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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index, Ch. 1. Public Space. Disney takes command. The public spaces of malls and museums. Public space: an epilogue -- Ch. 2. Domestic Space. IBA (Internationale Bauausstellung), Berlin. Houses for the traditional family. Multi-family housing -- Ch. 3. Reconfiguring the Urban Sphere. Industrial wastelands. Urban interventions in Spain and France. The world of work -- Notes on Architects, Since the Modern Movement began to be challenged in the late 1960s, architecture has followed a number of widely divergent paths. In this thoughtful and eloquent book, Diane Ghirardo examines the architectural world of the last quarter-century and its theories in the crucial context of social and political issues. Within a survey of a broad range of buildings, she focuses on specific 'megaprojects' as paradigms for discussion. In the realm of public space, she argues, the key questions are raised by the Disney empire and its amusement parks; in domestic space, by the IBA in Berlin, with projects ranging from new structures to rehabilitation and residents' self-build. When it comes to reconfiguring the urban sphere, the megaproject is London's Doc

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Author

Ghirardo, Diane Yvonne

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780500202944

Category

art

Subjects

Architecture, Fiction, Art

Rating

3.28 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14