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Papers by Graham Livesey
University of Calgary Press eBooks, Nov 9, 2004
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright pr... more The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist's copyright.
... Desire is, accord-ing to Deleuze and Guattari, circulating energy that produces connections (... more ... Desire is, accord-ing to Deleuze and Guattari, circulating energy that produces connections (Due 2007: 95). ... Manuel de Landa uses assemblage theory in his book A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity to examine various types and sizes of ...
Building Research and Information, Feb 1, 2011
The rise of architectural history and theory during the 1980s in North American schools of archit... more The rise of architectural history and theory during the 1980s in North American schools of architecture was driven by a number of salient factors. First and foremost was the disillusionment with modernist architecture that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s with a plethora of movements that sought to reconnect with the history and theory of architecture, groups including Team 10, Italian Neo-Rationalism, and American Postmodern Classicism. Architects from these movements such as Alison and Peter Smithson, Aldo Rossi, and Robert Venturi each produced books that advocated the study of historical precedents as a way of repairing a perceived break with the past. This ‘postmodern’ architecture was aggressively disseminated by Charles Jencks, notably in his The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (London, 1977). A second factor is the pluralism inherent to the postmodern era and the emergence of many vital schools of philosophy including phenomenology, critical theory, structuralism, feminism, and post-structuralism. By the early 1980s the teaching of architectural history and theory recovered its position in the curricula of architecture schools. This coincided with the recognition of a number of influential writers, some of whom had been writing for many years, including Vincent Scully, Peter Collins, Joseph Rykwert, Robin Middleton, Kurt W. Forster, Manfredo Tafuri, Francesco Dal Co, Spiro Kostof, Jean-Louis Cohen, William Curtis, and Anthony Vidler.
Routledge eBooks, 2015
VOLUME I Introduction Graham Livesey Part 1: Smooth and Striated Space Part 2: Rhizomes and Netwo... more VOLUME I Introduction Graham Livesey Part 1: Smooth and Striated Space Part 2: Rhizomes and Networks Part 3: Assemblages Part 4: Diagrams Part 5: Folding VOLUME II Part 6: Architecture Part 7: House and Home Part 8: Minor Architecture Part 9: New Architecture VOLUME III Part 10: Architecture and Metallurgy Part 11: Igloos, Burrows, and Bunkers Part 12: Urbanism Part 13: Society and Power Part 14: Ecology, Sustainability, and Landscape Part 15: Creativity
McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks, Dec 15, 1994
Journal of Architectural Education, Mar 1, 2011
... Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects.... more ... Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects. Graham Livesey. Article first published online: 23 FEB 2011. ... How to Cite. Livesey, G. (2011), Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects. ...
SensePublishers eBooks, 2013
On one side, we have the rigid segmentarity of the Roman Empire, with its center of resonance and... more On one side, we have the rigid segmentarity of the Roman Empire, with its center of resonance and periphery, its State, its pax romana, its geometry, its camps, its limes (boundary lines). Then, on the horizon, there is an entirely different kind of line, the line of the nomads who come in off the steppes, venture a fluid and active escape, sow deterritorialization everywhere, launch flows whose quanta heat up and are swept along by a Stateless war machine.
