Under-utilized parcels of city-owned land in San Francisco, re-imagined by Nicholas de Monchaux as part of his Local Code / Real Estates project, 2009. Image: Courtesy Nicholas de Monchaux
Nicholas de Monchaux is an architect, urbanist, writer and Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at UC Berkeley. His recent book, Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, unearths the truly fascinating story behind the design of the Apollo spacesuit, which has surprising relevance to architectural and planning discourse, particularly in the Bay Area. > Read More
2011.12.18 1:38pm
Filed under: Architecture, Ecology, History, Interviews, Planning, Technology, Brad Leibin, Nicholas de Monchaux
Contributor Profile: Nicholas de Monchaux
Nicholas de Monchaux is an architect who works at the intersections of urban ecology and infrastructure. He is the author of Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo (MIT Press, 2011), an Architectural history of the Apollo 11 Extra-vehicular garment.
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2011.10.27 3:15pm
Filed under: Nicholas de Monchaux