Contributions

  • Khatt Foundation - Contributor

Publication

2010 - Khatt Books, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

98,250 words, Guess

Page Count

393 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-109490939013
  • ISBN-139789490939014
  • Library of Congress Control Number2012409818
  • OCLC Control Number706651378
  • Better World BooksW8-ACY-239
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCNA2543.S46 T97 2010
  • LCCNA2543.S46 T95 2010

Alternate Titles

  • TMMC
  • Muzāwajat al-tībūghrāfīyah fī al-madīnah

Description

The typographic matchmaking in the city" book offers a brief range of essays that discuss the complex topic of public space from their respective authors' individual experiences and perspectives. Through specific anecdotes, they elucidate the problematics and implications of designing for 'public space' and multicultural communities. These essays frame and contextualize the research and designs presented by the five teams participating in the 'Typographic Matchmaking in the City project. They briefly shed light on the function and role of text in architectural spaces, discussing specific historical and contemporary examples from cities like Beirut, Dubai, Muscat, Cairo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and addressing the various roles of monumental typography in public space.

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