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The Culture of Silence: Architecture's Fifth Dimension (Studies in Architecture and Culture)
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Quantrill, Malcolm William; Webb, Bruce C. Series: Studies in Architecture & Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1238.
German playwright Berthold Brecht once observed that ""the Finns are silent in two languages."" To those familiar with Finnish society and conversation, Brecht's remark aptly summarizes the difficulty of exchanging pleasantries, let alone ideas, with Finns. Those who have come up against these impenetrable boundaries have asked themselves if the problem is climatic, sociocultural, Gemeinschaft without Gesellschaft, or some other explanation for the manifest unwillingness to confront and engage. The intent of these essays is to explore the notion of a ""culture of silence"" through the basis of the architectural culture of modern Finland. Roger Connah, British critic and author ... Read more
German playwright Berthold Brecht once observed that ""the Finns are silent in two languages."" To those familiar with Finnish society and conversation, Brecht's remark aptly summarizes the difficulty of exchanging pleasantries, let alone ideas, with Finns. Those who have come up against these impenetrable boundaries have asked themselves if the problem is climatic, sociocultural, Gemeinschaft without Gesellschaft, or some other explanation for the manifest unwillingness to confront and engage. The intent of these essays is to explore the notion of a ""culture of silence"" through the basis of the architectural culture of modern Finland. Roger Connah, British critic and author ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Architecture & Culture
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9780890967850
SKU
V9780890967850
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About
Malcolm Quantrill is Distinguished Professor of Architecture at Texas A&M University. Bruce Webb is dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Houston.
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