Where are the utopian visionaries? : Architecture of social exchange / edited by Hansy Better Barraza.
"In this radical book, architects, historians, and theorists survey the inventive, low cost work being done in obscure places to make architecture into a force for sustainable growth and social justice. The efforts are Utopian not charitable in aim. This new breed of architect-activists is ende...
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| Other title: | Architecture of social exchange. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh :
Periscope Publishing,
©2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "In this radical book, architects, historians, and theorists survey the inventive, low cost work being done in obscure places to make architecture into a force for sustainable growth and social justice. The efforts are Utopian not charitable in aim. This new breed of architect-activists is endeavoring to diversity if not reinvent their profession by engaging in an "exchange" of ideas, techniques, and visions of right living with people almost always relegated to silence and invisibility." --Amazon.com. |
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| Item Description: | "Harlem, Guanajuato, Mexico City, Port-Au-Prince, Marcovia, Filadelfia, Indore, Marial Bai, Uganda, Serekunda, Urubo, Malawi, Pretoria." |
| Physical Description: | 159 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781934772799 1934772798 |