| On Common Ground: Schlieren - Upper Engadine Photographs of Spatial Development in Suburban Regions and in the Alps Since 1945 Contributor(s): Wandeler, Meret (Author), Görlich, Ulrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 3858813478 ISBN-13: 9783858813473 Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.6" W x 12.9" (2.80 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Common Ground presents a history of spatial development in post-war Switzerland through 250 images. The authors draw on a vast collection of photographs found in archives of all sorts: local government offices, building companies, local and national newspapers, publishers of postcards, cultural heritage societies and amateur photographers.This carefully assembled volume looks specifically at the town of Schlieren, which today is a suburb of Z rich, and Upper Engadine, the world famous mountain resort near St. Moritz in the Canton of Grisons. Tracing the rise of the suburb, On Common Ground arranges images of each location in more or less chronological sequence--the top of each page shows Schlieren, while Upper Engadine is shown on the bottom, allowing for an easy visual comparison between the two regions. This unique study offers a novel way to understand the urban transformation of Switzerland since WW II, and by extension the modern rise of suburbs in central Europe. Two essays are provided in order to contextualize the photographs within Swiss history and the socio-economic developments during the second half of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gorlich, Ulrich: - Ulrich Gorlich is an artist whose work focuses on photography and professor at Zurich University of the Arts, where he is head of the Master Fine Arts Program.Wandeler, Meret: - Meret Wandeler works on artistic research projects on photography and spatial development in Zurich. |
