02688nam a22003617a 4500 pucpr 20220519182433.0 210115s2021 cauao b 000 0 eng d 9781951541118 1951541111 40030856551 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA2500 B47 2021 23 720.1 Besler, Erin, Best practices. / Erin Besler and Ian Besler. txt First edition Novato, Calif. : Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, 2021. 222 p. : ill.; photo. ; col. ; 25 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdacontent still image sti rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Foreword -- Looking Around - Sylvia Lavin -- Introduction See and Say -- Austerities -- Coincidences -- Compromises -- Conflicts -- Coverings -- Edges -- Edits -- Fittings -- Ostentations -- Comments Section -- The Edgy Bit - Jonathan Jae-an Crisman -- Builder Conversations - Fiona Connor -- Trace Contaminants -Wendy Gilmartin -- Acknowledgments -- In visually cataloging the endearing and enigmatic ways in which the built environment takes shape, 'Best Practices' proposes a new way of thinking about neighbourhoods, housing developments, streetscapes, and storefronts, not so much as places defined by building codes, dimensions, or geographic features, but as assemblages of ad hoc interventions and incidental ephemera. Drawing on the history of architecture, media theory, cultural anthropology, and urban studies, 'Best Practices' pairs photographic documentation with extensive captions and citations to define a territory within the margins between the sanctioned and unsanctioned, the regulated and unregulated, the tasteful and tacky, the novel and the nonsense. While not necessarily in opposition of those mechanisms, Best Practices asserts that interest, knowledge, and meaning are more often generated on the lines that divide such categories. This book advocates for a more thorough consideration of the unauthorised remodels, slap-dash handiwork, haphazard paint jobs, half-hearted do-it-yourself projects, cracked facades, contradictions, compromises, and coincidences. Architecture Philosophy. Architecture and society. 54083 Architecture and society. 54083 California Los Angeles 297301 California, EU Los Angeles Besler, Ian, lcc 6 First edition NA2500 General B47 2021 298445 298445 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2022-05-09 Amazon 29.95 0 General NA2500 B47 2021 91000000067363 2022-05-19 00:00:00 1 39.95 2022-05-19 6