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2524464Economy and Architecturehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/economy-and-architecture-9781317501671/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2122354/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=63838353982697000012971297MXNTaylor & FrancisInStock/Ebooks/<p><em>Economy and Architecture</em> addresses a timely, critical, and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. From the Apple Store in New York City, to the street markets of the Pan American Highway; from commercial Dubai to the public schools of Australia, this book takes a critical look at contemporary architecture from across the globe, whilst extending its range back in history as far as the Homeric epics of ancient Greece.</p><p>The book addresses the challenges of practicing architecture within the strictures of contemporary economies, grounded on the fundamental definition of economy as the well managed household derived from the Greek <em>oikonomia</em> <em>oikos</em> (house) and <em>nemein</em> (manage). The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions:</p><ul><li></li><li>How do we define our economies?</li><li></li><li>How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved?</li><li></li><li>How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system?</li><li></li><li>How does political economy frame and influence architecture?</li></ul><p>The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples, which include John Evelyns villa, Blenheim Palace, John Ruskins Venice, and early twentieth century Paris, place the debates within an extended critical perspective.</p>...2460504Economy and Architecture12971297https://www.gandhi.com.mx/economy-and-architecture-9781317501671/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2122354/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=638383539826970000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20159781317501671_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9781317501671_<p><em>Economy and Architecture</em> addresses a timely, critical, and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. 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The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions:</p><ul><li></li><li>How do we define our economies?</li><li></li><li></li><li>How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved?</li><li></li><li></li><li>How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system?</li><li></li><li></li><li>How does political economy frame and influence architecture?</li><li></li></ul><p>The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples, which include John Evelyns villa, Blenheim Palace, John Ruskins Venice, and early twentieth century Paris, place the debates within an extended critical perspective.</p>...(*_*)9781317501671_<p><em>Economy and Architecture</em> addresses a timely, critical, and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. 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The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions:</p><ul><li></li><li>How do we define our economies?</li><li></li><li>How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved?</li><li></li><li>How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system?</li><li></li><li>How does political economy frame and influence architecture?</li></ul><p>The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples, which include John Evelyns villa, Blenheim Palace, John Ruskins Venice, and early twentieth century Paris, place the debates within an extended critical perspective.</p>...9781317501671_Taylor and Francis(*_*)9781317501671_Taylor & Francislibro_electonico_0e6c68e9-e0e9-3873-9a27-536726a8986c_9781317501671;9781317501671_9781317501671InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/taylorandfrancis-epub-c35542ed-717d-4ded-9a79-3c7bd0bb1903.epub2015-07-16T00:00:00+00:00Taylor & Francis