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OverviewParticipants in the Pamphlet Architecture 30 competition were asked to respond to the theme Investigations in Infrastructure,"" and propose new directions for architecture, transportation, energy, cities, and agriculture at a continental scale. The winning entry, Coupling, imagined six daring projects: a high-speed rail system across the Bering Strait that also collects freshwater from the seasonal iceshelf; a decommissioned airport transformed into a geothermal data farm and agriculture site; thickening on/off ramps around ""big box"" stores into circular parking lots; a call toinclude landfills in the list of preserved open spaces; and a saline terminal lake turned into a water farm, recreational retreat, and habitat haven. Coupling argues that infrastructures behave as artificially maintained natural systems. Rather than a New Deal approach of massive engineering or iconic infrastructure, Coupling employs adaptable, responsive, small-scale interventions whose impacts are global in scale."" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mason White , Lola SheppardPublisher: Princeton Architectural Press Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.190kg ISBN: 9781568989853ISBN 10: 1568989857 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 31 January 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |