Strangely Familiar : Narratives of Architecture in the City

by Borden, Iain; Kerr, Joe; Pivaro, Alicia; Rendell, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780415144186
• ISBN10: 0415144183
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-02-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

From shopping in London to squatting in Amsterdam, and from Times Square in New York to downtown Sao Paulo,Strangely Familiarexplores the vitality and variety of cities and architecture, presenting intriguingly unexpected perspectives on life in cities worldwide. Emphasizing a new angle on architecture which highlights cultural and spatial analysis, each essay in this book tells an individual tale of the city, showing how architecture and urban space intersect within the lives of city dwellers throughout the world. This unique collaborative effort of many of the world's foremost theorists and critics of art, architecture, cultural studies, sociology, history and geography,Strangely Familiarwill strikingly appeal to anyone interested in architecture, graphic or urban design, or urban history.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 4
Introduction: Narratives of Architecture in the City	p. 8
Contributors	p. 10
Lenin's Bust! Unlikely Allies in Wartime London	p. 16
Well-Placed Women: Spaces of the Women's Movement in Victorian London	p. 22
The Stimulus of a Little Confusion: On Spuistraat, Amsterdam	p. 27
"Industrious Females" and "Professional Beauties", or, Fine Articles for Sale in the Burlington Arcade	p. 32
Westway: Caught in the Speed Trap	p. 37
Venice Metro	p. 42
The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History	p. 47
Naples: The Emergent Archaic	p. 52
Sentences Upon Architecture	p. 57
The Visible Cities of Sao Paulo	p. 62
Elected by the Property Owners: Redefining City Government in Mid-Town Manhattan	p. 67
My Mother Lives Now in a Nursing Home	p. 72
Twice-Told Stories: The Double Erasure of Times Square	p. 77
Beneath the Pavement, the Beach: Skateboarding, Architecture and the Urban Realm	p. 82
The Cafe: The Ultimate Bohemian Space	p. 87
Bibliography	p. 92
Manifestations	p. 93
Acknowledgments	p. 96
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