Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Allais, Lucia (Author) |
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ISBN: 022628655X ISBN-13: 9780226286556 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments - History | Europe - General |
Dewey: 725.94 |
LCCN: 2018014120 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (2.65 lbs) 347 pages |
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Publisher Description: The twentieth century was the most destructive in human history, but from its vast landscapes of ruins was born a new architectural type: the cultural monument. In the wake of World War I, an international movement arose which aimed to protect architectural monuments in large numbers, and regardless of style, hoping not only to keep them safe from future conflicts, but also to make them worthy of protection from more quotidian forms of destruction. This movement was motivated by hopeful idealism as much as by a pragmatic belief in bureaucracy. An evolving group--including architects, intellectuals, art historians, archaeologists, curators, and lawyers--grew out of the new diplomacy of the League of Nations. During and after World War II, it became affiliated with the Allied Military Government, and was eventually absorbed by the UN as UNESCO. By the 1970s, this organization had begun granting World Heritage status to a global register of significant sites--from buildings to bridges, shrines to city centers, ruins to colossi. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allais, Lucia: - Lucia Allais is associate professor of architecture at Princeton University, a member of the Aggregate Architectural Collaborative, and an editor of the journal Grey Room. |