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ARCHITECTURAL BODY Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2002.

ARAKAWA + GINS: 
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Table of Contents

  Preface

        Introduction.txt

        1. Organism That Persons
        2. Landing Sites
        3. Architecture as Hypothesis
        4. Architectural Surround
        5. Procedural Architecture
        6. Notes for an Architectural Body
        7. Two Architectural Procedures
        8. Critical Holder
        9. Daily Research

Dedication:

To those who have wanted to go on
living and been unable to

and therefore
even more so

 To transhumans

Architectural Body

Tokyo, Shunjusha, 2004.


                    Table of Contents

        Preface

        Introduction.txt

        1. Organism That Persons
        2. Landing Sites
        3. Architecture as Hypothesis
        4. Architectural Surround
        5. Procedural Architecture
        6. Notes for an Architectural Body
        7. Two Architectural Procedures
        8. Critical Holder
        9. Daily Research

Dedication:

To those who have wanted to go on
living and been unable to

and therefore
even more so

 To transhumans

Japanese Edition

The distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist Hideo Kawamoto has translated Architectural Body into Japanese. The prestigious publishing company Shunjusha has issued this translation in two editions:

1st edition — 10 7/16 " x 7 9/16 " book (shocking pink cover!)
2nd edition — 4 1/2 "(h) x 4 "(d) text-covered roll of toilet paper (blue vegetable dye lettering; pink and blue wrapping). See pictures above.

Architectural Body

Le Corps Architectural

Houilles: Editions Manucius, 2005.


             Table of Contents

Preface par Jean-Jacques Lecercle       Avant-Propos

       
Introduction.txt

1. Organisme Qui Personne
2. Sites De Contacts
3. Architecture Comme Hypothèse
4. Environnement Architectural
5. Architecture Procédurale
6. Notes Pour un Corps Architectural
7. Deux Procédures Architecturales
8. Appareil De Saisie Critique
9. Recherece au Quotidien

Dedication:

À ceux qui ont voulu continuer
À vivre et qui n'ont pas pu

Et de ce fair
Plus Encore

Aux transhumains

French Edition

Monique Chassognol translated Architectural Body into French (Le Corps Architectural) published by Editions Manucius. Distinguished French philosopher Jean-Jacques Lecercle provides the Preface.

Architectural Body

Niemals Sterben!! Architektur gegen den Tod

Berlin: Jovis, 2008.


             Table of Contents

Jean-Jacques Lecercle: Vorwort
Dagmar Buchwald: Routen zur Unsterblichkeit
Gedanken
Einleitung

1 Organismus, der Person schafft
2 Landeorte
3 Architektur als Hypothese 58
4 Architektonische Umgebung 70
5 Prozedurale Architektur 76
6 Anmerkungen zu einem architektonischen Körper 88
7 Zwei architektonische Prozeduren 94
8 Kritischer Halter 100
9 Tägliches Forschen 110
Die Autoren 116
Anmerkungen 118

Dedication:

Gewidmet
all jenen,
die weiter leben
wollten und
nicht konnten
und darum
umso mehr
den Transhumanen

German Edition

Dagmar Buchwald has translated Architectural Body into German (Niemals Sterben!!) which will be published by Jovis Verlag in May 2008. Distinguished French philosopher Jean-Jacques Lecercle's Preface appears in this edition.