Public Catalyst

Name: Public Catalyst
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SKU: 9781940291208
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By Manuel Bailo Esteve

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Public Catalyst explores the concept of public space catalysts—agents that transform expectant or indifferent urban areas into vibrant public spaces filled with identity and life. Through historical and contemporary case studies supported by research and detailed drawings, Manuel Bailo Esteve reveals how these catalysts activate cities at various scales, from urban planning to interior design. This work is co-published with the University of Virginia's School of Architecture and showcases projects by the acclaimed architect that encourage spontaneous as well as designed public experiences.
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Public Catalyst

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Ideal for architects, urban planners, scholars of arts and culture, and anyone interested in innovative approaches to public space and urban design that combine academic insight with practical and artistic perspectives.

Demonstrates the existence of public space catalysts, as well as the need of their presence for an expectant or indifferent place to be activated.

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Demonstrates the existence of public space catalysts, as well as the need for their presence for an expectant or indifferent place to be activated.

This work— which understands that the city, now and always, has had and must have public spaces of intensity—proposes urban catalysts as agents that are capable of activating a place that was previously indifferent.

The comparative work of historical and recent cases, developed by research and drawings, has allowed us to discover that the vivid public spaces of identity and reference have been formed due to the urban effect caused by these agents that we call catalysts.

Public Catalyst by Manuel Bailo Esteve includes a wide range of projects, ranging from urban scale to interiorism. It has been widely published and presented with awards.

Co-published with University of Virginia: School of Architecture.

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ProtoView praises the book for profiling Bailo's inspiring architectural projects across Europe and America, highlighting the possibilities of spontaneous public spaces alongside intentional designs, enhanced by a rich art programme including photographs and illustrations. A Daily Dose of Architecture notes the dual nature of the book: the first part offers a scholarly perspective on urban life and its catalysts, referencing notable predecessors, while the second half presents twenty beautifully illustrated case studies, blending real-world examples with creative inspirations drawn even from fiction.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781940291208

Publisher: Actar Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 November 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Actar Publishers

Edition: English

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 991g

Pages: 265

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Arts & Culture Manuel Bailo Esteve Non-Fiction

About the Author

Manuel Bailo founded BAILORULL ADD+ in Barcelona in 1995 with Rosa Rull. Their work includes a wide range of projects, moving from urban scale to interiorism. It has been fully published and awarded. Some examples are: GardenHouse 0.96; Hotel Ciutat d'Igualada, and Facade-Steps Landscape of Manresa Town Hall, shown at On Site: New Spanish Architecture, MoMA Museum of New York in 2006, and won in 2010 the prestigious international Contracworld Award. They have also received the First "Annual Commercial Space Award" in China 2011. And they have received the prestigious Spanish Award FAD twice.