TY  - BOOK
AU  - Asendorf,Christoph
AU  - Beyme,Klaus von
AU  - Blau,Eve
AU  - Crowley,David
AU  - Hein,Carola
AU  - Kirk,Terry
AU  - Minkenberg,Michael
AU  - Vale,Lawrence J.
AU  - Çınar,Alev
TI  - Power and Architecture: The Construction of Capitals and the Politics of Space 
T2  - Space and Place
SN  - 9781782380092
U1  - 320.01/1 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Architecture and state
KW  - Capitals (Cities)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - City planning
KW  - History
KW  - Democracy and architecture
KW  - Democracy
KW  - National characteristics
KW  - Power (Social sciences)
KW  - Public architecture
KW  - Public spaces
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Symbolism in architecture
KW  - ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Urban Studies, History (General)
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Figures --; Maps --; Introduction. Power and Architecture Th e Construction of Capitals, the Politics of Space, and the Space of Politics --; Chapter 1. Capital Architecture and National Identity --; Chapter 2. A City of the People, by the People, for the People? Democracy and Capital-Building in Washington, DC, Ottawa, Canberra, and Brasília --; Chapter 3. Capital-Building in Post-War Germany --; Chapter 4. Berlin: Three Centuries as Capital --; Chapter 5. Image, Itinerary, and Identity in the “Third” Rome --; Chapter 6. “A Capital without a Nation”: Red Vienna, Architecture, and Spatial Politics between the World Wars --; Chapter 7. The Ruins of Socialism: Reconstruction and Destruction in Warsaw --; Chapter 8. State Building as an Urban Experience: The Making of Ankara --; Chapter 9. Building Capital Mindscapes for the European Union --; Contributors --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state’s political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the “invention” of the nation. Capitals capture the imagination of natives, visitors and outsiders alike, yet also express the outcomes of power struggles within the political systems in which they operate. This volume addresses the reciprocal relationships between identity, regime formation, urban planning, and public architecture in the Western world. It examines the role of urban design and architecture in expressing (or hiding) ideological beliefs and political agenda.  Case studies include “old” capitals such as Rome, Vienna, Berlin and Warsaw; “new” ones such as Washington DC, Ottawa, Canberra, Ankara, Bonn, and Brasília; and the “European” capital Brussels. Each case reflects the authors’ different disciplinary backgrounds in architecture, history, political science, and urban studies, demonstrating the value of an interdisciplinary approach to studying cities
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782380108
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782380108
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781782380108/original
ER  -