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Typographic matchmaking in the city : propositions for a pluralistic public space = voorstellen voor een pluralistische openbare ruimte  Cover Image Book Book

Typographic matchmaking in the city : propositions for a pluralistic public space = voorstellen voor een pluralistische openbare ruimte / edited by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès.

AbiFarès, Huda Smitshuijzen, 1965- (Added Author). Khatt Foundation. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9789490939014
  • ISBN: 9490939013
  • Physical Description: 393 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Amsterdam : Khatt Books c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Language Note:
English, Dutch and Arabic.
Subject: Semiotics and architecture.
Type and type-founding.
Arabic type.
Dimensional typography.
Communication in architectural design.
Symbolism in city planning.
Social ecology.
Communication and culture.
Public spaces.
Architecture > Philosophy.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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