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New Geographies Ser.: New Geographies, 3 : Urbanisms of Color by Gareth Doherty (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University, Graduate School of Design
ISBN-101934510262
ISBN-139781934510261
eBay Product ID (ePID)84554938
Product Key Features
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNew Geographies, 3 : Urbanisms of Color
Publication Year2011
SubjectUrban & Land Use Planning, Landscape, Sustainability & Green Design, Sociology / Urban
TypeTextbook
AuthorGareth Doherty
Subject AreaArchitecture, Social Science
SeriesNew Geographies Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight25.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number7
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal711
SynopsisColor is a ubiquitous yet essential part of the city, creating and shaping urban form. Volume 3 of New Geographies brings together artists and designers, anthropologists, geographers, historians, and philosophers with the aim of exploring the potency, the interaction, and the neglected design possibilities of color at the scale of the city., Color is a ubiquitous yet essential part of the city, creating and shaping urban form. Who can forget the whites of modernist Brasilia? The greens of historic Cairo? The rosy reds of Petra? The terracottas of South America's shantytowns? The color cacophonies of Times Square and Shinjuku? Colors have a presence over and beyond the objects--buildings, spaces, billboards, artifacts, and people--that make up the city. Not only does color give meaning to cities, cities give meaning to color. Whether carefully coordinated, clashing, or an expression of materials, color is a powerful cultural, economic, and political force in cities. Yet discussions on the city do not usually focus much on color, perhaps because urban colors are too often understood as being beyond any one authority or taste, or are simply dismissed as cosmetic, naïve, or intangible. Volume 3 of New Geographies brings together artists and designers, anthropologists, geographers, historians, and philosophers with the aim of challenging the status quo and exploring the potency, the interaction, and the neglected design possibilities of color at the scale of the city., Color is a ubiquitous yet essential part of the city, creating and shaping urban form. Who can forget the whites of modernist Brasilia? The greens of historic Cairo? The rosy reds of Petra? The terracottas of South America's shantytowns? The color cacophonies of Times Square and Shinjuku? Colors have a presence over and beyond the objects--buildings, spaces, billboards, artifacts, and people--that make up the city. Not only does color give meaning to cities, cities give meaning to color. Whether carefully coordinated, clashing, or an expression of materials, color is a powerful cultural, economic, and political force in cities. Yet discussions on the city do not usually focus much on color, perhaps because urban colors are too often understood as being beyond any one authority or taste, or are simply dismissed as cosmetic, na ve, or intangible. Volume 3 of New Geographies brings together artists and designers, anthropologists, geographers, historians, and philosophers with the aim of challenging the status quo and exploring the potency, the interaction, and the neglected design possibilities of color at the scale of the city.
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