Empire, State & Building

This book considers the material basis of building as a key impetus of both urbanization and the...
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SKU: 9781940291840
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Author: Kiel Moe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Empire, State & Building by Moe, Kiel

Empire, State & Building

BD$52.73

Empire, State & Building

BD$52.73
Author: Kiel Moe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
This book considers the material basis of building as a key impetus of both urbanization and the energetics of urban life.

The otherwise externalized material geographies and thermodynamics of building's material basis reveal much about the dynamics and efficacy of how we build. This book plots the material history and geography for one plot of land in Manhattan--the parcel of land under the Empire State Building--over the past two hundred years. Through rich illustrations, it tracks all the building material that have passed through this parcel or remain in its geographic and ecological dynamics: spatially (in terms of their geographic material footprints and industrial processes) and quantitatively (in terms of embodied energy, embodied carbon, and emergy flow). In successive chapters, the book articulates the empire and states that are inherent to building, but remain unconsidered--abstract and unknown--by architects.

Author: Kiel Moe
Publisher: Actar
Published: 09/15/2017
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781940291840

About the Author
Moe, Kiel: - Kiel Moe is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Energy at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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