Commodification and Spectacle in Architecture
More than ever, architectural design is seen as a means to promote commercial goals rather than as an end in itself. Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, for example, simply cannot be considered apart from its intended role as a catalyst for the economic revitalization of Bilbao and its ability to attract tourist dollars, regardless of its architectural merits. A built environment intended to seduce consumers is more likely to offer instant gratification than to invite independent thought and reflection. But how harmful, if at all, is this unprecedented commercialization of architecture? Framed with a provocative introduction by Kenneth…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8166-4753-8
- EAN: 9780816647538
- Produktnummer: 1468456
- Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 122 S.
- Masse: H22.4 cm x B16.3 cm x D0.8 cm 195 g
- Auflage: 1968. 2nd Print
- Reihenbandnummer: 01
- Gewicht: 195
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