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Architectural agents : the delusional, abusive, addictive lives of buildings /

Buildings are not benign; rather, they commonly manipulate and abuse their human users. 'Architectural Agents' makes the case that buildings act in the world independently of their makers, patrons, owners, or occupants. And often they act badly. Treating buildings as bodies, Annabel Jane W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wharton, Annabel Jane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Buildings are not benign; rather, they commonly manipulate and abuse their human users. 'Architectural Agents' makes the case that buildings act in the world independently of their makers, patrons, owners, or occupants. And often they act badly. Treating buildings as bodies, Annabel Jane Wharton writes biographies of symptomatic structures in order to diagnose their pathologies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452943381
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