Cities Without Ground (Record no. 496)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02348nam a2200229Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 230203s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781935935322 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | ARCH |
| Item number | FRA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Frampton, Adam |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Cities Without Ground |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | USA |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Oro Editions |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 128 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Hong Kong is a city without ground. This is true both physically (built on steep slopes, the city has no ground plane) and culturally (there is no concept of ground). Density obliterates figure-ground in the city, and in turn re-defines public-private spatial relationships. Without a ground, there can be no figure either. In fact, Hong Kong lacks any of the traditional figure-ground relationships that shape urban space: axis, edge, centre, even fabric. Cities Without Ground explores this condition by mapping three-dimensional circulation networks that join shopping malls, train stations and public transport interchanges, public parks and private lobbies as a series of spatial models and drawings. These networks form a continuous space of variegated environments that serves as a fundamental public resource for the city. The emergence of the shopping malls as spaces of civil society rather than of global capital as grounds of resistance comes as a surprise. This continuous network and the microclimates of temperature, humidity, noise and smell which differentiate it constitute an entirely new form of urban spatial hierarchy. Air particle concentration is both logical and counterintuitive: outdoor air is more polluted, while the air in the higher-end malls is cleaner than air adjacent to lower value retail programs. Train stations, while significantly cooler than bus terminals, have only moderately cleaner air. Boundaries determined by sound or smell (a street of flower vendors or bird keepers, or an artificially perfumed mall) can ultimately provide more substantive spatial boundaries than a ground. While space in the city may be continuous, plumes of temperature differential or air particle intensity demonstrate that environments are far from equal. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Architecture |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | City architecture |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | City planning |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Hong Kong |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wong, Clara |
| Relator term | Co-author |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Solomon, Jonathan D. |
| Relator term | Co-author |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Item type | Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| -- | Paperback |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthshila Ahmedabad | Arthshila Ahmedabad | Cluster: 3F | 03/02/2023 | ARCH/FRA | BK00420 | 03/02/2023 | Books |