Sandler, Daniela, 1974- author.

Counterpreservation : architectural decay in Berlin since 1989 / Daniela Sandler.

Ithaca : A Signale Books, Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library, 2016.

xv, 255 pages ; 24 cm.

Signale : modern German letters, cultures, and thought

"In Berlin, decrepit structures do not always denote urban blight. Decayed buildings are incorporated into everyday life as residences, exhibition spaces, shops, offices, and as leisure space. As nodes of public dialogue, they serve as platforms for dissenting views about the future and past of Berlin. In this book, Daniela Sandler introduces the concept of counterpreservation as a way to understand this intentional appropriation of decrepitude. The embrace of decay is a sign of Berlin's iconoclastic rebelliousness, but it has also been incorporated into the mainstream economy of tourism and development as part of the city's countercultural cachet. Sandler presents the possibilities and shortcomings of counterpreservation as a dynamic force in Berlpagesin and as a potential concept for other cities"-- Publisher's Web site.

9781501703164 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1501703161
9781501703171 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
150170317X
(ebook)
9781501706806

Berlin, ...
Architecture Germany Berlin History.
Historic preservation Germany History 20th century.
Historic preservation Germany History 21st century.
Ruined buildings Germany Berlin.
Ruins, Modern Germany Berlin.
Architecture Allemagne Berlin Histoire.
Préservation historique Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Préservation historique Allemagne Histoire 21e siècle.
Ruines Allemagne Berlin.
Ruines modernes Allemagne Berlin.
Architecture
Buildings
Historic preservation
Ruined buildings
Ruins, Modern
Stadtsoziologie
Architektur
Baufälligkeit
Stadtleben
Stadtentwicklung
Berlin (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
Germany
Germany Berlin

History

Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 293710
Cote: BIB 238861
Statut: Disponible