| Constructing a Sense of Place: Architecture and the Zionist Discourse Contributor(s): Yacobi, Haim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754634272 ISBN-13: 9780754634270 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2003056293 |
| Series: Design and the Built Environment Series |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While it is widely recognized that architects and their architecture play a key role in constructing a sense of place, the inherent nexus between an architectural ideology and the production of national space and place has so far been neglected. Focusing on the Zionist ideology, this book brings together practising architects and academics to critically examine the role of architects, architecture and spatial practices as mediators between national ideology and the politicization of space. The book first of all sets out the wider context of theoretical debates concerning the role of architecture in the process of constructing a sense of place then divides into six main sections. The book not only provides an innovative new perspective on how the Israeli state had developed, but also sheds light on how architecture shapes national identity in any post-colonial and settler state. |