Framing Places

Mediating Power in Built Form

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Framing Places by Kim Dovey, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kim Dovey ISBN: 9781134718573
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 23, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Kim Dovey
ISBN: 9781134718573
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 23, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. Explored through a range of theories and case studies, this examination shows how lives are 'framed' within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets and cities. These silent framings of everyday life also mediate practices of coercion, seduction and authorization as architects and urban designers engage with the articulation of dreams; imagining and constructing a 'better' future in someone's interest.

This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include a look at the recent Grollo Tower development in Melbourne and a critique on Euralille, a new quarter development in Northern France. The book draws from a broad range of methodology including:

  • analysis of spatial structure
  • discourse analysis
  • phenomenology.

These approaches are woven together through a series of narratives on specific cities - Berlin, Beijing and Bangkok - and global building types including the corporate tower, shopping mall, domestic house and enclave.

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

Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. Explored through a range of theories and case studies, this examination shows how lives are 'framed' within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets and cities. These silent framings of everyday life also mediate practices of coercion, seduction and authorization as architects and urban designers engage with the articulation of dreams; imagining and constructing a 'better' future in someone's interest.

This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include a look at the recent Grollo Tower development in Melbourne and a critique on Euralille, a new quarter development in Northern France. The book draws from a broad range of methodology including:

These approaches are woven together through a series of narratives on specific cities - Berlin, Beijing and Bangkok - and global building types including the corporate tower, shopping mall, domestic house and enclave.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Children's Searching by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Shared Services in Local Government by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book In Search of a Political Philosophy by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Bahrain Original Photographs 188 by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Health, Medicine and Society by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book The European Union's Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Loneliness by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Land and Resource Scarcity by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Manufacturing the Mathematical Child by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Marxism and the Chinese Experience: Issues in Contemporary Chinese Socialism by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book New Homes for Old by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Bion in Buenos Aires by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book Piero Sraffa by Kim Dovey
Cover of the book The Industrial Structure of American Cities by Kim Dovey
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