Framing Places - Mediating Power in Built Form (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. Explored through a range of theories and case studies, this examination shows how lives are 'framed' within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets and cities. These silent framings of everyday life also mediate practices of coercion, seduction and authorization as architects and urban designers engage with the articulation of dreams; imagining and constructing a 'better' future in someone's interest. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include a look at the recent Grollo Tower development in Melbourne and a critique on Euralille, a new quarter development in Northern France. The book draws from a broad range of methodology including: analysis of spatial structure discourse analysis phenomenology. These approaches are woven together through a series of narratives on specific cities - Berlin, Beijing and Bangkok - and global building types including the corporate tower, shopping mall, domestic house and enclave.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Architext
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Kim Dovey
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-41635-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-41635-3
Barcode:	9780415416351

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