Landscape as Territory

Landscape as Territory
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Publisher : Actar D, Inc.
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781948765916
ISBN-13 : 1948765918
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Book Synopsis Landscape as Territory by : Clara Olóriz

Download or read book Landscape as Territory written by Clara Olóriz and published by Actar D, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape as Territory is a cartographic book project that critically addresses the agency of architects in the so-called ‘Urban Age,’ understanding the notion of ‘territory’ as a field of design praxis through which Interconnected landscapes are produced. Territory, understood as a ‘political technology,’ has the capacity to involve architects and designers into complex social, political, technical, legal, strategic and economic processes that are both historical and geographical engines of contemporary urbanization. Islands in Northern Norway. Territorial praxis is interrogated in a collection of threaded theory and design contributions where essays pose key questions that are addressed through projective cartographies, unfolding arguments related to three sections: (1) territory, (2) critical cartographies and (3) agency.


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