To the Ends of the Earth (eBook, PDF) - Weller, Richard
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The book takes the reader on an intellectual adventure through a carefully curated selection of 120 places that can be understood as metaphors of contemporary global culture. Spread across all seven continents, from the depths of the ocean to outer space, these places are divided into six chapters: Paradises, Utopias, Machines, Monsters, Ruins, and Instruments.
The spectrum ranges from Steve Jobs' Apple Park in California to a national park in Costa Rica, a small field station for the protection of wild orangutans in Borneo, the Great Green Wall in Central Africa, the Trump resort…mehr

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The book takes the reader on an intellectual adventure through a carefully curated selection of 120 places that can be understood as metaphors of contemporary global culture. Spread across all seven continents, from the depths of the ocean to outer space, these places are divided into six chapters: Paradises, Utopias, Machines, Monsters, Ruins, and Instruments.

The spectrum ranges from Steve Jobs' Apple Park in California to a national park in Costa Rica, a small field station for the protection of wild orangutans in Borneo, the Great Green Wall in Central Africa, the Trump resort Mar-a-Lago, to the border wall between Israel and Palestine. This book is a grand tour of the most pertinent places in the world today.
  • A unique and fascinating journey around the world of today
  • Featuring custom-made maps created especially for this publication

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    Autorenporträt
    Richard Weller, Professor für Landschaftsarchitektur und Urbanismus an der University of Pennsylvania

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    "Not just a book for cultural anthropologists and urban educators, To the Ends of the Earth is a clarion call to all environmentally conscientious citizens of our planet, with several sublime moments of ongoing habitat restoration and climate justice [...]. Part instruction manual for saving our planet, part guidebook for the new Grand Tourist, this book takes us on a journey not to be missed!" (Sean Ruten in Spacing)

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    "Pretty much everyone [...] will discover something new - and, more importantly, be inspired to think something new." (Elizabeth Farrelly in Landscape Australia)

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    "The book is a curated journey to explore the world and the impact of people through its places, objects, and ideas in a well-published, hardcover book" (Damian Holmes in World Landscape Architecture)

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    Interview with Richard Weller in A is for Architecture

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    "[...] das Buch nutzt den maximal möglichen Betrachtungswinkel für einen faktengewaltigen Appell. Wie genau dieser lautet, muss man allerdings selbst herausfinden." (Friederike Meyer in BauNetz)

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    "Weller gelingt es, wortstark die Welt als Ganzes zu betrachten und den Blick zu weiten. Auch wenn die Auswahl der Orte subjektiv erscheint, konfrontieren sie uns mit dem Zustand des Planeten im Kontext der Klimakatastrophe und animiert die Leser:innen, eigene Monster und Paradiese zu entdecken." (Natalie Scholder in DBZ)

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    "Noch kein Ziel für die nächste Bildungsreise? Flugscham? Oder schon überall gewesen? Die allerletzte große Tour führt zu den Ruinen von morgen." (Marcus Woeller in Welt am Sonntag)

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    "[...] eine anregende Lektüre [...], um das Wirken des Menschen auf dem Weg zum Ende der Erde zu reflektieren." (Christian Holl in Marlowes,)

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