Architectural agents : the delusional, abusive, addictive lives of buildings / Annabel Jane Wharton.
Architectural agents : the delusional, abusive, addictive lives of buildings / Annabel Jane Wharton.
Architectural agents : the delusional, abusive, addictive lives of buildings / Annabel Jane Wharton.
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Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
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G 2015/3660
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvi, 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Death. Murder -- Spoils -- Disease. Amnesia -- Urban Toxicity -- Addiction. Gambling -- Digital Play -- Conclusion: Buildings/Things, Bodies/Texts, History/Theory.
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Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Buildings are not benign; rather, they commonly manipulate and abuse their human users. Architectural Agents makes the case that buildings act in the world independently of their makers, patrons, owners, or occupants. And often they act badly. Treating buildings as bodies, Annabel Jane Wharton writes biographies of symptomatic structures in order t...
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Architectural agents : the delusional, abusive, addictive lives of buildings / Annabel Jane Wharton.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index.
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G 2015/3660
Record Identifier
74VKRaMJBKMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRaMJBKMl
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ISBN
0816693390 (pbb : alk. paper)
9780816693382 (hc : alk. paper)
0816693382 (hc : alk. paper)
9780816693399 (pbb : alk. paper)
DDC
720.1
MMS ID
991023142689702626
