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Counterpreservation Architectural Decay in Berlin since 1989

Name: Counterpreservation
Author: Daniela Sandler

Auteur: Daniela Sandler

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Daniela Sandler

Engels
Hardcover
9781501703164
15 december 2016
274 pagina's

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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. In this book, Daniela Sandler introduces the concept of counterpreservation as a way to understand this intentional appropriation of decrepitude.

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.

Counterpreservation is part of Berlin's fabric: in the city's famed Hausprojekte (living projects) such as the Køpi, Tuntenhaus, and KA 86; in cultural centers such as the Haus Schwarzenberg, the Schokoladen, and the legendary, now defunct Tacheles; in memorials and museums; and even in commerce and residences. The appropriation of ruins is a way of carving out affordable spaces for housing, work, and cultural activities. It is also a visual statement against gentrification, and a complex representation of history, with the marks of different periods—the nineteenth century, World War II, postwar division, unification—on display for all to see. Counterpreservation exemplifies an everyday urbanism in which citizens shape private and public spaces with their own hands, but it also influences more formal designs, such as the Topography of Terror, the Berlin Wall Memorial, and Daniel Libeskind's unbuilt redevelopment proposal for a site peppered with ruins of Nazi barracks. By featuring these examples, Sandler questions conventional notions of architectural authorship and points toward the value of participatory environments.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 15 december 2016
Aantal pagina's: 274
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Daniela Sandler
Hoofduitgeverij: Cornell University Press

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 159 mm
Product hoogte: 19 mm
Product lengte: 241 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 152 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm
Verpakking lengte: 229 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 522 g

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EAN: 9781501703164

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