#Park books

[germanpostwarmodern]

During the 1960s numerous subsaharan African countries gained independence from their colonial rule, a process that put an end to a grim period of history during which European rulers conquered and subjugated African peoples and tribes. But the African independence movement not only shook off the shackles of foreign rule but also initiated a boom in modern architecture that has gone largely unnoticed outside of Africa: as a sign of modernization and ambition conference centers, administrative buildings, universities, high rises and luxury hotels were erected, predominantly as concrete constructions and under the aegis of European architects. The employment of the latter obviously came at the expense of local building traditions and techniques but at least local climate conditions were accounted for, a concession that resulted in expressive details and unusual forms.

Over time these buildings have nonetheless fallen into disrepair and often lost their initial purpose. Against this background and in view of their obscurity beyond Africa the architect Manuel Herz at the ETH Zurich initiated a research project focused on Ghana, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya and Zambia. The result is the monumental compendium „African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence“, originally published in 2015 by Park Books and presented here in its second edition from 2022. On 640 pages the volume documents a stunning selection of buildings, cities and architects that are expertly captured by photographers Iwan Baan and Alexia Webster. In an unconventional move they go beyond the purely architectural documentation and also take into account the everyday life and hence demonstrate the lively goings-on in and around the buildings.

In light of these qualities the present volume is a highly recommended opportunity to get familiar with African post-independence architecture and hopefully only the starting point for increased interest and research into the architecture of the continent.

[garadinervi]

Kashef Chowdhury, A Glass Labyrinth in Venice, With essays by Robert McCarter and Alejandro Aravena, Photographs by Eric Chenal and Hélène Binet, Park Books, Zürich, 2018. Designed by Bruno Margreth, Martina Brassel

[schau]

Armando Ruinelli Architetti Architekten, Progetti Bauten 1984-2022

Leggere il tempo

Park Books

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[eregyrn-falls]

Tweet link. (Beware: this video of the book has flashing lights and glitching graphics.)

Link to tweet.

Link to Books.disney.com

Did you miss him? Admit it, you missed him.

The demon that terrorized Gravity Falls is back from the great beyond to finally tell his side of the story in The Book of Bill, written by none other than Bill Cipher himself.

Inside, Bill sheds light on his bizarre origins, his sinister effects on human history, the Pines family’s most embarrassing secrets, and the key to overthrowing the world (laid out in a handy step-by-step guide). This chaotic and beautifully illustrated tome contains baffling riddles, uncrackable ciphers, lost Journal 3 pages, ways to cheat death, the meaning of life, and a whole chapter on Silly Straws. But most importantly, The Book of Bill is deeply, deeply cursed.

Beware: This book travels to dimensions meant for older readers.

Alex Hirsch, #1 New York Times bestselling author, resuscitates this infamous villain and invites fans to a Bill’s eye view of the Gravity Falls universe. There are many who believe this book is too dangerous for human hands. But if you can’t resist, beware: Once you make a deal with Bill, it’s not so easily undone . . .

Released: July 23rd, 2024

Pages: 208

ISBN1368092209

9781368092203

Age Range: Adult

Barnes & Noble exclusive edition!

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition features a gold foil jacket and includes 16 extra pages of Bill's twisted life advice!

This also displays a link for a "Signed Book", for the same price as the B&N Exclusive. It is a signed copy of the B&N Exclusive edition.

And just to round things off:

Link to tweet.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. It’s a dremel. Learn the difference at Ranger Henson’s woodworking workshop every other Wednesday at 11 at our Administration Building

That's it for now! I'm sure there will be more later, but time to post this.

[skjonsberg]

ms_three centuries of park systems

https://www.scheidegger-spiess.ch/en/product/living-cities/1477

[sharpmouth]

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

[mysharona1987]

[evydraws]

"It seemed as if the whole, awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion."

Bram Stoker's Dracula | portfolio | prints

[hkthatgffan]

THE OREGON PARKS CODES HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN SOLVED!

My friend @trickengf and JimBag_777 on Twitter solved the codes by aligning the known runes with potential letters

FULL THREAD HERE!!

The codes in turn read...

"DON'T SHAKE HIS HAND"

"WORST FRIENDS"

Huge congrats to these two for solving it and to everyone who gave it a crack. We're not 100% certain yet but these do seem to be real enough sentences to fit the Gravity Falls vibe the Book of Bill has going for it.

They got nothing on us!

