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Brossura. Condition: new. Ladispoli, 2020; br., pp. 220, cm 12x16. Le conseguenze più drammatiche del cosiddetto sviluppo stanno mettendo a rischio la sopravvivenza stessa del genere umano: dissesti idrogeologici, desertificazione, uragani, ma anche sommosse, terrorismo e pandemie dimostrano che le nostre città non sono attrezzate per far fronte agli imprevisti più catastrofici. Di fronte a questo scenario, parlare di zombie, può non apparire una priorità. Eppure, l'immaginario può essere usato come metafora per stimolare studenti e professionisti a interrogarsi sulle opportunità offerte dalle distopie. Nato da una ricerca avviata nel 2012, aggiornato oggi alla luce delle conseguenze urbane del coronavirus e del movimento Black Lives Matter e con gli interventi di otto ricercatrici e ricercatori, ZombieCity studia le crisi in atto per catalogare gli strumenti progettuali utili alla vita su questo pianeta, cercando soluzioni concrete, sia strategiche che tecnologiche, che mirino alla creazione di una società in cui la felicità sia garantita non dalla crescita economica, ma dalla crescita della qualità della vita. Libro.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.The use of exaptations definition in architecture supports the heuristic value of cross-disciplinary studies on biology and architecture, which seem even more relevant in times of global environmental crises. This book aims to make a critique of the pre-existing and extensive paternalistic literature. Exaptation will be described as a functional shift of a structure that already had a prior, but different, function. In architecture, a functional shift of a structure that already had a function may apply to forms of decorative elements embedded in architectural components, and to both change of function of tectonic elements and the change of use of an architectural space. The book is illustrated with examples from around the globe, including China, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, the USA and the UK, and looks at different civilizations and diverse historical periods, ranging from the urban to the architectural scale. Such examples highlight the potential and latent human creative capacity to change the use and functions, something that cities and buildings could consider when facing disturbances. Exaptation is shown as an alternative narrative to the simplifications of evolutionary puritanism. It also offers an innovative perspective and presents an opportunity to re-think the manner in which we design and redesign our cities.This book will be of interest to architecture, planning, urban design and biology researchers and students.Winner of the Gerd Albers Award 2024. This award is for the best book contribution in the field of Urban Planning and is awarded by International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). Architectural Exaptation focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…