People's palaces: architecture, culture and democracy in post-war Western Europe

Author Christoph Grafe investigates an architectonic typology, the cultural edifice, which must often take on the role of national identity and culture in the realisation of a democratic society. This book takes two specific projects as its subject: London's South Bank and the Kulturhus in Stoc...

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Beteilige Person: Grafe, Christoph 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Architectura & Natura 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Author Christoph Grafe investigates an architectonic typology, the cultural edifice, which must often take on the role of national identity and culture in the realisation of a democratic society. This book takes two specific projects as its subject: London's South Bank and the Kulturhus in Stockholm. The buildings were chosen as a result of their architectural meaning, and by the fact that they appeared in two countries that fulfilled a leading role in the development of the post-war 'welfare state'; in Europe. Besides an in-depth analysis of the two cities within the context of their wider national and cultural development, the book includes a photo essay by German photographer Heidi Specker
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:295 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 28 cm
ISBN:9789461400413