{"product_id":"lotek-urban-scan-9781568983004","title":"LOT\/EK: Urban Scan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOT\/EK: Urban Scan\u003c\/strong\u003e by Tolla, Ada. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781568983004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New York-based architectural firm LOT\/EK (pronounced \"low-tech\") has made a distinctive mark on the architectural landscape through a series of seemingly whimsical projects that make a point of using prefabricated industrial materials in unexpected ways. In their hands, a shipping container can be transformed into a mobile working unit, a museum, or a restaurant. In the process, they question our relation to the industrial environment and the artificiality of the urban landscape.\nLot\/Ek: Urban Scan, the first and only monograph on the firm, is organized categorically and alphabetically. Twenty-three projects are presented in detail, including American Diner (a restaurant in a container), the InspiroTrainer (created for the Museum of Modern Art), Mixer (a cement mixer-cum-video immersion unit), the Meltzer Gallery, the Boon boutique, the MDU (Mobule Dwelling Unit), and the Goree Memorial and Museum. It also includes more than 1,000 photographs of infrastructural objects--everything from air conditioners to water tanks--that serve as the raw material and inspiration for this creative practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45212792258613,"sku":"ByrdShop_156898300X","price":250.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781568983004_f80ff5ed-8996-4a22-8517-e54016401823.jpg?v=1779908463","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lotek-urban-scan-9781568983004","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}