A village and its double : urban planning manual, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024 /
"Part lecture book, part urban planning manual, the book explores the transformation of a neighborhood into an integral part of Greater Paris, offering a profound reflection on contemporary urban design.This book is perfectly anchored in French and international current affairs. The book explor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from French. |
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New York :
Actar D, Inc.,
2024.
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| Summary: | "Part lecture book, part urban planning manual, the book explores the transformation of a neighborhood into an integral part of Greater Paris, offering a profound reflection on contemporary urban design.This book is perfectly anchored in French and international current affairs. The book explores the vision of renowned French architect Dominique Perrault, who designed an Olympic and Paralympic village at the crossroads of concerns such as legacy, site reversibility and the relationship with the existing territory. He discusses the history of Olympic villages in recent decades, explains the choice of the Paris site, its past, the process of Paris' bid for the 2024 Games, Dominique Perrault's guiding concept for the design of the village, and the project's 12 ambitions. It is a window through which Greater Paris takes shape"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 795 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1638401306 9781638401308 |