New capital building cities from scratch

"What does the ideal capital look like? Photographer Nick Hannes traveled to six countries - Egypt, Korea, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Brazil - that have recently built a new capital or are in the process of doing so. Each and every one of them is a typical example of what Rem Koolhaas c...

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1. Verfasser: Hannes, Nick (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: BE-Part (Gastgebende Institution)
Weitere Verfasser: Pojani, Dorina (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Tielt Lannoo 2024
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Zusammenfassung:"What does the ideal capital look like? Photographer Nick Hannes traveled to six countries - Egypt, Korea, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Brazil - that have recently built a new capital or are in the process of doing so. Each and every one of them is a typical example of what Rem Koolhaas calls the Generic City: a planned city without historical layers, local identity or its own character. As a visual sociologist with a sharp eye for detail, Hannes searches for the human dimension in a setting full of spectacular architecture and pompous prestige projects. 'New Capital' is a critical reflection on unbridled neoliberal urban development and its social and ecological consequences, but is also peppered with subtle humor and surprising coincidences. Meandering between pride and sadness, 'New Capital' shows how utopia and dystopia are sometimes surprisingly close."--Publisher information
Beschreibung:Literaturangaben
Beschreibung:199 Seiten
ISBN:9789401403764
978-94-014-0376-4
9401403767
94-014-0376-7