2012 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 9087281250 | PDF | 5.38 MB
From Jakarta to Leiden, from Buenos Aires to New York,
architecture provides much more than shelter¡ªit provides considerable
cultural, political, and philosophical meaning as well. With Cities Full
of Symbols,Peter J. M. Nas brings together internationally renowned
sociologists, social geographers, and historians to debate the role of
architectural symbols in the urban landscape. Looking specifically at
9/11 memorial designs, the design of the city of Cape Town as a remnant
of Dutch colonialism, and the image of the ship washed ashore by a
tsunami in Banda Aceh, this volume will be of interest to scholars of
architecture, urban design, and policymaking.