Approximate translation : media, narrative, and experience in urban design /
Approximate Translation is a poetic and practical rumination on how to incorporate what makes a city a city, stories about place, an unexpected encounter, the immediacy of experience, into practices of urban design. Using a speculative transformation of the Boston neighborhood of Allston as a demons...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Novato, California] :
Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Approximate Translation is a poetic and practical rumination on how to incorporate what makes a city a city, stories about place, an unexpected encounter, the immediacy of experience, into practices of urban design. Using a speculative transformation of the Boston neighborhood of Allston as a demonstration, this book proposes that we think seriously about topics as disparate as science fiction, pop art, theme parks and DJing if we want to better design the cities in which we live. |
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| Physical Description: | 160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-160). |
| ISBN: | 9781954081505 1954081502 |