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Lateness (Hardcover)
Peter Eisenman, Elisa Iturbe; Preface by Sarah Whiting
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R562
R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
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A provocative case for historical ambiguity in architecture by one
of the field's leading theorists Conceptions of modernity in
architecture are often expressed in the idea of the zeitgeist, or
"spirit of the age," an attitude toward architectural form that is
embedded in a belief in progressive time. Lateness explores how
architecture can work against these linear currents in startling
and compelling ways. In this incisive book, internationally
renowned architect Peter Eisenman, with Elisa Iturbe, proposes a
different perspective on form and time in architecture, one that
circumvents the temporal constraints on style that require it to be
"of the times"-lateness. He focuses on three twentieth-century
architects who exhibited the qualities of lateness in their
designs: Adolf Loos, Aldo Rossi, and John Hejduk. Drawing on the
critical theory of Theodor Adorno and his study of Beethoven's
final works, Eisenman shows how the architecture of these canonical
figures was temporally out of sync with conventions and
expectations, and how lateness can serve as a form of release from
the restraints of the moment. Bringing together architecture,
music, and philosophy, and drawing on illuminating examples from
the Renaissance and Baroque periods, Lateness demonstrates how
today's architecture can use the concept of lateness to break free
of stylistic limitations, expand architecture's critical capacity,
and provide a new mode of analysis.
Two essays and a set of original diagrams consider the parameters
of the something beyond in James Carpenter s projects.
Architectural historian Mark Linder offers a long view of Carpenter
s work, placing his early career as an installation artist and
experimental filmmaker in the context of contemporary art
practices. Linder draws out the continuities between this early
work and Carpenter s current practice as a glass designer,
demonstrating a consistent focus on literalism materiality, spatial
perception, and inhabitation as opposed to phenomenological effect,
expression, and representation. Architectural critic Sarah Whiting
examines the sensibilities and constituencies that emerge from
Carpenter s practice. Rather than succumbing to the technique of
Brechtian estrangement (which has become a default strategy for
avant-garde practices in all domains), Carpenter gently eases his
viewers into new constituencies. Perceptions and publics are
altered, although these alterations are never dictated. Carpenter s
new worlds are not avant-garde but are more like dreams that embed
themselves in the back of one s mind, opening new possibilities
without choreographing what those might be. Finally, Lucia Allais s
diagrams offer a visual means of reading Carpenter s combination of
technique and effect his means of making light material and making
material present. Photographs and extended captions from Carpenter
complete this book s documentation of key projects.
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Moone Boy: Series 1-3 (DVD)
David Rawle, Ian O'Reilly, Sharon Horgan, Chris O'Dowd, Clare Monnelly, …
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R508
Discovery Miles 5 080
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The first three series of the sitcom created by and starring Chris
O'Dowd following a 12-year-old boy and his imaginary friend in a
small Irish town. Young Martin (David Rawle), the youngest member
of the Moone family, has a unique outlook on life. With his
imaginary friend, Seán (O'Dowd), on hand to help him, he negotiates
everyday life and the troubles it brings. Series 1 episodes are:
'Men of the Houses', 'Bunch of Marys', 'Another Prick in the Wall',
'Dark Side of the Moone', 'Godfellas' and 'The Bell-End of an Era'.
Series 2 episodes are: 'Boylé, Boylé, Boylé', 'Moone Dance', 'Ghost
Raft', 'Handball Duel', 'Stags and Hens' and 'The Boyle Wedding'.
Series 3 episodes are: 'Where the Streets Do Have Names', 'The
Plunder Years', 'Fecks, Lies and Videotape', 'Unidentified Feckin'
Objects', 'Bells 'n' Smells' and 'A Bucket List for George
Gershwin'.
"The Women, Gender and Development Reader" is the definitive volume
of literature dedicated to women in the development process. Now in
a fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the
impacts of social, political and economic change by reviewing such
topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination,
the global recession, and climate change. Approached from a
multidisciplinary perspective, the theoretical debates are vividly
illustrated by an array of global case studies. This now classic
book, has been designed as a comprehensive reader, presenting the
best of the now vast body of literature. The book is divided into
five parts, incorporating readings from the leading experts and
authorities in each field. A guide to further reading at the end of
each chapter provides a foundation for further study. The result is
a unique and extensive discussion, a guide to the evolution of the
field, and a vital point of reference for those studying or with a
keen interest in women in the development process.
