Way beyond bigness : the need for a watershed architecture /
'Way Beyond Bigness' is a design-research project that studies the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine river basins, with particular focus on multi-scaled, water-based infrastructural transformation. The book proposes a simple, adaptive framework that utilizes a three-part, integrative design-re...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Novato, California] :
Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions,
[2023].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 'Way Beyond Bigness' is a design-research project that studies the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine river basins, with particular focus on multi-scaled, water-based infrastructural transformation. The book proposes a simple, adaptive framework that utilizes a three-part, integrative design-research methodology, structured as Appreciate + Analyze, Speculate + Synthesize, and Collaborate + Catalyze. To do such, 'Way Beyond Bigness' realigns watersheds and architecture across multiple, scales (site to river basin), disciplines (ecologists to economists), narratives (hyperbolic to pragmatic) and venues (academic to professional). The book highlights the author's comprehensive work of over more than a decade, including in depth field research across the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine, along with a diverse body of academic and professional collaborations, ranging from the speculative to the community-based. |
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| Physical Description: | 595 pages (some folded) : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1940743591 9781940743592 |