Typographic matchmaking in the city : propositions for a pluralistic public space = voorstellen voor een pluralistische openbare ruimte, المزاوجة التيبوغرافية في المدينة ؛ إقتراحات من اجل مساحة عامة تعددية /
Material type: TextLanguage: English, German, Arabic Publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Khatt Books, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Edition: First editionDescription: 393 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9789490939014
- TMMC [Distinctive title]
- م. ت. ف. م [Distinctive title]
- المزاوجة التيبوغرافية في المدينة : إقتراحات من اجل مساحة عامة تعددية [Parallel title]
- 711 TYP 23
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Book | Library A | Fine Arts - Graphic Design | 711 TYP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 1004066 | |||
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Book | Library D | Fine Arts - Graphic Design | 711 TYP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 1004068 |
Includes bibliographical references.
The typographic matchmaking in the city" book offers a brief range of essays that discuss the complex topic of public space from their respective authors' individual experiences and perspectives. Through specific anecdotes, they elucidate the problematics and implications of designing for 'public space' and multicultural communities. These essays frame and contextualize the research and designs presented by the five teams participating in the 'Typographic Matchmaking in the City project. They briefly shed light on the function and role of text in architectural spaces, discussing specific historical and contemporary examples from cities like Beirut, Dubai, Muscat, Cairo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and addressing the various roles of monumental typography in public space.
English, German, and Arabic.
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