Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture

"This book is a lyrical document of a decade or so of recent transformations in the city of Vancouver, B.C. Public fountains, pleasure-grounds, bridges, gardens, office towers, suburbs, shrubs, restaurants, and motion are among its subjects. The book also serves as a practical guide for the navigation and appreciation of contemporary cities. Poet and essayist Lisa Robertson maintains the Office for Soft Architecture to construct propositions and reports for the advancement of natural history of civic surface"--Book jacket front flap.