Overview
The expedited globalised process of exchange and new forms of cultural production have transformed old established notions of identity, calling into question their conceptual foundations. This book explores the spatial and representational dimension of this phenomenon, by addressing how the reshaping of the key themes of place, architecture and memory are altering the nature, as well as, our understanding of identity. Cutting across boundaries, the book drives discussion of identity beyond the well-worn concern for its loss within a globalised context, and importantly provides links between identity, place, memory and representation in architecture. Examining a range of case studies from Australia, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Singapore, as well as with contributions cutting across geographical and temporal boundaries, this volume addresses such issues as architecture technology, place and memory – critical issues in the monitoring and mapping of identity shift within a rapidly globalising context. With contributions from renowned authors in the field including Nicholas Temple, Patsy Hely, Robert Brown, Liane Lefaivre, John Hendrix, Ana Souto, Fiona MacLaren, Stephen Walker, Nezar AlSayyad, Andrzej Piotrowski, Catherine Ettinger, Luz Marie Rodríguez, and Raymond Quek this book presents fresh insights and diverse perspectives on the evolving question of identity and globalisation.
Full Product Details
Author: Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) ,
Guillermo Garma Montiel (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.630kg
ISBN: 9780415622875
ISBN 10: 0415622875
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""[T]he book is a good read in architectural history and theory. And it may encourage similar critiques of twenty-first-century architecture and the political and institutional transformation of modern-day stateless interdependency."" – Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem, University of Wolverhampton"
[T]he book is a good read in architectural history and theory. And it may encourage similar critiques of twenty-first-century architecture and the political and institutional transformation of modern-day stateless interdependency. - Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem, University of Wolverhampton
Author Information
Soumyen Bandyopadhyay is Professor of Architecture and Design at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Guillermo Garma Montiel is Principal Lecturer in Architecture at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
