Borderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Imprint)

Author: Rael, RonaldBrand: University of California PressEdition: First EditionBinding: PaperbackFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 200Release Date: 04-04-2017Part Number: 9780520283947Details: “A protest against the wall and a forecast about its future.”—Allison Arieff, The New York Times "Rael’s courageous mixture of subversion and compromise is not going to hide the affront that the border represents to those who live south of it."—London Review of Books “Borderwall as Architecture explores how architects can undermine the wall not just structurally, but conceptually. Today, the wall symbolizes xenophobia and fear. Designs that promote social, economic, and ecological development on both sides of the border could rewrite that narrative. In the past, groups have gathered on both sides of the wall to hold yoga meetups and stage horse races. Rael draws inspiration from these and other examples to highlight opportunities for subversion and change.”—Wired "Part historical account, pa