Representing the state : capital city planning in the early twentieth century / Wolfgang Sonne ; [translated from the German by Elizabeth Schwaiger, Toronto].

Main entry:

Sonne, Wolfgang, 1965-

Title & Author:

Representing the state : capital city planning in the early twentieth century / Wolfgang Sonne ; [translated from the German by Elizabeth Schwaiger, Toronto].

Publication:

Munich ; London ; New York: Prestel, [2003].
©2003

Description:

367 p., [20] p. of plates (some col.) : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Notes:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich).
Translated from German.
Includes "Notes and Bibliography" (pages 317-342) and index.
Introduction: The political iconography of the city -- Washington 1902 : national self-presentation of a consolidated democracy -- Greater Berlin 1910 : raising a European capital to imperial world status -- Canberra 1912 : searching for democratic monumentality -- New Delhi 1913 : manifestation of the empire's supremacy -- World Centre of Communication 1913 : the futile invention of an international city of peace -- Conclusion: City images and their political meaning -- Notes and Bibliography -- Appendix. List of participants in the competition for Greater Berlin 1908-10 ; List of participants in the competition for Canberra 1911-12 ; List of town planning exhibitions and conferences [1898-1919] ; Catalogue of comprehensive city plans.

Summary:

"In this work of exceptional scholarship, Wolfgang Sonne examines the relationship between city planning and politics. He analyzes a handful of exemplary cities-- Washington, D.C., Berlin, Canberra, and New Delhi --each of which underwent major reconstruction during the years spanning the turn of the twentieth century and the advent of World War I. He also discusses the failed plans for the World Centre of Communication, an attempt at creating an international city of peace in 1913. Because this era was marked by the heyday of Imperialism and its related illusions of grandeur, the book evokes the clashing and melding of political and architectural ideals--a conundrum that continues to plague city planners today."-- AbeBooks https://www.abebooks.com/9783791328980/Representing-State-Capital-City-Planning-3791328980/plp (viewed May 1, 2023).

ISBN:

3791328980
9783791328980

Subject:

City planning History 20th century.
Capitals (Cities) History 20th century.
City planning Political aspects.
Architecture and state.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale.
Capitals (Cities)
City planning
Stadsplanning.
Hoofdsteden.
Politieke structuur.
Architecture et politique.
Urbanisme 20e siècle.
Urbanisme Aspect politique.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Schwaiger, Elizabeth, translator.

Capital city planning in the early twentieth century

Holdings:

Location: Library main 230592
Call No.: NA9095 .S6 2003
Status: Available

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