Format:
271 Seiten
ISBN:
9783038600022
,
3038600024
Content:
Owning a home is a cornerstone of the American Dream, the ultimate status symbol in the land of the free. But is the dream in crisis? Mass-marketed and endlessly multiplied, the suburban single-familiy house has become an instrument of global economic calamity and ongoing environmental catastrophe. Never before have we been so badly in need of a reassessment of our cultural values from an architectural perspective. With Atlas of Another America, Keith Krumwiede has written a bold and original work of speculative fiction that calls on Americans - and, increasingly, the rest of the world - to seriously reconsider the concept of the single-family home. Presented in the style of a historical architectural treatise comprised of over 150 drawings and images, Krumwiede's "Freedomland" is a fictional utopia of communal superhomes constructed from the remains of the suburban metropolis. Freedomland's strangely familiar visions draw on a long lineage of social and architectural thought - from Owen and Fourier to Ledoux, Branzi, and Koolhaas - in which imaginary but not entirely implausible worlds are envisioned in order to reframe reality and direct us toward new territories of action.
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
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Utopische Architektur
;
Siedlung
;
Krumwiede, Keith
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Wohnungsbau
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Idealstadt
;
Bildband
