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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Main Author: Sandler, Daniela (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY ; London : Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library , [2016]
Series:Signale: Modern German letters, cultures, and thought
A Signale book
Subjects:
Berlin
Stadtentwicklung
Architektur
Stadtsoziologie
Geschichte 1989-2010
Ruine
Nutzung
Gentrifizierung
Rezensiertes Werk
Berlin (Germany) > Buildings, structures, etc
Online Access:Rezension
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Counterpreservation
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Daniela Sandler, Counterpreservation. Architectural decay in Berlin since 1989]
Author Notes:Daniela Sandler
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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