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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781452943381 1452943389 9781452950853 1452950857 9781452943398 1452943397 |