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Architecture of Normal: The Colonization of the American Landscape

Daniel Kaven

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A multimedia exploration of the morphology of architecture in the American Southwest as defined by evolving modes of transportation. In examining advances in transportation, the book asks how we have come to acquiesce to the monotonous, isolating, and aesthetically bankrupt landscape of suburbia. It also casts predictions about how the future built landscape will look as it continues to adapt to patterns of human movement.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Birkhauser
  • Publish Date: Feb 28th, 2022
  • Pages: 456
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.20in - 8.80in - 1.60in - 4.70lb
  • EAN: 9783035624380
  • Categories: • Regional• Landscape• Urban & Land Use Planning

About the Author

Kaven, Daniel: - Daniel Kaven (born New Mexico, 1977) is an American artist
working in architecture, painting, film and photography and a co-founder
of the multi-disciplinary design studio William / Kaven Architecture in
Portland, Oregon. He is widely known for creating visionary
architectural concepts and interventions that lie at the intersection of
the built environment and art. His architecture has won a number of
honors, including an Architecture MasterPrize; an International
Architecture Award from the European Center for Architecture, Art,
Design, and Urban Studies; and several distinctions from the American
Institute of Architects (AIA). Kaven's work has been published in
outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Architect's Newspaper,
Dwell, Designboom, Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, Dezeen and
Hypebeast.

Praise for this book

"Featuring historical photos, as well as Kaven's own artwork, Architecture of Normal examines how the past shaped the present, and how emerging technologies, such as the autonomous vehicle, will influence the built environment for decades to come." (Rachel Gallaher, GRAY magazin, 03.22)

"Architecture of the Normal is an introspective interpretation
of American urban planning, seen through the eyes of one who has
appreciated and gathered its rich visual iconography for his own
artistic creativity and inspiration. As a cultural manifesto, the book
is mesmerizing and a testament of how civilization's unquenchable
ambition for progress has often been used as a justification for
colonizing the American landscape." (Sean Ruthen, spacing.ca, 06.2022)

"Kaven [...] has assembled an enticing visual narrative that includes
extensive historical photography, architecture commentary, personal
anecdote and original art. It serves as a critical travelogue of what
the world accepts as the American landscape, but leaves the door open
for further debate over whether it is a dream-scape or nightmare." (Steven Heller in PRINT)

If you're a visual learner and a lover of history and design, this
book is for you. Bookseller Brad Lennon said Harvard Book Store shelves
the book in the architecture section, but it's one of his favorite
history books.

"Through images, narrative, and a detailed timeline Kaven shows how
the American southwest went from a pristine landscape populated by
people who were one with the land to a giant homogenized strip mall," he
said. (Boston.com)