Architecture And Democracy
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Architecture and Democracy
This book looks at the fascinating history of the architecture of democratic buildings, from the earliest Classical models of the Ancient World up to the newest parliaments being built today. Divided into two sections, the first section looks at the historical tradition of parliamentary architecture, from Classical Greece onwards, showing how the classical style came to exemplify the ideal form for democratic buildings well into the 19th century. During the 19th century, with the rise of nationalism, states began to search for more varied styles that reflected their particular national identity. The section ends with a look at the Modernist responses to this architectural challenge, as shown by Niemeyer's designs for Brasilia, Le Corbusier's for Chandigarh, Louis Kahn's for Dacca and, most recently, Norman Foster's renovation of the Reichstag in Berlin. The second section of the book focuses on current parliamentary buildings in the UK: the Welsh Assembly designed by Richard Rogers and in particular, the extraordinary Scottish Parliament designed by the Spanish architect Enric Miralles, which is currently under construction. This project is covered in detail, looking at the Scottis
Architecture and Democracy
Author: Deyan Sudjic
language: en
Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company
Release Date: 2001
This text looks at the fascinating history of the architecture of democratic buildings, from the earliest classical models of the Ancient World up to the newest parliaments being built today.
Building Democracy
Building Democracy is a major contribution to the growing public debate about the revival of community values in the face of the self-evident short-comings of the free market, specifically in terms of community architecture. Providing a historical context and an authoritative account of a movement that is proving surprisingly extensive and enduring, the book also examines the relevance of the approach to today's social and environmental problems, particularly in the inner cities. Community architecture was promoted in the early 1980s as the achievement of a handful of pioneering architects finding new ways of working with groups of ordinary people, to help them develop their own homes and community facilities. Building Democracy records the achievements of this movement and analyzes its contribution in addressing the problems of inner cities. Beginning with the origins of the urban question in the industrialization of the 19th century, the book goes on to look at the large-scale urban redevelopment of the 1960s - the latest and most concerted attempt to remodel Victorian cities, and on to community action, from which grew new approaches to design, development and construction. This book is of practical value to planners, architects, surveyors and landscape designers concerned with socially relevant design, as students or professionals. It will also be of interest to many people in the voluntary sector and in local government.