Journal of Architectural Education, Jul 3, 2013
schools of architecture? At first glance it appears that students and faculty roam across vast te... more schools of architecture? At first glance it appears that students and faculty roam across vast territories of knowledge, often in an itinerant manner. General subjects such as design, history, theory, construction, and professional practice are dutifully examined, and often pulled apart. In the profession, on the other hand, architects and their firms are required to specialize, to narrow their scope, and define the limits of their expertise. Further, professional practice is highly regulated, and those architects operating at the edges of conventional practice often do so at their peril. Meanwhile, the profession has seen waves of attack into its traditional territories by a host of pretenders and opportunists. So it is evident that there is a mismatch between schools and practice, and this has long been considered a weakness in the discipline. Many argue that architecture should take back lost territories, or areas of practice, and that schools should more closely match the narrowness of practice. But is this the way out of the dilemma? Is it even a problem? As George Baird, writing some years ago, cogently suggests in his short essay “Notes on the Fate of the Architectural Profession in the PostStructuralist Era,” architecture as a discipline has always lacked clear boundaries like those found in law or medicine, and this explains in part incursions by other disciplines. Baird argues that, as the profession radically changes, it is better to develop a model of architecture without boundaries and not to defend traditional “turf.” In other words, the boundaryless qualities of the discipline can be turned into an asset. In a similar vein Askenas, Ulrich, Jick, and Kerr argue in their book The Boundaryless Organization that successful organizations (defined by speed, flexibility, integration, and innovation) create shifting and permeable boundaries that allow for connection and exchange. This argument affirms the notion that architectural education and practice should embrace a wide range of knowledge, skills, and experiences, and that collaborative and adaptable practices that use shifting and permeable boundary systems will thrive; in other words, generalism is an asset. In this non-themed issue of the Journal of Architectural Education the contributions explore both conventional and nonconventional topics, as they negotiate and define various boundary conditions. The issue begins with a tribute to Professor Marco Frascari, who recently passed; Paul Emmons remembers a widely loved and admired architect, teacher, writer, director, and gentleman. The article by Ahmed Zaib Khan, Han Vandevyvere, and Karen Allacker argues for the development of a coherent mechanism that can amalgamate various standards of sustainable architecture into a meta-framework that will close the gap between schools and the profession. Carey Clouse and Zachary Lamb examine the inadequate response provided by architects following hurricane Katrina that struck New Orleans in 2005. The authors argue that effective post-disaster engagement with communities requires the following skills: humility, respect, collaboration, and listening. Additionally, they advocate for collaborative approaches that break down boundaries between designers and communities. With respect to design education there are three articles examining different modes of studio teaching: Edward M. Baum outlines a studio devoted to teaching architectural fundamentals that he has developed in over three decades of teaching; Gabriel Kroiz studies a pedagogical framework developed for educating young African American architects at Morgan State University; Ceridwen Owen, Kim Dovey, and Wiryono Raharjo describe a studio that they have offered that explores informal settlements and contemporary gaming theory. Each in their own way examines boundary systems within design education, advocating on one hand for formal and repeated methods, and on the other for open and innovative processes. Notions of utopia are examined by Christoph Lueder in his article, which compares and contrasts the structure of the visionary communities of Utopia and Agronica. With regard to contemporary and future contexts for education and practice, Amy Murphy explores how our collective cultural anxieties regarding the future are played out in various scenarios in postapocalyptic films. In particular, Murphy examines our relationship to nature as depicted in these (mainly science fiction) films, and also in a series of recent public projects in central Los Angeles. Finally, Aseel Al-Ragam examines the successes and failures of the Al-Sawaber housing scheme in Kuwait designed by Arthur Erickson. This issue of the JAE features an expanded Design as Scholarship section, reflecting a number of new initiatives developed by the JAE Design Committee under the guidance of Amy Kulper, Associate Editor (Design). This includes the new “Design Frameworks” text, which outlines various contemporary design topics, a…
Arq-architectural Research Quarterly, Sep 1, 2022