[vtkuu]

absolutely love how early on in the Oregon Parks promo campaign everyone was under the tweets being like "alex what is this" "alex we know it's you" "what are you plotting alex" and now everyone is screaming and crying in the replies for Park Ranger Gus Burnside and asking if he's okay

he got the fandom invested in his twitter roleplay character in the span of ~a week. i'm afraid there's nobody doing it like him— anyone who thinks they can pull off a Gravity Falls revival hoax/troll/etc should quit while they're ahead, truly

[stephreynaart]

#PrayForGus

[germanpostwarmodern]

For bibliophiles there is little more interesting than to browse the libraries of other bibliophiles and discover inspiring books to add to the own collection. In 2023 the Nidus Architekturgalerie in Düsseldorf, Germany together with curator Oliver Jahn dedicated an entire exhibition to the book and their readers: in „Das Haus im Buch“ 100 individuals, i.e. architects, journalists, photographers, displayed their favorite architecture-related books from their own collection, complete with dog ears, annotations and bookmarks. Alongside each book the exhibition presented brief texts by the contributors, among them Andreas Murkudis, Florian Illies, John Pawson, Roger Boltshauser and Vincent Van Duysen. 

For all those who haven’t visited the exhibition the present volume offers the opportunity to make up for it: edited by Ana Vollenbroich, Annelen Schmidt-Vollenbroich, Oliver Jahn and published recently by Park Books: it follows the exhibition’s structure and on double pages shows the books and accompanying texts. And in view of the 100 individual entries there is a lot to discover: Gisbert Pöppler e.g. recounts that the reading of architectural historian Julius Posener‘s autobiography prompted him to pay the latter a visit that became a most treasured encounter he will never forget. And Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir on the other hand quotes Aldo Rossi‘s „Architecture of the City“ as the most important source of her architectural thinking. 

These two examples are representative of the variety of books and people included in the book and even for bibliophiles and well-read architecture buffs there will be surprises and suggestions for books to (re)read after finishing the present one. 

In a nutshell: „Das Haus im Buch“ is a gem and wonderful ode to the physical book as a cultural treasure!

[mktilghman]

Summer is the perfect time to launch FEARLESS SUMMER

Summertime launch for FEARLESS SUMMER. First up, @BackwaterBooks, May 4-- with @monashroffwrite, @ElizaKnight, @MC_Vaughan, @AlyssaRobertsWr, @christi_barth, @MKHaleAuthor and #LeslyePenelope. Can't wait! @champagnebooks

Now that the paperback edition of FEARLESS SUMMER has been released, it’s time to celebrate. Plans are still in the works for a launch in Chincoteague, the setting for FEARLESS SUMMER. In the meantime, here are the dates for book signings beginning in May. Thursday, May 4, 6:30 p.m., at Backwater Books, Ellicott City: I am so excited to be signing books with some of my favorite (and so…

[pidgydraws]

🐕 dog dads 🐕

[lesliemeyers]

doing Mysterion art inspired by a Batman cover just seemed... right

+ closeups under the cut ↴

[mikami1992]

Supernatural Cops

The fandom has come to the conclusion that all kinds of supernatural or unusual things happen in Amity Park and people take it like any other Tuesday.

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if this place is the only place in the country (not to say the world) that has a police division in charge of handling Cults…

Yes, in Amity Park there is a group of police (not to say half of all the police in the city) that are dedicated to controlling cults and their peculiarities, because we must remember that, despite the reputation of being a tourist trap, this town in the middle of nowhere has the reputation of being the most haunted place in the country (or the world), so it wouldn't be crazy to say that on certain dates of the year many "tourists" (cough cultists cough) arrive who come in order to do "events" (cough rites cough), so whether they want it or not, someone has to control that the limits on how they are "celebrating" are not broken… and to top it off, the limits of what the city considers acceptable is a greater margin than other places, so it has become common for some groups to come back later.

So yes, Amity Park has one of the most effective police departments in dealing with cults and supernatural beliefs, not only are they effective in identifying participants, most of the time they know what kind of cultist they are dealing with, whether they are just playing a game or are the real magic business and how dangerous/troublesome they will be in the end.

What's more, this group is so good at what they do, that many times the inhabitants of Amity Park prefer to call them instead of the GIW (they are too destructive and there is still no 100% reliable insurance that will pay for the damages they cause), when it comes to a problem with a ghost and the ghost child is not around.

and that competition is more noticeable when other cities in the country begin to ask for help with some unknown cults that are appearing rap