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The City Between Freedom and Security: Contested Public Spaces in the 21st Century
Deane Simpson
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Hardcover. Explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space - and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Editor(s): Simpson, Deane; Jensen, Vibeke; Rubing, Anders. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 256 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Winner of the DAM ARCHITECTURAL BOOK AWARD 2017 This publication explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space - and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Starting from the disputed redevelopment of the Oslo Government Quarter since its attack in 2011, the book functions as a broader discursive platform mediating opposing positions at the intersection of architecture/urbanism and security/democracy. The book interposes essays, interviews, site drawings, a lexicon of terms, and photo-essays ... Read more
Winner of the DAM ARCHITECTURAL BOOK AWARD 2017 This publication explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space - and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Starting from the disputed redevelopment of the Oslo Government Quarter since its attack in 2011, the book functions as a broader discursive platform mediating opposing positions at the intersection of architecture/urbanism and security/democracy. The book interposes essays, interviews, site drawings, a lexicon of terms, and photo-essays ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1412g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035609707
SKU
V9783035609707
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Ref
99-1
About Deane Simpson
D.Simpson, Royal Danish Academy of Architecture; V.Jensen, Bergen School of Architecture; A.Rubing, Bergen School of Architecture
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