The design and organisation of domestic environments is fraught with decision-making, a process o... more The design and organisation of domestic environments is fraught with decision-making, a process often dictated by fashion. The resulting inhabitation of domestic spaces blends together the routine and the banal, with occasional forays into the extraordinary. The spaces of domesticity range from single rooms to elaborate and complex spatial arrangements in which spaces are adjoined to or nested in other spaces. The spaces of domesticity can be functionally prescribed or openended, they support furniture, behaviours, and narratives. The writer Georges Perec (1936-82) provides a way of looking at the domestic realm and ordinary life through his many interrelated writings on the subject. After developing an early reputation as a writer, Perec joined the experimental literary group known as Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle) in 1967. Formed in 1960, the group brought together writers, mathematicians, and pataphysicians, inspired by the leadership of Raymond Queneau, and by older writers such as Lewis Carroll, Alfred Jarry, and Raymond Roussel. The well-known Italian writer Italo Calvino joined Oulipo in 1973. The group was devoted to rule-based and constrained writing techniques; they also exploited older forms of structured writing particularly in poetry. Often using mathematical methods, the Oulipo writers looked for textual potential and combinatory results. Their works are sometimes attacked as formalistic and mechanistic. Queneau states that the objectives of the group were: 'To propose new "structures" to writers, mathematical in nature, or to invent new artificial or mechanical procedures that will contribute to literary activity'. 1 Perec was one of the leading proponents of Oulipo methods, which is particularly evident in two novels, A Void (La Disparition) the book that famously does not employ the letter E (example of a lipogram, or the omission of a letter in a text) and his major work, Life A User's Manual (a clinamen, or a swerve away from convention). Beyond the formal methods that Perec employs, were the many approaches to capturing the ordinary, or the everyday, inspired by writers and theorists such as Roland Barthes. Perec asks: theory Presenting Georges Perec's work as a contemplation of domestic space, nested into the wider structures of the city, and supported by the countless, structuring microevents of the 'infraordinary'.
Journal of Architectural Education, Jul 3, 2013
Substance: Matter and Materiality This design research trajectory asserts that matter and materia... more Substance: Matter and Materiality This design research trajectory asserts that matter and material behavior constitute the deep structure and tangible realization of any architectural enterprise. It focuses on material organizations and systems, material ecologies and their spatial relationships, and genealogies of emerging matter and the forces that ultimately give material its form. An endeavor undertaken to define what Louis Kahn termed “the measurable,” material research is inherently a physical enterprise, and consists of exploratory procedures that aim to test the actualization of unknown possibilities. Investigations in materials and their behaviors may be carried out in order to satisfy the requirements of predetermined applications, or they may be conducted as “blue sky” research lacking clearly preconceived objectives. In the former case, material studies are defined by particular performance criteria such as technical, environmental, or aesthetic goals; in the latter case, experiments are broader in nature, with the aim of revealing unanticipated applications. In both situations, material research marks a notable departure from the simulation-intensive activities of design toward a process of realization. Chronicles of material research appear in the earliest architectural texts. Pliny the Elder, Vitruvius, and Alberti all discuss materials and their behaviors at length. Even after architecture became established as a specialized practice distinct from building, material execution remained a measure of the level of architectural fulfillment—hence Mies van der Rohe’s obsession with the detail, or Sigurd Lewerentz’s compulsion towards craft. Material investigations may reinforce established trajectories in alignment with known models of building, or they may may intentionally subvert conventional praxis in an approach Sheila Kennedy calls “material misuse.” Whatever the objective, material research involves a two-sided process of synthesis and analysis. Prototypes are built and evaluated; mock-ups are constructed and then intentionally put under stress. An iterative set of procedures—involving making, assessing, and remaking—define a cyclical methodology that is now increasingly enhanced by computer-driven rapid prototyping technologies. In contemporary architectural practice, material research enables the bridging of disciplines, blurring traditionally distinct lines between design, manufacturing, and construction.
Arq-architectural Research Quarterly, Sep 1, 2011
A significant development in urban history was the emergence of the Garden City movement at the e... more A significant development in urban history was the emergence of the Garden City movement at the end of the nineteenth century, inspired by the writings and actions of Ebenezer Howard. The movement would generate a broad range of urban typologies and various visionary models of the city during the twentieth century. The Garden City was a direct response to what were perceived to be the evils of large industrial cities and attempted to reunite country and town, particularly through the residential garden and the act of gardening. Using Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's assemblage theory I examine gardens and gardening, and the agencies inherent to these. By evoking the early history of the first Garden City at Letchworth, we can ask what role can gardens and gardeners play in addressing contemporary urban issues? [1].
Geographical Review, 2016
The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright pr... more The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist's copyright.
