
Recycling Spaces
Curating Urban Evolution: The Landscape Design of Martha Schwartz Partners
Emily Waugh(Editor)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 16. January 2012
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-0-500-34278-7 (ISBN)
Description
One of the most important questions facing urban centres today is how to keep people attracted to live in, invest in, and participate in the city. Working on the premise that 'places that resonate with people are sustainable places', Martha Schwartz creates spaces that aim to make people feel emotionally connected, engaged and invested in their long-term viability. This expanded notion of sustainability is the basis of the firm's public work, and is illustrated here by a selection of the firm's recent design projects, including Grand Canal Square in Dublin, Exchange Square in Manchester and the Central Park Monte Laa in Vienna, many published in this book for the first time. Readers will be able to explore some of the issues raised through the projects through essays on such topics as: the role of the urban landscape in the sustained health of the world's cities; landscape as urban infrastructure; the aesthetics of sustainability; why people choose to live in cities; and the qualities that make them attractive.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
With over 230 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 215 mm
Weight
1550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-34278-7 (9780500342787)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Emily Waugh teaches architecture and landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Content
Preface: Urban Effects and the Recent work of Martha Schwartz / Charles Waldheim Introduction: The Hardworking Urban Landscape 1. Dying City Centres * Grand Canal Square / Dublin, Ireland * Exchange Square / Manchester, England * St. Mary's Churchyard / London, England * Village Green / Fryston, England 2. Depleted Resources * Winslow Farms Conservancy / Winslow, USA * Power Lines Gelsenkirchen / Germany * Geraldton Tailings Landscape / Geraldton, Canada * The Performance of Aesthetics / Elizabeth K. Meyer 3. Changing Populations * Central Park Monte Laa / Vienna, Austria * The Greek City of Edessa / Search for a Sustainable Future * Abu-Dhabi Corniche Beach / Abu-Dhabi, UAE 4. Non- Existent Urbanism * Jumeirah Gardens / Dubai, UAE * Mesa Arts Center / Mesa, Arizona * The Softer Side of Sustainability / Martha Schwartz