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035 $a(OCoLC)on1231709054
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020 $a9781951541118$qpaperback
020 $a1951541111$qpaperback
035 $a(OCoLC)1231709054
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050 4 $aNA2500$b.B47 2021
082 04 $a720.1$223
082 04 $a770
100 1 $aBesler, Erin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBest practices /$cErin Besler and Ian Besler.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $a[Novato, CA] :$bApplied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions,$c[2021]
300 $a222 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 8 $aIn visually cataloging the endearing and enigmatic ways in which the built environment takes shape, 'Best Practices' proposes a new way of thinking about neighbourhoods, housing developments, streetscapes, and storefronts, not so much as places defined by building codes, dimensions, or geographic features, but as assemblages of ad hoc interventions and incidental ephemera. Drawing on the history of architecture, media theory, cultural anthropology, and urban studies, 'Best Practices' pairs photographic documentation with extensive captions and citations to define a territory within the margins between the sanctioned and unsanctioned, the regulated and unregulated, the tasteful and tacky, the novel and the nonsense. While not necessarily in opposition of those mechanisms, Best Practices asserts that interest, knowledge, and meaning are more often generated on the lines that divide such categories. This book advocates for a more thorough consideration of the unauthorised remodels, slap-dash handiwork, haphazard paint jobs, half-hearted do-it-yourself projects, cracked facades, contradictions, compromises, and coincidences.
650 0 $aArchitecture$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aArchitecture and society.
650 0 $aArchitecture and society$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles.
700 1 $aBesler, Ian,$eauthor.
852 00 $boff,ave$hNA2500$i.B47 2021g