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Despite their ubiquity and cultural prominence, the academic study
of arts festivals has long been neglected. The burgeoning festivals
industry is, however, firmly embedded in both the arts funding and
weekly calendar of European cities, and there is no doubt that
festivals are fast becoming a defining feature of urban life in the
twenty-first century. An assessment of their nature and impact is
more pressing than ever before. The contributors to this volume
explore the modern urban festival and the difference it makes to
the experience and management of diversity in the city. Their
research reveals an unsettling coupling of the celebration of local
diversity with institutional amnesia, in which the memory of a
festival hardly ever outlasts its funding. This book documents a
key phenomenon of our time, the supplanting of community-based
remembering with the repetitive structures of events whose historic
and interpretative depth is lost amid a spiraling velocity of
'festivalization'.
Daylight, Design and Place-Making examines the role of daylight in
creating and revealing the wonders of heritage and contemporary
architecture. Shifting from a purely technical approach to
daylighting, this book places importance on the creation of
meaningful aesthetics through an understanding of context and
culture. Cultural applications of light in architecture differ
depending on various historical, technological, and social
characteristics. Increasingly, there is a revival of interest in
contemporary architecture using daylight as an essential contextual
ingredient in the design process. By examining the architecture of
daylight in different locales and setting these in their historical
contexts, the book argues that appropriate use of daylight will
ensure not only visual and thermal comfort in the urban setting and
aid in energy efficiency, but also will contribute to the overall
identity of new buildings, particularly in urban regeneration
projects. This book brings together an analysis of technical
aspects of daylight performance and environmental impact, with
discussions on the psychology of daylighting and its influence in
shaping perceptions of our built environment. It will be an ideal
read for academics and researchers interested in architecture and
cultural studies.
When designing, architects are responding to and creating a
relationship between identity, culture and architectural style.
This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades
has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful
place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'.
Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in
different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are
perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols of
global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for
multi-cultural societies - all of which are difficult for urban
developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization.
Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from
Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, the book
reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up
the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic.
Daylight, Design and Place-Making examines the role of daylight in
creating and revealing the wonders of heritage and contemporary
architecture. Shifting from a purely technical approach to
daylighting, this book places importance on the creation of
meaningful aesthetics through an understanding of context and
culture. Cultural applications of light in architecture differ
depending on various historical, technological, and social
characteristics. Increasingly, there is a revival of interest in
contemporary architecture using daylight as an essential contextual
ingredient in the design process. By examining the architecture of
daylight in different locales and setting these in their historical
contexts, the book argues that appropriate use of daylight will
ensure not only visual and thermal comfort in the urban setting and
aid in energy efficiency, but also will contribute to the overall
identity of new buildings, particularly in urban regeneration
projects. This book brings together an analysis of technical
aspects of daylight performance and environmental impact, with
discussions on the psychology of daylighting and its influence in
shaping perceptions of our built environment. It will be an ideal
read for academics and researchers interested in architecture and
cultural studies.
When designing, architects are responding to and creating a
relationship between identity, culture and architectural style.
This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades
has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful
place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'.
Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in
different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are
perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols of
global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for
multi-cultural societies - all of which are difficult for urban
developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization.
Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from
Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, the book
reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up
the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic.
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