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049			_aCARIBET
050		4	_aNA2500 _bB47 2021
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100	1		_aBesler, Erin,
245	1	0	_aBest practices. / _cErin Besler and Ian Besler. _htxt
250			_aFirst edition
264		1	_aNovato, Calif. : _bApplied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, _c2021.
300			_a222 p. : _bill.; photo. ; col. ; _c25 cm. _fbook
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
336			_2rdacontent _astill image _bsti
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
505			_aForeword -- 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 --
520			_aIn 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.
650		0	_aArchitecture _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aArchitecture and society. _954083
650		0	_aArchitecture and society. _954083 _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles
651		0	_9297301 _aCalifornia, EU _zLos Angeles
700	1		_aBesler, Ian,
942			_2lcc _c6 _eFirst edition _hNA2500 _kGeneral _mB47 2021
999			_c298445 _d298445