The transparent state : architecture and politics in postwar Germany / Deborah Ascher Barnstone.
The transparent state : architecture and politics in postwar Germany / Deborah Ascher Barnstone.
The transparent state : architecture and politics in postwar Germany / Deborah Ascher Barnstone.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N725.10943/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Transparency ideology -- 2. Transparency in German architecture before and after the war -- 3. The quest for an open society -- 4. Looking in the mirror : transparency after 1989 -- 5. A metaphor for the new Germany -- 6. House of openness, architecture of encounter -- 7. Coming to terms with the...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"This book examines the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, questioning the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility, and greater democracy." "Transparency is an im...
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The transparent state : architecture and politics in postwar Germany / Deborah Ascher Barnstone.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-269) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N725.10943/1
Record Identifier
74VKPRDrRBx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPRDrRBx3
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ISBN
0203799887 (e-book : alk. paper)
9780415700184 (hard cover : alk. paper)
0415700183 (hard cover : alk. paper)
9780415700191 (soft cover : alk. paper)
0415700191 (soft cover : alk. paper)
9780203799888 (e-book : alk. paper)
DDC
725.1094309045
725.10943
MMS ID
991019600489702626
