War diaries : design after the destruction of art and architecture /
"In this timely volume, Elisa Dainese and Aleksandar Stanicic have assembled a roster of contributors who can speak to the effects of war and sectarian strife on the built environment in various war-torn areas. The essayists discuss creative strategies for rebuilding and restablizing damaged si...
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University of Virginia Press,
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Publisher Address: | Charlottesville, Virginia : |
Publication Dates: | 2022. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"In this timely volume, Elisa Dainese and Aleksandar Stanicic have assembled a roster of contributors who can speak to the effects of war and sectarian strife on the built environment in various war-torn areas. The essayists discuss creative strategies for rebuilding and restablizing damaged sites, often within the context of continuing animosities; the establishment of design coalitions to work with local communities on reconstruction; the designing of emergency settlements; the development of new and customized strategies for rebuilding diverse parts of the savaged world; the teaching of culturally sensitive design practices to architects and urbanists going to such sites; and many other topics. Dainese and Stanicic describe the intentional, targeted attacks on art and infrastructure--often by sophisticated long-range weaponry meant to destroy not only physical structures but also political unity and cultural memory--as "the weaponization of art and architecture." And though there are some works on wartime destruction of specific citites and landscapes, the editors contend that there is a dearth of publications on design after conflict, which this volume aims to address"-- |
Carrier Form: | xii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-198) and index. |
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9780813948010 0813948010 9780813948027 0813948029 |
Index Number: | NA9053 |
CLC: | TU-87 |
Call Number: | TU-87/W253 |
Contents: | Introduction: critical themes of design after destruction / Elisa Dainese and Aleksandar Staničić -- On Urban Postconflict Development: Toward a Practice-Oriented Research Agenda / Kai Vöckler -- Ivan Štraus: war diary and design intentions of an architect in postwar Sarajevo / Armina Pilav -- Normalizing war: the aesthetics of national resilience / Gabriel Schwake -- Scars of War and Reconstruction in Lebanon / Deen Sharp -- "Simple plans" and complex lives: a dialogue about planning and designing emergency settlements / Charlie Hailey interview with Per Iwansson and Hans Skotte -- Designing Emergency Architecture / Raul Pantaleo and TAMassociati ; translated by Elisa Dainese -- Teaching culturally sensitive design / Aleksandar Staničić interview with Azra Akšamija -- Conclusion: reconceptualizing design after destruction / Elisa Dainese and Aleksandar Staničić. |