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Courtenay Smith is a freelance curator of contemporary art and design whose international exhibitions include Shanghai Surprise' and the exhibitions and accompanying books for Lucy Orta: Body Architecture and Xtreme Houses. She has held numerous curatorial positions in museums and galleries in the United States and Germany. Sean Topham has contributed to various publications, exhibitions and seminars and has written on design for magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Dwell, the Independent, the Guardian and Icon.

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'This hopeful book...chronicles the architects, designers, engineers, builders, and artists who are leading a design revolution... A resource for anyone building or adapting a home and looking to preserve the planet' - The Detroit News

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Adapt
2. Assimilate
3. Breathe
4. Burrow
5. Collaborate
6. Democratize
7. Dig
8. Empathize
9. Feel
10. Fill
11. Float
12. Grow
13. Harvest
14. Preserve
15. Print
16. Reuse
17. Revisit
18. Rise
19. Transform
20. Weave

Houses That Can Save the World

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      Book details

      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 15 September 2022
      ISBN-13 9780500343715
      978-0500343715
      ISBN-10 0500343713
      Also in:
      Art & Photography Architecture: residential

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Courtenay Smith is a freelance curator of contemporary art and design whose international exhibitions include Shanghai Surprise' and the exhibitions and accompanying books for Lucy Orta: Body Architecture and Xtreme Houses. She has held numerous curatorial positions in museums and galleries in the United States and Germany. Sean Topham has contributed to various publications, exhibitions and seminars and has written on design for magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Dwell, the Independent, the Guardian and Icon.

      Trade Review
      'This hopeful book...chronicles the architects, designers, engineers, builders, and artists who are leading a design revolution... A resource for anyone building or adapting a home and looking to preserve the planet' - The Detroit News

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      1. Adapt
      2. Assimilate
      3. Breathe
      4. Burrow
      5. Collaborate
      6. Democratize
      7. Dig
      8. Empathize
      9. Feel
      10. Fill
      11. Float
      12. Grow
      13. Harvest
      14. Preserve
      15. Print
      16. Reuse
      17. Revisit
      18. Rise
      19. Transform
      20. Weave

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