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Counterpreservation : architectural decay in Berlin since 1989

Sandler, Daniela, 1974- author

Overview

\"In Berlin, decrepit structures do not always denote urban blight. Decayed buildings are incorporated into everyday life as residences, exhibition spaces, shops, offices, and as leisure space. As nodes of public dialogue, they serve as platforms for dissenting views about the future and past of Berlin. In this book, Daniela Sandler introduces the concept of counterpreservation as a way to understand this intentional appropriation of decrepitude. The embrace of decay is a sign of Berlin's iconoclastic rebelliousness, but it has also been incorporated into the mainstream economy of tourism and development as part of the city's countercultural cachet. Sandler presents the possibilities and shortcomings of counterpreservation as a dynamic force in Berlpagesin and as a potential concept for other cities\"-- Publisher's Web site.

• Publisher: A Signale Books, Cornell University Press : Cornell University Library
• Subject: Architecture Germany Berlin History 20th century. / Architecture Germany Berlin History 21st century. / Historic preservation Germany History 20th century. / Historic preservation Germany History 21st century. / Ruined buildings Germany Berlin. / Ruins, Modern Germany Berlin. / Berlin (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
• ISBN: 9781501703164, 9781501703171

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NA1085.S26 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE