{"product_id":"supergraphic-landscapes-from-public-art-to-urban-design-9781961856776","title":"Supergraphic Landscapes: From Public Art to Urban Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupergraphic Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the future of public spaces--and how reimagining graphics in the built environment can unlock new modes of civic participation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the city could remember, care, and play back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupergraphic Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines how graphics in the built environment can transform public space into places of connection, care, and collective memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Altshuler, an architectural designer, and Nekita Thomas, a graphic designer, introduce three design strategies--Play-scapes, Care-scapes, and Action-scapes--that reshape how we move within, access, and commemorate in the city. Through essays, speculative drawings, and collaborations with guest contributors, they reveal how a painted pattern, a textured path, or a layered graphic can disrupt routines, nurture intimacy, and hold shared histories in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\t Memoirs from the city's point of view: a basketball court, a pedestrian crosswalk, and a monumental fountain tell their own stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tSpeculative drawings that reorganize movement, soften the city's hard edges, and activate spaces of commemoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tProjects from guest contributors, including Ashley Bigham \u0026amp; Erik Herrmann, Molly Hunker \u0026amp; Greg Corso, Lindsay Harkema, Reza Nik, Daniel Luis Martinez, and Germane Barnes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Altshuler,Nekita Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Applied Research \u0026amp; Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961856776","brand":"Applied Research \u0026 Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405706506377,"sku":"9781961856776","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_915c0ced-d273-4fea-9767-99a5376e91f0.jpg?v=1790057275","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/supergraphic-landscapes-from-public-art-to-urban-design-9781961856776","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}