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The Sociology of Architecture
Paul Jones
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States have long been active in commissioning architecture, which affords one way to embed political projects within socially meaningful cultural forms. Such state-led architecture is often designed not only to house the activities of government, but also to reflect political-economic shifts and to chime with a variety of ‘internal’ and ‘external’ publics as part of wider discourses of belonging. From the vantage point of sociology, this context necessitates critical engagement with the role of leading architects’ designs and discourses relative to politicized identity projects. Focusing on the mobilization of architecture in periods of social change, The Sociology of Architecture ... Read more
States have long been active in commissioning architecture, which affords one way to embed political projects within socially meaningful cultural forms. Such state-led architecture is often designed not only to house the activities of government, but also to reflect political-economic shifts and to chime with a variety of ‘internal’ and ‘external’ publics as part of wider discourses of belonging. From the vantage point of sociology, this context necessitates critical engagement with the role of leading architects’ designs and discourses relative to politicized identity projects. Focusing on the mobilization of architecture in periods of social change, The Sociology of Architecture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846310775
SKU
V9781846310775
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About Paul Jones
Paul R. Jones is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool.
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