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A study of the complex relationship between technological development and the conceptual basis of architectural design, from World War II to the early 1990s.

see, a quarterly journal published by The Friends of Photography, presents striking photography and fine writing that explore the impact of lens-based images on contemporary culture.

An anthology of feminist cyberfiction and theoretical and critical writings on gender and technoculture.Most writing on cyberculture is dominated by two almost mutually exclusive visions: the heroic image of the male outlaw hacker and the utopian myth of a gender-free cyberworld. Reload offers an alternative picture of cyberspace as a complex and contradictory place where there is oppression as well as liberation. It shows how cyberpunk's revo...

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Together, these essays show that although there were many points of intersection--historical, metaphorical, theoretical, and ideological--between cubism and architecture, there was no simple, direct link between them.

Detailed, practical advice on hiring financial advisers.

Geert Lovink interviews an international group of artists, critics, and theorists on aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of new media.

A comprehensive overview of Earth's biosphere, written with scientific rigor and essay-like flair.

Was Picasso a modern Midas who not only turned the trash of everyday life into the gold of Cubist collage but also gave new value to the work of Old Masters? Or was he a monster counterfeiter who mercilessly raided the styles of others? In "The Picasso Papers, " Rosalind Krauss suggests that the reason we still ask these questions is that modernism itself is a hall of mirrors in which "counterfeit" and "genuine" both reflect the same condition...

Contributors: Suzanne Barth, Pamela Berkowsky, Kristin A. Birkness, Stephen Black, W. Russell Byrne, W. Seth Carus, Marie Chevrier, George W. Christopher, Theodore J. Cieslak, Richard Danzig, Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., Charles C. Engel, James R. Ferguson, Laurence R. Foster, David R. Franz, Arthur M. Friedlander, Carol S. Fullerton, Jeanne Guillemin, Charles E. Haley, Harry C. Holloway, David L. Hoover, John M. Horan, Martin Hugh-Jones, Peter B. J...

Historian Seasholes presents the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created. The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically, each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present.

The issue includes original documentation of notable housing projects from the 1920s and 1930s, when modernist ideas promised torevamp architecture and when, in retrospect, many of the seeds forpost-World War II suburban sprawl were planted.

Perspectives on the voice and technology, from discussions of voice mail and podcasts to reflections on dance and sound poetry.

A study of the relationship between international media regulations and efforts by nation-states to assert sovereignty and shape media at home and abroad.

Nightlands is a pioneering exploration of both the forms and poetics ofNordic place. Specifically, it examines the art of building in four Nordiccountries--Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland--and the sometimes shared, sometimescontrasting regional experience and character expressed by each. From a medievalcastle in Sweden to an Aalto-designed sanitorium in Finland, this landmark workexplores the myths, meanings, and built realities of Nordic...

Drawing was Frank Gehry's way of "thinking aloud" as a master architect. Tracing this part of Gehry's creative process through 32 major projects, both built and unbuilt, this volume features more than 900 illustrations.

By analyzing this poetry - the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail - he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the orders, one that links them to ancient sacrificial ritual and myth.

Reading scientific works as works of literature to uncover the roots of science.

An exploration of various manifestations of the idea of "the temporary" in modern and contemporary architecture.

The former president of MIT discusses challenges and policy issues confronting academia, science and technology, and the world at large.