‏180.00 ₪

The Architecture of Closed Worlds: Or

‏180.00 ₪
ISBN13
9783037785805
יצא לאור ב
Baden
עמודים
352
פורמט
Paperback / softback
תאריך יציאה לאור
31 באוק׳ 2018
A genealogy of self-reliant environments
What do outer space capsules, submarines, and office buildings have in common? Each is con- ceived as a closed system: a self-sustaining physical environment demarcated from its surroundings by a boundary that does not allow for the transfer of matter or energy. Contemporary discussions about global warming, recycling, and sustainability have emerged as direct conceptual constructs related to the study and analysis of closed systems. From the space program to countercultural architectural groups experimenting with autonomous living, this publication documents a discipli- nary transformation and the rise of a new environmental consensus in the form of a synthetic naturalism. It presents an archive of 39 historical living prototypes from 1928 to the present that put forth an unexplored genealogy of closed resource regeneration systems. Prototypes are presented through unique discursive narratives with historical images, and each includes new analysis in the form of a feedback drawing that problematizes the language of environmental representation by illustrating loss, derailment, and the production of new substances and atmospheres.
מידע נוסף
עמודים 352
פורמט Paperback / softback
ISBN10 3037785802
יצא לאור ב Baden
תאריך יציאה לאור 31 באוק׳ 2018