Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised Lands
Is the idea of environment in architecture only ever reducible to āenvironmental architectureā? For AA unit mastersĀ Ricardo de OstosĀ andĀ Nannette JackowskiĀ the answer is a resolute 'no'. Instead they offer an alternative reading of āenvironmentā, in which the brutal and lyrical are juxtaposed through visually compelling narratives of architecture. Illustrating their approach, this book presents ten years of student projects, all prompted by the unitās visits to extreme geographic contexts ā from the rainforests of Brazil to the quarries of northern India. With additional photographic documentation and conversations withLebbeus Woods,Ā Geoff ManaughĀ andĀ Peter Cook,Ā Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised LandsĀ explores the gripping power of myth and fiction as radical narratives for imagining the near future of cities and forests. Thanks toĀ AA PublicationsĀ (London).Ā
152 pages, 29.7 x 24cm, paperback, AA Publications (London).Ā
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Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised Lands
Is the idea of environment in architecture only ever reducible to āenvironmental architectureā? For AA unit mastersĀ Ricardo de OstosĀ andĀ Nannette JackowskiĀ the answer is a resolute 'no'. Instead they offer an alternative reading of āenvironmentā, in which the brutal and lyrical are juxtaposed through visually compelling narratives of architecture. Illustrating their approach, this book presents ten years of student projects, all prompted by the unitās visits to extreme geographic contexts ā from the rainforests of Brazil to the quarries of northern India. With additional photographic documentation and conversations withLebbeus Woods,Ā Geoff ManaughĀ andĀ Peter Cook,Ā Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised LandsĀ explores the gripping power of myth and fiction as radical narratives for imagining the near future of cities and forests. Thanks toĀ AA PublicationsĀ (London).Ā
152 pages, 29.7 x 24cm, paperback, AA Publications (London).Ā
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Is the idea of environment in architecture only ever reducible to āenvironmental architectureā? For AA unit mastersĀ Ricardo de OstosĀ andĀ Nannette JackowskiĀ the answer is a resolute 'no'. Instead they offer an alternative reading of āenvironmentā, in which the brutal and lyrical are juxtaposed through visually compelling narratives of architecture. Illustrating their approach, this book presents ten years of student projects, all prompted by the unitās visits to extreme geographic contexts ā from the rainforests of Brazil to the quarries of northern India. With additional photographic documentation and conversations withLebbeus Woods,Ā Geoff ManaughĀ andĀ Peter Cook,Ā Scavengers & Other Creatures in Promised LandsĀ explores the gripping power of myth and fiction as radical narratives for imagining the near future of cities and forests. Thanks toĀ AA PublicationsĀ (London).Ā
152 pages, 29.7 x 24cm, paperback, AA Publications (London).Ā
