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Last Futures

By Douglas Murphy

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Last Futures

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In the late 1960s the world was faced with impending disaster: the height of the Cold War, the end of oil, and the decline of great cities throughout the world. Out of this crisis came a new generation of thinkers, designers and engineers who hoped to build a better future, influenced by visions of geodesic domes, walking cities, and a meaningful connection with nature. In this brilliant work of cultural history, architect Douglas Murphy traces the lost archeology of the present-day through the works of thinkers and designers such as Buckminster Fuller, the ecological pioneer Stewart Brand, the Archigram architects who envisioned the Plug-In City in the '60s, as well as co-operatives in Vienna, communes in the Californian desert, and protesters on the streets of Paris. In this mind-bending account of the last avant garde, we see not just the source of our current problems but also some powerful alternative futures.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2022-07-19
Publication Date:
2022-07-19
Publisher:
Verso Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1781689822
ISBN13:
9781781689820
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
196 g
Height:
198 cm
Width:
129 cm
Thickness:
18 cm

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