Mostafavi Mohsen (377 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. first paperback edition 2013. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building's completeness. By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building's completeness. By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

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Softcover. Condition: Fair. [DESIGN]. Ed. Mohsen Mostafavi. "A View on Harvard GSD, Volume 3." London: Tank Form Limited for Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Printed in China, May 2011. First edition. English language. Softcover with pink paper wrappers printed black, with silver edges. Anthology of graduate students' design work with texts and full-color illustration. 8 3/4 x 6 inches. 45 oz. 734 pp. Shelf-wear to wrappers. Back wrap with staining and tape residue. Last ten pages with large coffee stain. Text clean. Good Minus to Fair. ISBN: 9780955573293. "'View' is a collection of projects by the students and faculty of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design that were undertaken during the current academic year. Organized alphabetically, the book juxtaposes contributions from a diversity of design fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning and design. The combination of design projects and scholarly research provides an impressive panorama of interests and investigations. Each submission is a form of speculation, in most instances supported by long periods of sustained study.". …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 351, [1] p.: illustrations, plans; 24 cm. Orange and green cover with black spine and cover titles. Green endpapers. The section on resilience includes post-tsunami housing, and reconstruction of Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp. In Fine Condition: clean and tight.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine, internally clean, solid paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. [DESIGN]. Ed. Mohsen Mostafavi. "A View on Harvard GSD, Volume 2." London: Tank Form Limited for Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Printed in China, 2010. First edition. English language. Softcover with paper wrappers. Nonfiction anthology of design texts with full-color illustrations of Harvard graduate students' work. 9 x 6 inches. 43 oz. 702 pp. Shelf-wear and soiling on wrappers. Creasing in wrappers. Text clean. Good Plus. ISBN: 9780955573286. "Take a famous American graduate design school and commission a fashion magazine to do a special review catalog. Absolutely Fabulous meets the Ivy League. Now let everyone in the school get a single page in alphabetical order, no ranking, no hierarchy, just bibliographic democracy. Most architecture and design schools have become acutely aware of the need to publish. Not just for that inescapable research profile, but to showcase projects and events in a seductive and collectible format that becomes a talisman of the school brand. Mohsen Mostafavi describes the aim as: 'productive juxtapositions, which we hope will provide the basis for new forms of transdisciplinary practice in the years ahead.'".…

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