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CORPORIS
Collection of essay
URBAN CORPORIS is an international series of Books of Architecture, Art, Philosophy and Urban studies to nourish the Urban Body. UC is an interdisciplinary and international book series that questions urban, cultural and social dynamics to investigate and learn about the contemporary city and its inhabitants. Urban Corporis explores the state of tension between the historical, contemporary and future cities and their many facets, identifying their criticalities and understanding their possible transformations. This book series is not exclusively for architects; it is born to find common ground between disciplines such as fine arts, photography, aesthetics and urban sociology.
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URBAN CORPORIS is published by Anteferma, Conegliano, Treviso, Italy.
Urban Corporis – Foundations
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The new Urban Corporis – Foundations issue explores the relationship between new ideologies and planning in both architectural and urban contexts, illustrating the transition from the historic urban fabric to the contemporary city.
Beginning with the Second Industrial Revolution, the last century witnessed the rise of reinforced concrete as the dominant construction method—a functional building technique that enabled communities to engage in newly planned spaces. Consequently, art and architecture became powerful tools for expressing ideological shifts and visions of the future.
In an international context, Foundations aims to analyse analogies and differences in new towns and planned cities worldwide. This call seeks to encourage dialogue between various ideologies and cultural identities, identifying either recurring themes or opposing architectural and stylistic approaches.
The cultural production of the last century contains both signs of emerging aspirations and traces of the past that support its study and conservation.
This volume/call intends to retrace both planned and organic urban outcomes, beginning with the ambitions and early attempts of new urban projects. Moreover, it seeks to explore the state of neglect or conservation of urban heritage in relation to the way communities now inhabit these spaces. The ultimate objective is to understand the role of planned cities in both present and future perspectives.
Urban Corporis – To the Bones
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The second volume of Urban Corporis, titled “To the Bones”, compiles reflections from architects, artists, and scholars who have extensively delved into the fundamental themes of contemporary architecture. By navigating a constant interplay between past and future, memory and innovation, and the realms of the natural, artificial, and virtual, these contributions put forth strategies for architectural, artistic, urban, and landscape projects that resonate with the fundamental principles shaping our built and perceived environment. They advocate for design approaches that synchronise with the foundational elements, referred to as “the bones”, that structure the landscape while promoting forward-thinking considerations.
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In the intricate tapestry of urban landscapes and architectural marvels resides an inherent essence that defines their very being: the skeletal structure. This essence, explored in the publication Urban Corporis: To the Bones, delves into the complex array of structures and elements constituting the foundational framework of our buildings, cities, landscapes, and narratives within the realms of theoretical and architectural heritage.
The colloquially employed phrase “to the bones” typically implies a reduction of essential elements. This essence, manifested as a skeletal structure, encapsulates indispensable components crucial for upholding the conceptual fabric of our urban centres and built environments.
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Urban Corporis X
To the Bones​
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Mickeal Milocco Borlini, Andrea Califano, Anna Riciputo (ed)
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Anteferma Edizioni
ISSN-2785-6917
Urban Corporis X – Unexpected
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Urban Corporis "Unexpected”, through different contributions, deals with the changing reality brought by the Sars-Cov2 pandemic. The book presents a series of essays, pointing out different perspectives upon dynamics and relation caused by this situation, underlining how the isolation period has affected both the domestic and the urban sphere, shaping a multifaced interpretation of the changed lives, spaces and routines.
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Starting from the emergency provoked by the Sars-Cov2 that affected the whole world, the book brings the contributions of researchers and artists from all over the world discussing the theme of the “unexpected”, its implication and interaction with the everyday life. The book presents a series of essays divided into three parts: Living unexpectedly, Missing interactions and Different sociality. These three categories bring together authors who have had a reading of the unexpected emergency that occurred, pointing out different perspective upon dynamics and relation caused by this situation, underlining how the isolation period has affected both the domestic and the urban sphere. Moreover, through drawings, photomontages and photographs, several authors gave a visual interpretation of the changed lives, spaces and routines. All these contributions don’t want to answer to the enormous problems brought by the pandemic. Rather they synthesize an interpretation of the shifting condition that occurred, showing both the great reactive capacity and the fragility of the no longer present reality.
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Urban Corporis X
Unespected
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Mickeal Milocco Borlini, Andrea Califano (ed)
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Anteferma Edizioni
ISSN-2785-6917