University of Calgary Press eBooks, Nov 9, 2004
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright pr... more The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist's copyright.
... Desire is, accord-ing to Deleuze and Guattari, circulating energy that produces connections (... more ... Desire is, accord-ing to Deleuze and Guattari, circulating energy that produces connections (Due 2007: 95). ... Manuel de Landa uses assemblage theory in his book A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity to examine various types and sizes of ...
Building Research and Information, Feb 1, 2011
The rise of architectural history and theory during the 1980s in North American schools of archit... more The rise of architectural history and theory during the 1980s in North American schools of architecture was driven by a number of salient factors. First and foremost was the disillusionment with modernist architecture that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s with a plethora of movements that sought to reconnect with the history and theory of architecture, groups including Team 10, Italian Neo-Rationalism, and American Postmodern Classicism. Architects from these movements such as Alison and Peter Smithson, Aldo Rossi, and Robert Venturi each produced books that advocated the study of historical precedents as a way of repairing a perceived break with the past. This ‘postmodern’ architecture was aggressively disseminated by Charles Jencks, notably in his The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (London, 1977). A second factor is the pluralism inherent to the postmodern era and the emergence of many vital schools of philosophy including phenomenology, critical theory, structuralism, feminism, and post-structuralism. By the early 1980s the teaching of architectural history and theory recovered its position in the curricula of architecture schools. This coincided with the recognition of a number of influential writers, some of whom had been writing for many years, including Vincent Scully, Peter Collins, Joseph Rykwert, Robin Middleton, Kurt W. Forster, Manfredo Tafuri, Francesco Dal Co, Spiro Kostof, Jean-Louis Cohen, William Curtis, and Anthony Vidler.
Routledge eBooks, 2015
VOLUME I Introduction Graham Livesey Part 1: Smooth and Striated Space Part 2: Rhizomes and Netwo... more VOLUME I Introduction Graham Livesey Part 1: Smooth and Striated Space Part 2: Rhizomes and Networks Part 3: Assemblages Part 4: Diagrams Part 5: Folding VOLUME II Part 6: Architecture Part 7: House and Home Part 8: Minor Architecture Part 9: New Architecture VOLUME III Part 10: Architecture and Metallurgy Part 11: Igloos, Burrows, and Bunkers Part 12: Urbanism Part 13: Society and Power Part 14: Ecology, Sustainability, and Landscape Part 15: Creativity
McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks, Dec 15, 1994
Journal of Architectural Education, Mar 1, 2011
... Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects.... more ... Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects. Graham Livesey. Article first published online: 23 FEB 2011. ... How to Cite. Livesey, G. (2011), Deleuze & Guattari for Architects; Heidegger for Architects; and Bourdieu for Architects. ...
SensePublishers eBooks, 2013
On one side, we have the rigid segmentarity of the Roman Empire, with its center of resonance and... more On one side, we have the rigid segmentarity of the Roman Empire, with its center of resonance and periphery, its State, its pax romana, its geometry, its camps, its limes (boundary lines). Then, on the horizon, there is an entirely different kind of line, the line of the nomads who come in off the steppes, venture a fluid and active escape, sow deterritorialization everywhere, launch flows whose quanta heat up and are swept along by a Stateless war machine.
