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Die Fotografische Langzeitbeobachtung Schlieren ist ein vielbeachtetes Projekt zur Dokumentation der Siedlungsentwicklung in der Schweiz. 15 Jahre lang wurde fotografisch untersucht, wie Bautätigkeit und urbane Entwicklung den Charakter einer typischen Schweizer Vorortsgemeinde im Agglomerationsgürtel verändern. Als Beispiel diente die Stadt Schlieren im Zürcher Limmattal, deren Bevölkerung im Untersuchungszeitraum 2005-2020 von 13 000 auf 20 000 Einwohnende wuchs. 69 Standorte in ganz Schlieren sind unter identischen Bedingungen alle zwei Jahre fotografiert worden und zeigen die Veränderungen im räumlichen Zusammenspiel von Gebäuden, Strassen und Grünflächen. Parallel dazu wurden themenbezogene Serien von Detailaufnahmen erstellt, die auf einzelne Objekte fokussieren und von Aneignung, Gestaltung und Ästhetik der Lebensräume erzählen: Ladenfronten, Hauseingänge, Spielplätze, Garageneinfahrten usw. Dieses zweibändige Buch bildet nun den Abschluss der Langzeitstudie. Im Archiv-Band zeigen die jeweils acht Aufnahmen pro Standort, wie sich Schlieren an den 69 Orten in den vergangenen 15 Jahren verändert hat. Der Essay-Band bietet neben themenbezogenen Foto-Serien eine vertiefte Auseinandersetzung mit dem Studienthema durch Essays, Analysen, Interviews und Interpretationen von Fachpersonen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen. Zwischenauswertungen der Fotografischen Langzeitbeobachtung Schlieren wurden u. a. in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung und im Tages-Anzeiger gezeigt sowie in Ausstellungen im Fotomuseum Winterthur und im Museo ICO in Madrid präsentiert. Ausgezeichnet mit dem DAM Architectural Book Award als eines der zehn besten Architekturbücher 2023.

New York City came to a standstill in March of 2020 as COVID washed over the population. Travel the streets of Washington Heights with painter and award-winning visual journalist, Tonia Cowan, who recorded the empty streets and small moments of a city driven indoors.

A photographic essay on how COVID-19 and lockdowns have affected Newcastle upon Tyne.

America Recovered reveals the point where abstract political processes manifest themselves in the physical world, thus providing an alternate means of experiencing the contemporary American landscape. Collectively, the images and essays show what aspects of our everyday lives are being assigned value in the promise of a recovered America. <BR><BR>America Recovered collects forty images that mark one of the only efforts to document the breadth of projects funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Unlike the New Deal and other programs designed for employment and infrastructural development, the Recovery Act was passed without any funds dedicated for photographic documentation. Using an official government website as his guide, Chad Ress took photographs of projects across the country. The publication of America Recovered at this moment allows for a critical reassessment of the Act and its lasting impact on the American landscape.  <BR><BR>The two essays by architectural writer Jordan H. Carver and photography historian Miriam Paeslack situate Ress's photographs within broader discourses of urbanism, infrastructure, and politics. The question of what role the government should play in everyday life remains one of the touchstone issues in American politics. The photographs and essays ask a different set of questions, not whether government spending is good or bad, whether it worked or didn't, but what, exactly does government spending look like. And importantly, America Recovered asks how government spending and civic identity are constructed around place.  <BR>

Kansas City's abandoned schools and businesses tell stories of growth, decay, and urban exploration.The crossroad of the Midwest, Kansas City has grown from a small town to the large metropolis that it is today. As infrastructure has done nothing but expand, some businesses, schools, and even homes have been left for larger and sometimes newer locations that can accommodate the increasing population and the demand of today's consumer. New schools are built, and businesses move on, but what happens to these structures after they have served their purpose? For many of us, known as urban explorers, these buildings still have a story to share. Despite the risks and dangers of structural integrity and law enforcement, urban explorers still pursue the history left in their remnants. These photos show the stories of schools that now sit as reminders of days gone by, and of business that once brought in happy customers only to face permanent closure. This book is an altruistic reality of how expansion pushes these buildings into obscurity and decay.

Burlington has welcomed local farms, breweries and distilleries with open arms. The Queen City fosters a unique culture around beer and farm-to-table cuisine. Daniel Standiford established the city's first brewery in 1880. Prohibition ushered in a dry era that remained for more than a century until Greg and Nancy Noonan fought the law and established Vermont Pub & Brewery in the late 1980s. Since then, breweries have popped up, from nationally recognized Magic Hat down to the city's first blendery, House of Fermentology. Authors Adam Krakowski and Jeff S. Baker II explore Burlington's sudsy history from early newspaper clippings to modern-day tastemakers, along with some delicious recipes.

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Discover the stories behind Kansas City’s delicious and diverse fleet of food trucks. Kansas City’s claim to food fame has come from a long-standing tradition of stellar barbeque. As the city continues to grow and evolve, so does the food scene. Budding entrepreneurs and foodies have launched innovative food trucks that deliver trendy and worldly dishes to the community, all from kitchens on wheels.Chrissy Nucum cooks up decades-old family recipes to offer customers authentic, scratch-made Filipino fare. Kim Niebaum and Michelle Ferguson left cushy office jobs to own and run Coffee Cake KC. Brandon Simpson was a piano salesman before he launched one of Kansas City’s first food trucks, Jazzy B’s.In this book, explore the stories behind many of these small businesses, and the love they pour into their recipes. Each food truck owner shares tales of their struggles and victories, and what made them take the leap to start their own mobile food businesses. They even give readers exclusive recipes that keep their customers coming back for more.About Alex LevineLevine is an award-winning food truck blogger from Chicago. Her work has been featured on KCTV5, ABC, NBC, Mobile Cuisine Magazine, WGN radio, and more.

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Vibrant photography collection 'Abandoned: Lost Vegas' takes readers on a guided tour throughout forgotten Sin City: stalled casino projects left desolate, incomplete and uninhabited neighborhoods, entirely abandoned strip malls, hotels, restaurants and more. A city in peril for nearly a decade, Las Vegas is rebounding, but the massive fallout from the Great Recession is still very evident even today - and much of it is hiding in plain sight.

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Thanks to Attorney and business owner Bill Patton, you won't miss a thing when you visit downtown Memphis, Tennessee with this guide.Need a practical, useful guide to downtown Memphis's historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods? Look no further than A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis. From Beale Street to the Bluffs, this guidebook covers all the essentials that no explorer of the River City should be without. Each chapter provides a map for a different section of downtown Memphis, guiding readers on a journey to the historic reaches of this modern city. The destinations may vary from classic theatres to barbeque joints, from churches to saloons, but the road always leads to another fascinating Memphis discovery. Perfect for out-of-town visitors or Memphians who need a helpful guide to showcase the attractions that make their hometown one of a kind.