Counterpreservation : architectural decay in Berlin since 1989
"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...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY ; London
: Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
, [2016]
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| Series: | Signale: Modern German letters, cultures, and thought
A Signale book |
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| Online Access: | Rezension Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Counterpreservation Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Daniela Sandler, Counterpreservation. Architectural decay in Berlin since 1989] |
| Author Notes: | Daniela Sandler |
| Summary: | "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"-- "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index A Signale book |
| Physical Description: | xv, 255 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781501703171 9781501703164 |
