Format:
xv, 255 Seiten
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781501703171
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9781501703164
Series Statement:
Signale: Modern German letters, cultures, and thought
Content:
"In Berlin, decrepit structures do not always denote urban blight. Decayed buildings are incorporated into everyday life as residences, exhibition spaces, shops, offices, and as leisure space. As nodes of public dialogue, they serve as platforms for dissenting views about the future and past of Berlin. In this book, Daniela Sandler introduces the concept of counterpreservation as a way to understand this intentional appropriation of decrepitude. The embrace of decay is a sign of Berlin's iconoclastic rebelliousness, but it has also been incorporated into the mainstream economy of tourism and development as part of the city's countercultural cachet. Sandler presents the possibilities and shortcomings of counterpreservation as a dynamic force in Berlpagesin and as a potential concept for other cities"--
Content:
"In Berlin, decrepit structures do not always denote urban blight. Decayed buildings are incorporated into everyday life as residences, exhibition spaces, shops, offices, and as leisure space. As nodes of public dialogue, they serve as platforms for dissenting views about the future and past of Berlin. In this book, Daniela Sandler introduces the concept of counterpreservation as a way to understand this intentional appropriation of decrepitude. The embrace of decay is a sign of Berlin's iconoclastic rebelliousness, but it has also been incorporated into the mainstream economy of tourism and development as part of the city's countercultural cachet. Sandler presents the possibilities and shortcomings of counterpreservation as a dynamic force in Berlin and as a potential concept for other cities"--
Note:
Includes index
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A Signale book
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Counterpreservation as a concept -- Living projects : collective housing, alternative culture, and spaces of resistance -- Cultural centers : history, architecture, and public space -- Decrepitude and memory in the landscape -- Counterpreservation in reverse -- Destruction and disappearance : East German ruins -- Conclusion : toward an architecture of change
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Sandler, Daniela, 1974 - Counterpreservation Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016 ISBN 9781501706271
Language:
English
Keywords:
Berlin
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Stadtentwicklung
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Architektur
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Stadtsoziologie
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Geschichte 1989-2010
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Berlin
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Architektur
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Ruine
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Nutzung
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Gentrifizierung
Author information:
Sandler, Daniela 1974-
