| Clone City: Crisis and Renewal in Contemporary Scottish Architecture Contributor(s): Glendinning, Miles (Author), Page, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748662553 ISBN-13: 9780748662555 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: "Clone City" brings architecture into the mainstream of debates about Scottish cultural identity for the first time. It analyzes polemically the ways in which contemporary market-led globalization has fragmented and debased the Scottish urban environment. It examines the pointers to possible solutions provided by history, and especially by the lessons of the 20th-century Modern Movement. Building on these examples, it sketches out ways in which a more socially organic and place-specific architecture can be reconciled with modernity's pressure of freedom and individuality, showing how that process can actively help in the building of a Scottish identity under home rule. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 720.941 |
| LCCN: 99491009 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.99" W x 9.01" (1.02 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Clone City brings architecture, for the first time, into the mainstream of debates about Scottish cultural identity. It analyses polemically the ways in which contemporary market-led globalisation has fragmented and debased the Scottish urban environment. It examines the pointers to possible solutions provided by history, and especially by the lessons of the 20th-century Modern Movement. Building on these examples, it sketches out ways in which a more socially organic and place-specific architecture can be reconciled with modernity's pressure of freedom and individuality and it shows how that process can actively help in the building of a Scottish identity under home rule.* Integrates architecture and the built environment into mainstreamScottish cultural identity debates; introduces architectural issues to the wider Scottish public* The first book to set out a critical, polemical position on Scottish architecture* Sets contemporary Scottish architecture and city planning issues in a comprehensive historical context* Examines the relevance of the ideas of Patrick Geddes to the contemporary Scottish city |
