Approximate Translation: Media, Narrative, and Experience in Urban Design

Jonathan Jae-an Crisman

ISBN 10: 1954081502 / ISBN 13: 9781954081505

Verlag: Applied Research and Design, 2025

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6666-GRD-9781954081505

Inhaltsangabe:

Cities are infinite cultural hyperobjects that contain layers of history, of contemporary life, of material, capital, infrastructure, of future dreams of what may come. We sometimes call these dreams "urban design plans"--two-dimensional drawings that are meant to capture our aspirations for the future of a place. Yet these plans are often static images--or, worse, building masses without people, narratives, or even nods to contextual histories.

Approximate Translation is a poetic and practical rumination on how to incorporate what makes a city a city--stories about place, an unexpected encounter, the immediacy of experience--into practices of urban design. Using a speculative transformation of the Boston neighborhood of Allston as a demonstration, this book proposes that we think seriously about topics as disparate as science fiction, pop art, theme parks, and DJing if we want to better design the cities in which we live.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dr. Jonathan Jae-an Crisman is an artist, teacher, and researcher. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Titel: Approximate Translation: Media, Narrative, ...
Verlag: Applied Research and Design
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: paperback
Zustand: New