Architecture Activism / / GRAFT.

Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international practice, which is involved in architectural, urban, and product design – as well as branding – is known for its experimental and interdisciplinary designs a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
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Foreword --
Introduction --
RELIEF AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING --
Make it Right --
Affordable Housing Namibia --
Heimat2 --
Eckwerk Holzmarkt --
ENERGY AUTONOMY --
Solarkiosk --
Holistic Living --
HEALING ARCHITECTURE --
Two Icu Rooms in Berlin --
CULTURAL CAMPAIGNING --
Platoon Kunsthalle --
Art Cloud & Unity Flag --
Grafties Members of Staff --
About Graft --
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Summary:Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international practice, which is involved in architectural, urban, and product design – as well as branding – is known for its experimental and interdisciplinary designs as well as for its strong social commitment. The publication will document only projects characteristic of this social responsibility – it portrays architecture as an active tool for driving, in a global context, the development of places worth living in. One key project is the Solar Kiosk developed in 2012, a high-output, solar-based unit which is already used by many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure their power supply.
Gegründet 1998 in Los Angeles, ist Graft ein weltweit agierendes Architekturbüro, das mittlerweile Filialen in Berlin und Peking unterhält. Das Büro, international in den Bereichen Architektur, Städtebau und Design praktizierend, zeichnet sich durch seine experimentierfreudige und interdisziplinäre Entwurfspraxis sowie ein hohes gesellschaftliches Engagement aus. Die Publikation dokumentiert Projekte, die sich im Kontext dieser gesellschaftlich-sozialen Verantwortung bewegen: Sie zeigt Architektur als aktives Werkzeug, um die Entwicklung von lebenswerten Orten im globalen Zusammenhang voranzutreiben. Ein Kernprojekt ist der 2012 entwickelte Solarkiosk, eine leistungsstarke, solarbasierte Einheit, die bereits heute die Stromversorgung in vielen Gemeinden des Afrikas der Subsahara sichert.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783035608540
9783110701005
9783110482812
9783110485103
DOI:10.1515/9783035608540
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
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