Small scale, big change : new architectures of social engagement / Andres Lepik ; introduction by Barry Bergdoll.

Author/creator Lepik, Andres
Other author Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Museum of Modern Art ; Basel : Birkhäuser, 2010.
Description139 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents METI - Handmade School / Anna Heringer -- Primary School / Diébédo Francis Kéré -- Housing for the Fisherman of Tyre / Hashim Sasrkis A.L.U.D. -- Red Location Museum of Struggle / Noero Wolff Architects -- Inner-City Arts / Michael Maltzan Architecture -- $20K House VIII (Dave's House) / Rural Studio, Auburn University -- Quinta Monroy Housing / Elemental -- Casa Familiar: Living Rooms at the Border and Senior Housing with Childcare / Estudio Teddy Cruz -- Transformation of Tour Bois-le-Prêtre / Frédéric Druot, Ann Lacaton, and Jean Phillipe Vassal -- Manguinhos Complex / Jorge Mario Jáuregui / Metrópolis Projetos Urbanos -- Metro Cable / Urban-Think Tank.
Abstract Presents innovative designs for eleven projects on five continents that respond to local needs in underserved communities, including a school in Bangladesh, a public housing tower in Paris, and an apartheid museum in South Africa.
General notePublished to accompany the exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 28 Sept. 2010-3 Jan. 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2010930254
ISBN9783034605885 (pbk.)
ISBN3034605889 (pbk.)
ISBN9780870707841
ISBN0870707841

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NA2543.S6 L46 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold