Architecture, power, and national identity / / Lawrence J. Vale

• Autore: Vale Lawrence J. <1959->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (656 p.)
• Disciplina: 725/.11
• Soggetto topico: Capitols; Architecture - Political aspects; Architecture and society
• Note generali: Includes index.; "First published 1992"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-376) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Part 1: The locus of political power; 1. Capital and capitol: an introduction; How do Government Buildings Mean?; The Locus of Postcolonial Power; What is a Capitol?; What is a Capital?; The Symbolic Role of Modern Capitals; Three Kinds of Modern Capital; Evolved capitals: London, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin; London; Paris; Vienna; Berlin; Evolved capitals renewed: Rome, Moscow, and Athens; Rome; Moscow; Athens; Evolutionary breaks: designing a new capital ; 2. National identity and the capitol complexWhat is National Identity?; Dimensions of National Identity in Architecture and Urban Design; National vs. subnational identity; National vs. Personal Identity; National vs. supranational identity; 3. Early designed capitals: for union, for imperialism, for independence; Washington, D.C.: The First Modern Designed Capital; Colonialism and Early Designed Capitals; Canberra: A Capital Designed for Democracy; New Delhi: A Capital Designed for Empire; Ankara: A Capital Designed for Independence ; 4. Designed capitals after World War Two: Chandigarh and BrasíliaChandigarh: The First Modernist Designed Capital; Brasília: Integrating a Nation-State, Segregating a Government; 5. Designed capitals since 1960; Islamabad: Building "Dynapolis" for the Status Quo; After 1960: The Global Spread of Designed Capitals; Abuja: Nigeria's Washington, D.C.?; Dodoma: A Socialist Capital Alternative?; Capitol Versus Capital; Parliament as Architecture and as Institution; Part 2: Four postcolonial capitol complexes in search of national identity; 6. Papua New Guinea's concrete haus tambaran ; Waigani City CenterBuilding National Symbolism; Subnational and Supranational Symbolism; Tourist Architecture?; 7. Sri Lanka's island parliament; Geoffrey Bawa's Architectural Pluralism; The Politics of a Parliamentary Island; The Sinhalese Master Plan; Implementing Nationalism: The Limits of a Master Plan; 8. Precast Arabism for Kuwait; Prestressed Concrete in a Prestressed Society; Utzon's Arabism; The nomad's tent; The bazaar; The covered square; Precast Arabism; 9. The acropolis of Bangladesh; Kahn's Misconnections; The National Assembly and government hierarchy; Response to climate ; The National Assembly and national religionThe citadels and the city; Misconnections: The Costs and Benefits; Resisting A Conclusion; 10. Designing power and identity; Approaching Capitol Design; Capitol complex as beyond politics?; Capitol complex as microcosm?; Capitol complex as idealization?; Capitol Complex as Critical Synthesis?; Four Temptations of Nationalism; National Identity: Can it be Designed?; Toward a Good Capitol; Notes; Illustration credits; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "This new, expanded edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity examines how architecture and urban design have been manipulated in the service of politics. Focusing on the design of parliamentary complexes in capital cities across the world, it shows how these places reveal the struggles for power and identity in multicultural nation-states. Building on the prize-winning first edition, Yale updates the text and illustrations to account for recent sociopolitical changes, includes discussion of several newly built places, and assesses the enhanced concerns for security that have preoccupied regimes in politically volatile countries. The book is truly global in scope, looking at capital cities in North America and Europe, as well as in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Ultimately, Yale presents an engaging, incisive combination of history, politics, and architecture to chart the evolution of state power and national identity, updated for the twenty-first century. Lawrence Vale is the Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT"--Book jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: Architecture, power, and national identity
• ISBN: 1-134-72928-6; 1-315-88092-X; 1-134-72921-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911067894903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II