Journal of Architectural Education, Jul 3, 2013
schools of architecture? At first glance it appears that students and faculty roam across vast te... more schools of architecture? At first glance it appears that students and faculty roam across vast territories of knowledge, often in an itinerant manner. General subjects such as design, history, theory, construction, and professional practice are dutifully examined, and often pulled apart. In the profession, on the other hand, architects and their firms are required to specialize, to narrow their scope, and define the limits of their expertise. Further, professional practice is highly regulated, and those architects operating at the edges of conventional practice often do so at their peril. Meanwhile, the profession has seen waves of attack into its traditional territories by a host of pretenders and opportunists. So it is evident that there is a mismatch between schools and practice, and this has long been considered a weakness in the discipline. Many argue that architecture should take back lost territories, or areas of practice, and that schools should more closely match the narrowness of practice. But is this the way out of the dilemma? Is it even a problem? As George Baird, writing some years ago, cogently suggests in his short essay “Notes on the Fate of the Architectural Profession in the PostStructuralist Era,” architecture as a discipline has always lacked clear boundaries like those found in law or medicine, and this explains in part incursions by other disciplines. Baird argues that, as the profession radically changes, it is better to develop a model of architecture without boundaries and not to defend traditional “turf.” In other words, the boundaryless qualities of the discipline can be turned into an asset. In a similar vein Askenas, Ulrich, Jick, and Kerr argue in their book The Boundaryless Organization that successful organizations (defined by speed, flexibility, integration, and innovation) create shifting and permeable boundaries that allow for connection and exchange. This argument affirms the notion that architectural education and practice should embrace a wide range of knowledge, skills, and experiences, and that collaborative and adaptable practices that use shifting and permeable boundary systems will thrive; in other words, generalism is an asset. In this non-themed issue of the Journal of Architectural Education the contributions explore both conventional and nonconventional topics, as they negotiate and define various boundary conditions. The issue begins with a tribute to Professor Marco Frascari, who recently passed; Paul Emmons remembers a widely loved and admired architect, teacher, writer, director, and gentleman. The article by Ahmed Zaib Khan, Han Vandevyvere, and Karen Allacker argues for the development of a coherent mechanism that can amalgamate various standards of sustainable architecture into a meta-framework that will close the gap between schools and the profession. Carey Clouse and Zachary Lamb examine the inadequate response provided by architects following hurricane Katrina that struck New Orleans in 2005. The authors argue that effective post-disaster engagement with communities requires the following skills: humility, respect, collaboration, and listening. Additionally, they advocate for collaborative approaches that break down boundaries between designers and communities. With respect to design education there are three articles examining different modes of studio teaching: Edward M. Baum outlines a studio devoted to teaching architectural fundamentals that he has developed in over three decades of teaching; Gabriel Kroiz studies a pedagogical framework developed for educating young African American architects at Morgan State University; Ceridwen Owen, Kim Dovey, and Wiryono Raharjo describe a studio that they have offered that explores informal settlements and contemporary gaming theory. Each in their own way examines boundary systems within design education, advocating on one hand for formal and repeated methods, and on the other for open and innovative processes. Notions of utopia are examined by Christoph Lueder in his article, which compares and contrasts the structure of the visionary communities of Utopia and Agronica. With regard to contemporary and future contexts for education and practice, Amy Murphy explores how our collective cultural anxieties regarding the future are played out in various scenarios in postapocalyptic films. In particular, Murphy examines our relationship to nature as depicted in these (mainly science fiction) films, and also in a series of recent public projects in central Los Angeles. Finally, Aseel Al-Ragam examines the successes and failures of the Al-Sawaber housing scheme in Kuwait designed by Arthur Erickson. This issue of the JAE features an expanded Design as Scholarship section, reflecting a number of new initiatives developed by the JAE Design Committee under the guidance of Amy Kulper, Associate Editor (Design). This includes the new “Design Frameworks” text, which outlines various contemporary design topics, a…
Arq-architectural Research Quarterly, Sep 1, 2022
