Architecture and Identity

Name: Architecture and Identity
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Peter Herrle · Erik Wegerhoff

2008年1月 · HABITAT - INTERNATIONAL: Schriften der Habitat Unit, Fakultat VI Planen Bauen Umwelt der TU Berlin Series 第 9 冊 · LIT Verlag Münster

3.0

1 則評論

電子書

501

頁數

符合資格

評分和評論未經驗證瞭解詳情

關於這本電子書

This book brings together complex fields of knowledge and globally splintered discourses on a subject that is experienced not only by scholars, but in the everyday lives of people around the world. There is a common complaint about the loss of identity which, to a substantial degree, is being associated with the built environment in cities and specifically with their architecture. "Architecture and Identity" takes a global, multidisciplinary look on how identities in contemporary architecture are constructed. The general hypothesis underlying this book is that in a globalized world identity in architecture cannot be easily derived from distinct indigenous patterns. The book presents forty contributions from various disciplines aiming to destroy the myth of an inheritable or otherwise prefabricated identity. Some authors dismantle constructs of identity that have long been considered as "solid" and unbreakable while others meticulously unravel the "construction" process of identities in

評分和評論

3.0

1 則評論

關於作者

Peter Herrle is a professor for architecture and international urbanism at Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin). Erik Wegerhoff is researcher at the Berlin University of Technology.