Monograph, manifesto, travelog, history, autobiography, novel--"A Guide to Ecstacity" is a bit of all of these things. The brainchild of British architectural visionary Nigel Coates, it asks us to reimagine the city as a dynamic hybrid of inventive design and cross-cultural political empowerment. Produced in the spirit of Rem Koolhaas's "S, M, L, XL," it is a palimpsest of the real and the hypothetical, with fragments of seven cities from around the world--Cairo, London, Mumbai, New York, Rio, Rome, and Tokyo--woven ...
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Monograph, manifesto, travelog, history, autobiography, novel--"A Guide to Ecstacity" is a bit of all of these things. The brainchild of British architectural visionary Nigel Coates, it asks us to reimagine the city as a dynamic hybrid of inventive design and cross-cultural political empowerment. Produced in the spirit of Rem Koolhaas's "S, M, L, XL," it is a palimpsest of the real and the hypothetical, with fragments of seven cities from around the world--Cairo, London, Mumbai, New York, Rio, Rome, and Tokyo--woven together into one multifaceted urban fabric. In addition to extensive documentation of architecture and product design by Coates's own groundbreaking firm--Branson Coates Architecture--"A Guide to Ecstacity" features projects by Norman Foster, Future Systems, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Philippe Starck, and Bernard Tschumi. Presented in a remarkable package created by the design firm Why Not Associates in close collaboration with Coates, these varied works form a fascinating kaleidoscope of metropolitan culture and suggest how the city of tomorrow might be transformed by a proactive architectural community that embraces the challenge of designing for a multicultural world.
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Add this copy of Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $9.36, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Laurence King Publishing.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1900grams, ISBN: 185669383X.
Add this copy of A Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $31.22, very good condition, Sold by Bookcase rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 4to Thick. Boards have only minimal wear, a few PP are slight stuck together but does not affect text of images. Excellent condition.
Add this copy of Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $13.08, like new condition, Sold by The Blue Penguin rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from FRODSHAM,, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Two tone blindstamped patterned boards, stout 4to, printed paper wraparound with publishing details, price etc, pp464. Illustrated in colour throughout. A study of the design and cultural status of a hypothetical city called Ecstacity. Fine copy. A heavy book weighing c2200g when suitably parcelled, thus exceeding the default weight of 1000g for the postage quotation, and invoking a request for the extra postage at cost at time of order ( or can be supplied on request ) if to be sent overseas or by UK post. Size: 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
Add this copy of Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $31.50, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
Add this copy of A Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $22.14, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Add this copy of A Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $54.48, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
Add this copy of A Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $143.69, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press.
Add this copy of Guide to Ecstacity to cart. $28.50, like new condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2003 by Laurence King Publisshers.
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As New. No Jacket. 452 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. Explore This Book As If It Were A City, And The Better You Get To Know It, the More You, And Not The Book, Will Become The Guide.
