UID:
kobvindex_INT0003041
Format:
1 electronic resource (303 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white), plans, maps ;
ISBN:
9789087281250
,
9087281250
,
9789400600447
,
9400600445
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "Cities are full of symbols that bear the meanings that together constitute urban culture. These interdisciplinary case studies, from Jakarta to Leiden and from Buenos Aires to New York, employ urban symbolism theory and a focus on such symbols as the city's layout, statues, street names and popular culture. This book examines design proposals that show symbolic handling of the 9/11 attack on New York, the disaster symbolism of the ship washed ashore by the tsunami in Banda Aceh, and the design of the symbol of the city of Cape Town derived from a remnant of Dutch colonial architecture, or the mass pilgrimage to Elvis's Graceland in Memphis. 'Cities Full of Symbols' develops urban symbolic ecology and hypercity approaches into a new perspective on social cohesion. Approaches of architects, anthropologists, sociologists, social geographers and historians converge to make this a book for anyone interested in urban life, policymaking and city branding."
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "From Jakarta to Leiden, from Buenos Aires to New York, architecture provides much more than shelter--it provides considerable cultural, political, and philosophical meaning as well. With Cities Full of Symbols, Peter J. M. Nas brings together internationally renowned sociologists, social geographers, and historians to debate the role of architectural symbols in the urban landscape. Looking specifically at 9/11 memorial designs, the design of the city of Cape Town as a remnant of Dutch colonialism, and the image of the ship washed ashore by a tsunami in Banda Aceh, this volume will be of interest to scholars of architecture, urban design, and policymaking."
Note:
MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: Introduction : variety of symbols / Peter J.M. Nas, Marlies de Groot and Michelle Schut -- Emotion in the symbolic spectrum of Colombo, Sri Lanka / Michelle Schut, Peter J.M. Nas and Siri T. Hettige -- Squares, water and historic buildings : the transforming power of city marketing on urban symbolism in Ghent, Belgium / Rose-Anne Vermeer -- Urban symbolism in Yogyakarta : in search of the lost symbol / Pierpaolo De Giosa -- The changing image of Gdansk, Poland : from regained homeland to multicultural city / Barbara Bossak-Herbst -- Obelisk and axis : urban symbolism of Buenos Aires / Lars Bakker -- A touch of tragedy : pre- and post-tsunami symbolism in Banda Aceh, Indonesia / Rob van Leeuwen -- Imagining modernity : memory, space and symbolism of The Hague / Jialing Luo -- Urban symbolism and the new urbanism of Indonesia / Hans-Dieter Evers -- Kudus and Blitar : a tale of two Javanese iconic cities / Pierpaolo De Giosa -- Jakarta through poetry / Esrih Bakker and Katie Saentaweesook -- History in bronze : competing memories and symbolic representation in Albuquerque, New Mexico / Eveline Dürr -- The resilient city : New York after 9/11 and the new WTC designs / Georgina Kay -- Conclusion : feeling at home in the city and the codification of urban symbolism research / Peter J.M. Nas and Pierpaolo De Giosa -- Contributors -- Index.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Edited volumes
;
Case studies
DOI:
10.5117/9789087281250
