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Lo-TEK : design by radical indigenism / Julia Watson ; foreword, Wade Davis.
Record details
- ISBN: 3836578182
- ISBN: 9783836578189
- Physical Description: 419 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Cologne : Taschen, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Book has special binding with only one side fixed to cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographcal refereces (pages 410-414) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Wade Davis -- Introduction: The mythology of technology -- Waru Waru agricultural terraces of the Inca, Peru -- Jingkieng Dieng Jri living root bridges of the Khasis, India -- Palayan rice terraces of the Ifugao, Philippines -- Subak rice terraces of the Subak, Bali -- Milpa forest gardens of the Maya, Mexico -- Kihamba forest gardens of the Chagga, Tanzania -- Waffle gardens of the Zuni, New Mexico -- Boma corrals of the Maasai, Kenya -- Qanat underground aqueducts of the Persians, Iran -- Anok corrals of the Ngisonyaka Turkana, Kenya -- Torta reed floating islands of the Uros, Peru -- Al-Tahla floating islands of the Ma'dan, Iraq -- Bheri wastewater aquaculture of the Bengalese, India -- Acadja aquaculture of the Tofinu, Benin -- Sawah Tambak rice-fish aquaculture of the Javanese, Indonesia -- Conclusion: constructing a new mythology. |
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| Subject: | Vernacular architecture. Architecture > Environmental aspects. Sustainable architecture. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | NA208 .W38 2020 (Text) | 30240606 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Ingram Publishing Services
Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us.Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanityâs negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the same mythology of technology that relies on exploiting nature. Responding to climate change by building hard infrastructures and favoring high-tech homogenous design, we are ignoring millennia-old knowledge of how to live in symbiosis with nature. Without implementing soft systems that use biodiversity as a building block, designs remain inherently unsustainable.LoâTEK, derived from Traditional Ecological Knowledge, is a cumulative body of multigenerational knowledge, practices, and beliefs, countering the idea that indigenous innovation is primitive and exists isolated from technology. It is sophisticated and designed to sustainably work with complex ecosystems.With a foreword by anthropologist Wade Davis and four chapters spanning Mountains, Forests, Deserts, and Wetlands, this book explores thousands of years of human wisdom and ingenuity from 18 countries including Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Iran, Iraq, India, and Indonesia. We rediscover an ancient mythology in a contemporary context, radicalizing the spirit of human nature.The tactile reading experience of LoâTEK reflects the ingenuity of carefully selected projects with sophisticated design details: copper highlights the value of ancient knowledge, a cardboard hardcover echoes rawness, and the Swiss binding showcases an open spine and reveals the construction of the book, just as the book discloses hidden technological knowledge.
- Ingram Publishing Services
In an era of high-tech and climate extremes, we are drowning in information while starving for wisdom. Enter LoâTEK, a design movement building on indigenous philosophy and vernacular infrastructure to generate sustainable, resilient, nature-based technology. With a foreword by anthropologist Wade Davis and spanning 18 countries from Peru and the Philippines to Tanzania and Iran, this book explores millennia-old human ingenuity on how to live in symbiosis with nature. Manifesting the disclosure of hidden knowledge, the bookâs artful Swiss binding showcases an open spine, revealing the construction of the book. - Perseus Publishing
Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us.
Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanityâs negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the same mythology of technology that relies on exploiting nature. Responding to climate change by building hard infrastructures and favoring high-tech homogenous design, we are ignoring millennia-old knowledge of how to live in symbiosis with nature. Without implementing soft systems that use biodiversity as a building block, designs remain inherently unsustainable.
LoâTEK, derived from Traditional Ecological Knowledge, is a cumulative body of multigenerational knowledge, practices, and beliefs, countering the idea that indigenous innovation is primitive and exists isolated from technology. It is sophisticated and designed to sustainably work with complex ecosystems.
With a foreword by anthropologist Wade Davis and four chapters spanning Mountains, Forests, Deserts, and Wetlands, Julia Watson explores thousands of years of human wisdom and ingenuity from 18 countries including Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Iran, Iraq, India, and Indonesia. We rediscover an ancient mythology in a contemporary context, radicalizing the spirit of human nature.
The tactile reading experience of LoâTEK reflects the ingenuity of carefully selected projects with sophisticated design details: copper highlights the value of ancient knowledge, a cardboard hardcover echoes rawness, and the Swiss binding showcases an open spine and reveals the construction of the book, just as the book discloses hidden technological knowledge. - Perseus Publishing
Enter LoâTEK, a design movement building on indigenous philosophy and vernacular infrastructure to generate sustainable, resilient, nature-based technology. Spanning 18 countries from Peru and the Philippines to Tanzania and Iran, this book explores millennia-old human ingenuity on how to live in symbiosis with nature.