The design and organisation of domestic environments is fraught with decision-making, a process o... more The design and organisation of domestic environments is fraught with decision-making, a process often dictated by fashion. The resulting inhabitation of domestic spaces blends together the routine and the banal, with occasional forays into the extraordinary. The spaces of domesticity range from single rooms to elaborate and complex spatial arrangements in which spaces are adjoined to or nested in other spaces. The spaces of domesticity can be functionally prescribed or openended, they support furniture, behaviours, and narratives. The writer Georges Perec (1936-82) provides a way of looking at the domestic realm and ordinary life through his many interrelated writings on the subject. After developing an early reputation as a writer, Perec joined the experimental literary group known as Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle) in 1967. Formed in 1960, the group brought together writers, mathematicians, and pataphysicians, inspired by the leadership of Raymond Queneau, and by older writers such as Lewis Carroll, Alfred Jarry, and Raymond Roussel. The well-known Italian writer Italo Calvino joined Oulipo in 1973. The group was devoted to rule-based and constrained writing techniques; they also exploited older forms of structured writing particularly in poetry. Often using mathematical methods, the Oulipo writers looked for textual potential and combinatory results. Their works are sometimes attacked as formalistic and mechanistic. Queneau states that the objectives of the group were: 'To propose new "structures" to writers, mathematical in nature, or to invent new artificial or mechanical procedures that will contribute to literary activity'. 1 Perec was one of the leading proponents of Oulipo methods, which is particularly evident in two novels, A Void (La Disparition) the book that famously does not employ the letter E (example of a lipogram, or the omission of a letter in a text) and his major work, Life A User's Manual (a clinamen, or a swerve away from convention). Beyond the formal methods that Perec employs, were the many approaches to capturing the ordinary, or the everyday, inspired by writers and theorists such as Roland Barthes. Perec asks: theory Presenting Georges Perec's work as a contemplation of domestic space, nested into the wider structures of the city, and supported by the countless, structuring microevents of the 'infraordinary'.
Journal of Architectural Education, Jul 3, 2013
Substance: Matter and Materiality This design research trajectory asserts that matter and materia... more Substance: Matter and Materiality This design research trajectory asserts that matter and material behavior constitute the deep structure and tangible realization of any architectural enterprise. It focuses on material organizations and systems, material ecologies and their spatial relationships, and genealogies of emerging matter and the forces that ultimately give material its form. An endeavor undertaken to define what Louis Kahn termed “the measurable,” material research is inherently a physical enterprise, and consists of exploratory procedures that aim to test the actualization of unknown possibilities. Investigations in materials and their behaviors may be carried out in order to satisfy the requirements of predetermined applications, or they may be conducted as “blue sky” research lacking clearly preconceived objectives. In the former case, material studies are defined by particular performance criteria such as technical, environmental, or aesthetic goals; in the latter case, experiments are broader in nature, with the aim of revealing unanticipated applications. In both situations, material research marks a notable departure from the simulation-intensive activities of design toward a process of realization. Chronicles of material research appear in the earliest architectural texts. Pliny the Elder, Vitruvius, and Alberti all discuss materials and their behaviors at length. Even after architecture became established as a specialized practice distinct from building, material execution remained a measure of the level of architectural fulfillment—hence Mies van der Rohe’s obsession with the detail, or Sigurd Lewerentz’s compulsion towards craft. Material investigations may reinforce established trajectories in alignment with known models of building, or they may may intentionally subvert conventional praxis in an approach Sheila Kennedy calls “material misuse.” Whatever the objective, material research involves a two-sided process of synthesis and analysis. Prototypes are built and evaluated; mock-ups are constructed and then intentionally put under stress. An iterative set of procedures—involving making, assessing, and remaking—define a cyclical methodology that is now increasingly enhanced by computer-driven rapid prototyping technologies. In contemporary architectural practice, material research enables the bridging of disciplines, blurring traditionally distinct lines between design, manufacturing, and construction.
Arq-architectural Research Quarterly, Sep 1, 2011
A significant development in urban history was the emergence of the Garden City movement at the e... more A significant development in urban history was the emergence of the Garden City movement at the end of the nineteenth century, inspired by the writings and actions of Ebenezer Howard. The movement would generate a broad range of urban typologies and various visionary models of the city during the twentieth century. The Garden City was a direct response to what were perceived to be the evils of large industrial cities and attempted to reunite country and town, particularly through the residential garden and the act of gardening. Using Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's assemblage theory I examine gardens and gardening, and the agencies inherent to these. By evoking the early history of the first Garden City at Letchworth, we can ask what role can gardens and gardeners play in addressing contemporary urban issues? [1].
Geographical Review, 2016
The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright pr... more The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist's copyright.