The Landscape of Utopia: Writings on Everyday Life, Taste, Democracy, and Design

ISBN-13: 9780367759155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 218 str.

Tim Waterman

Opis

A collection of short interludes, think pieces, and critical essays on landscape, utopia, philosophy, culture, and food, all written in a highly original style by Tim Waterman. Exploring power and democracy, the book provides a much-needed critical approach to landscape imaginaries.

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Foreword by Tom Moylan  Preface: The Landscape(s) of Utopia(s)  1. Introduction: Taste, Democracy, and Everyday Life in Landscape Imaginaries  2. Thailand, Highland, and Secret Island: Landscape and Power in Bond Films  3. A Word... ‘Blang’   4. The Flavour of the Place: Eating and Drinking in Pajottenland  5. The Global Cucumber: on the Milan Expo 2015   6. A Word... ‘Theatre’   7. Feasting is a Project   8. At Liberty: The Place de la République   9. A Word... ‘Profession’  10. Situating the Digital Commons: A Conversation with Ruth Catlow   11. Dining at a Distance: Performing the Commons Across Space and Time (with Ruth Catlow)  12. On Astronauts, LSD, and Landscape Architecture   13. A Word... ‘Vast’   14. Making Meaning: Minds, Bodies, and Media in Architectural Design   15. Other Stranger’s Paths  16. Democracy and Trespass  17. A Word... ‘Habitat’   18. It’s About Time: The Genius Temporum of Martí Franch’s Girona Landscapes  19. Despot, Martyr, and Fool: An Obituary for the Garden Bridge  20. Notes from the First Days of London’s Lockdown  21. During and After the Pandemic Our Streets Need More Democracy  22. A Word... ‘Inevitable’  23. Two London Squares and a Theory of the Beige Hole  24. A Word... ‘Storytelling’   25. National Progress 26. The Tasty City: Democratic Life and the Fulfilment of Desire