at environmentally conscious architecture today and to the future evolution of the practice. Sydney-based, Japanese architect Takada highlights his evolving approach to design, nature, and urbanism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Published Without Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 240 pp. Tightly bound. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. With a remainder mark. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. NOTE: (1) Just the tips of two corners are lightly dinged. (2) There is some light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head / heel of the spine. A good to very good copy. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.…

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