ARE WE HUMAN? by Beatriz Colomina, Mark Wigley, Okay Karadayilar ( 9783037785119 )

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Title:

ARE WE HUMAN?
THE ARCHEOLOGY OF DESIGN

By:

Beatriz Colomina, Mark Wigley, Okay Karadayilar

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

303778511X

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9783037785119

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Publisher:

LARS MULLER PUBLISHERS

Pub. date:

7 December, 2016

Pages:

176

Description:

A holistic approach toward the omnipotence of design.

Synopsis:

Are We Human? rethinks the philosophy of design in a multi-dimensional exploration from the very first tools and ornaments to the constant buzz of social media. The average day involves the experience of thousands of layers of design that reach to outside space but also reach deep into our bodies and brains. Even the planet itself has been completely encrusted by design as a geological layer. There is no longer an outside to the world of design. Design has become the world. Design is what makes the human. It is the very basis of social life. But design also engineers inequalities and new forms of neglect, such as lawlessness, poverty, and the climate at the same time as the human genome and the weather are being actively redesigned. We can no longer reassure ourselves with the idea of "good design." Design itself needs to be redesigned.

Illustrations:

Extensively illustrated

Publication:

Switzerland

Imprint:

Lars Muller Publishers

Returns:

Returnable

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