Architectural Agents : The Delusional, Abusive, Addictive Lives of Buildings /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wharton, Annabel Jane (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Bouwkunst.
Gebouwen.
Architecture > Human factors.
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
architecture (discipline)
Architecture > Facteurs humains.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781452943381

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