"In the end Barkow Leibinger are bricoleurs as much as they are
engineers. . . . There is always an element of inspired performance
in bricolage. And as the greatest philosophers in German aesthetics
tellus, such play (Spiel) is also essential to art; it opens up a
realm for an imaginative response to any question. In the end, this
is what Barkow Leibinger offer us all: Spielraum, room for play,
space for invention." Hal Foster Grouped in five thematic
fields-"Fabrication / Research," "Liminal Facade / Deep Surface,"
"Ultra Structural," "Makeover," and "Site Specific"-this
comprehensive monograph presents the work of theBerlin-based,
German-American architectural practice Barkow Leibinger with
contributions by Hal Foster, Carson Chan, Sarah Whiting, Brett
Steele, and Iwan Baan.
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Moone Boy: Series 1 and 2 (DVD)
David Rawle, Chris O'Dowd, Peter McDonald, Deirdre O'Kane, Clare Monnelly, …
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R370
Discovery Miles 3 700
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The complete first two series of the sitcom created by and starring
Chris O'Dowd following a 12-year-old boy and his imaginary friend
in a small Irish town. Young Martin (David Rawle), the youngest
member of the Moone family, has a unique outlook on life. With his
imaginary friend, Seán (O'Dowd), on hand to help him, he negotiates
everyday life and the troubles it brings.
Series Information: Garland Library of Medieval Literature
From Wattpad phenom Sarah White comes a steamy teen romance about
one girl's quest to find herself after a traumatic breakup. The
only thing worse than having your boyfriend dump you is having him
dump you for your best friend. For Everly Morgan the betrayal came
out of nowhere. One moment she had what seemed like the perfect
high school relationship, and the next, she wanted to avoid the two
most important people in her life. Every time she sees them kiss in
the hallways her heart breaks a little more. The last thing on
Everly's mind is getting into another relationship, but when she
meets Gabe in her therapist's waiting room she can't deny their
immediate connection. Somehow he seems to understand Everly in a
way that no one else in her life does, and maybe it's because Gabe
also has experience grappling with issues outside of his control.
Just because they share so many of the same interests and there is
an undeniable spark between them doesn't mean Everly wants anything
more than friendship. After all, when you only barely survived your
last breakup, is it really worth risking your heart again?
The authors challenge psychological perspectives on happiness and
subjective wellbeing. Highlighting the politics of quantitative and
qualitative methodologies, case studies across continents explore
wellbeing in relation to health, children and youth, migration,
economics, religion, family, land mines, national surveys, and
indigenous identities.
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Touch (Paperback)
Sarah White
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R265
Discovery Miles 2 650
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When Dyllan Carter ships off to London to start a Master's in
Medieval Literature, she expects to spend a lot of time in the
library, to write a lot of papers, and to develop acute tendinitis
before she finishs her thesis on the difference between Merlin the
myth and Merlin the man. What she didn't expect was Emrys. After
their initial crash-meeting in the tunnels of the underground, she
seems to bump into him everywhere: in the library and even on the
street. He knows almost as much as she does about her subject area
- and he's not even in school His actions are sometimes awkward,
and very out-of-the-blue - often to the level of absurdity. So when
he offers to give her a tour of the old places in Wales - not far
from his home - she can't help but wonder who fate has brought her.
As the legends get closer and the journey becomes more dangerous,
Dyllan finds more questions and fewer answers. Will she be able to
finish her thesis? Or is this her life's final chapter?
A breezy, sexy contemporary YA about falling in love with your best friend, from Wattpad phenom Sarah White.
Mackenzie Clark has been best friends with Nolan Walker for as long as she can remember. She’s shared everything with him, from adventures with their families and days lounging at the beach to long talks about their friends and her journey with type 1 diabetes. The only thing she hasn’t shared is the fact that she is in love with him.
Now in their senior year of high school, Mackenzie and Nolan know that in a few short months everything will change as they head off to different colleges. Determined to make the most of the time they still have left, they come up with a list of things they want to do together before graduation.
But as they make their way through everything from toilet papering the school bully’s house to having a backyard camp-out like the ones they had when they were kids, Mackenzie can’t help feeling that she’s left the most important thing off the list: telling Nolan how she feels.
Confessing her love could jeopardize the incredible relationship they already have. Is honesty really the best policy?
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R336
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Discovery Miles 2 830
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