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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464198503321

Autore

Dovey Kim

Titolo

Becoming places [[electronic resource] /] / Kim Dovey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

0-203-87500-1

1-282-23474-9

9786612234743

0-415-41637-X

1-134-11736-1

Descrizione fisica

xi, 201 p. : ill., maps, plans

Altri autori (Persone)

DoveyKim

Disciplina

720.1/03

Soggetti

Architecture and society

Space (Architecture)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Sequel and complementary volume to Dovey's seminal text, Framing places.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Ideas -- pt. II. Places.

Sommario/riassunto

About the practices and politics of place and identity formationĀ - the slippery ways in which who we are becomes wrapped up with where we areĀ - this book exposes the relations of place to power. It links everyday aspects of place experience to the social theories of Deleuze and Bourdieu in a very readable manner. This is a book that takes the social critique of built form another step through detailed fieldwork and analysis in particular case studies.Through a broad range of case studies from nationalist monuments and new urbanist suburbs to urban laneways and avant garde interiors, questions are explored such as: What is neighborhood character? How do squatter settlements work and does it matter what they look like? Can architecture liberate? How do monuments and public spaces shape or stabilize national identity?.