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The Architecture of Aftermath
Terry Smith
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Description for The Architecture of Aftermath
Paperback. The September 11 terrorist attacks targeted "America's icons of military and economic power." This book argues that it was no accident that these targets were buildings. It focuses on the very culture of aftermath itself, exploring how global politics, clashing cultures, and warfare have changed the way we experience destination architecture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
The September 11 terrorist attacks targeted, in Osama bin Laden's words, "America's icons of military and economic power." In "The Architecture of Aftermath", Terry Smith argues that it was no accident that these targets were buildings: architecture has long served as a symbol of proud, defiant power - and never more so than in the late twentieth century. But after September 11, Smith asserts, late modern architecture suddenly seemed an indulgence. With close readings of key buildings - including Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House, Minoru Yamasaki's World Trade Center, Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Richard Meier's Getty Center - ... Read more
The September 11 terrorist attacks targeted, in Osama bin Laden's words, "America's icons of military and economic power." In "The Architecture of Aftermath", Terry Smith argues that it was no accident that these targets were buildings: architecture has long served as a symbol of proud, defiant power - and never more so than in the late twentieth century. But after September 11, Smith asserts, late modern architecture suddenly seemed an indulgence. With close readings of key buildings - including Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House, Minoru Yamasaki's World Trade Center, Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Richard Meier's Getty Center - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226764696
SKU
V9780226764696
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About Terry Smith
Terry Smith is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.
Reviews for The Architecture of Aftermath
"This provocative, lively, and well-written book challengingly addresses the place of architecture in the contested aftermath of September 11 and indeed of modernism as such. It has range, bite, and insight, reinforced by a dazzling range of reference and vision." - Nicholas Mirzoeff, New York University"