Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse

Case studies of conceptual norms and aesthetic practices

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Architecture as Cultural and Political Discourse by Daniel Grinceri, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Grinceri ISBN: 9781317423942
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 26, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Daniel Grinceri
ISBN: 9781317423942
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 26, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book is concerned with cultural and political discourses that affect the production of architecture. It examines how these discursive mechanisms and technologies combine to normalise and aestheticise everyday practices. It queries the means by which buildings are appropriated to give shape and form to political aspirations and values. Architecture is not overtly political. It does not coerce people to behave in certain ways. However, architecture is constructed within the same rules and practices whereby people and communities self-govern and regulate themselves to think and act in certain ways. This book seeks to examine these rules through various case studies including: the reconstructed Notre Dame Cathedral, the Nazi era Munich Konigsplatz, Auschwitz concentration camp and the Prora resort, Sydney’s suburban race riots, and the Australian Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is concerned with cultural and political discourses that affect the production of architecture. It examines how these discursive mechanisms and technologies combine to normalise and aestheticise everyday practices. It queries the means by which buildings are appropriated to give shape and form to political aspirations and values. Architecture is not overtly political. It does not coerce people to behave in certain ways. However, architecture is constructed within the same rules and practices whereby people and communities self-govern and regulate themselves to think and act in certain ways. This book seeks to examine these rules through various case studies including: the reconstructed Notre Dame Cathedral, the Nazi era Munich Konigsplatz, Auschwitz concentration camp and the Prora resort, Sydney’s suburban race riots, and the Australian Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Site and Composition by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book International Conflict and Cyberspace Superiority by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book More Than A Movie by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Partitions by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Biblical Women's Voices in Early Modern England by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Policy Studies: Review Annual by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book The Coming of Austrian Fascism by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Beauty Queens on the Global Stage by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Widowhood in an American City by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Suburban Gridlock by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Memoirs Of The Red Queen by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Library of Congress Subject Headings by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Images of Women in Antiquity by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Terrorism and Beyond (RLE: Terrorism & Insurgency) by Daniel Grinceri
Cover of the book Twenty Years in Khama Country and Pioneering Among the Batuana of Lake Ngami by Daniel Grinceri
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy