Km3-Excursions on Capacities - by Mvrdv (Hardcover)

Name: Km3-Excursions on Capacities - by Mvrdv (Hardcover)
Brand: Actar
SKU: 82977364
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Three-dimensionality can be seen as architecture's fundamental existence, the profession's acclaimed domain.
Author(s): Mvrdv
1408 Pages
Architecture, Individual Architects & Firms

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Three-dimensionality can be seen as architecture's fundamental existence, the profession's acclaimed domain. In times of globalism and scale enlargement, an update of this definition seems needed: metres turn into kilometres, "M3" becomes "KM3". KM3 is a story about a world that is getting dense. Very dense. It constructs its logical response: a city that is denser. A city that is continuously under construction, with space for limitless capacities, populations. Beyond scarcity. Beyond separation. Beyond pessimism and protectionism. The 3D City. A free-fall in endless space. From right to left, from front to back, from above to below. Pure depth. KM3 is more a construct than an analysis. KM3 is a hypothesis, a theoretical city, a possible urban theory. KM3 can also be seen as a science-fiction novel, a twin pair that describes this upcoming city as an emerging presence, an already existing 'other' world. The book includes a DVD of animations and two urban planning software programs by MVRDV.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 2.8 Inches (D)

Weight: 4.75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 1408

Genre: Architecture

Sub-Genre: Individual Architects & Firms

Publisher: Actar

Theme: Monographs

Format: Hardcover

Author: Mvrdv

Language: English

Street Date: November 1, 2005

TCIN: 82977364

UPC: 9788495951854

Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-3025

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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