Typographic Matchmaking In The City: Propositions for a pluralist public space/ (Record no. 6135)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 6135 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789490939014 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Typographic Matchmaking In The City: Propositions for a pluralist public space/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Khatt Books, Amsterdam |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 396p; |
| Dimensions | 28x21cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Through specific anecdotes, they elucidate the problems and implications of designing for “public space” and multicultural communities. These essays frame and contextualize the research and designs presented by the five teams participating in the Typographic Matchmaking in the City project. They briefly shed light on the function and role of text in architectural spaces, discussing specific historical and contemporary examples from cities like Beirut, Dubai, Muscat, Cairo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and addressing the various roles of monumental typography in public space. Discussing specific historical and contemporary examples from cities like Beirut, Dubai, Muscat, Cairo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and addressing the various roles of monumental typography in public space. This book, like the design research project that preceded it, provides concrete observations on differences as well as shared principles between the Latin and Arabic scripts, and on cultural and architectural conventions for the use of typographic design in three-dimensional urban space in different cities and cultural contexts. It raises thoughtful questions and provides useful tools that designers can use in creating new works for interventions in their own cities. Public space; Storyline Project, Nuqat Project, Hamsa Project, Kashida Project; Kufadam Project |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English; German; Arabic |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | N8700-9165- Visual Arts- Art and the state. Public art |
| 9 (RLIN) | 8733 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Public space |
| 9 (RLIN) | 8734 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Typography |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4003 |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Visual Arts | SAF Reference Library | SAF Reference Library | 11/06/2025 | N8700-9165 10.336 | 6135 | 11/06/2025 | 11/06/2025 | Book |