Giraffes, telegraphs, and hero of Alexandria
urban design by narration : SMAQ
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Author
Publication
2016 - Ruby Press, Berlin, Germany
Language
English
Word Count
107,500 words, Guess
Page Count
430 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-103944074130
- ISBN-139783944074139
- OCLC Control Number978670806
- Open LibraryOL44450950M
Classifications
- DDC711.4
- LCCNA9053.E58 G57 2016
Description
In this book, stories portray the production of our built environment, guided by three characters: Giraffes, Telegraphs, and Hero of Alexandria. Having developed its long neck to reach the leaves of high trees, the giraffe represents the vernacular approach to architecture, in which construction follows forces of nature. The telegraph, in contrast, embodies the modernist paradigm, in which technology reigns supreme and forces nature to adapt. Inspired by Hero of Alexandria, SMAQ subscribe to a third paradigm? using technology to optimize nature and, inversely, nature to assimilate technology. Their design concepts appear as tools ready to engage our contemporary urban environment, free of today's ecological and technological fundamentalism and in favor of experimentation, pleasure, and play.
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