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In the third volume of the new series exploring the foundational theories and works of architects Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, more than 150 buildings are documented through floor plans, axonometric projections, recent color photographs, and halftones. The buildings, many of them relatively unknown, were chosen in order to provide a basis for looking at metropolitan design in the twentieth century, and they show the patterns and differences found in architecture from around the world. Included is an essay that provides meaningful context for the buildings and examines how local government and zoning practices guide architecture. A powerful example of the unlimited potential for urban design, Typology offers a new point of view in municipal planning and architecture.

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Books like this reveal the benefits of being an outsider: it enables one to be interested in the norm rather than the exceptional, to be curious about the background buildings that locals overlook or take for granted. -- Archidose blog

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Emanuel Christ, born 1970, graduated from ETH Zurich in 1998 and is one of the principals of Basel-based Christ & Gantenbein Architetcs. He has also been an assistant professor for architecture at ETH Zurich since 2010. Christoph Gantenbein, born 1971, took his degree in architecture at ETH Zurich in 1998 and is one of the principals of Basel-based Christ & Gantenbein Architects. He has also been an assistant professor for architecture at ETH Zurich since 2010. Victoria Easton, born 1981, graduated in architecture from ETH Zurich and works as a research associate with Christ & Gantenbein Architects in Basel and at the Chair of Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein at ETH Zurich since 2010.

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