Sumario

“…Comment les aventures du capitaine Cook à Hawaï peuvent-elles permettre d'appréhender à nouveaux frais la figure d'Ulysse et la place du passé dans "l'Odyssée" ? En quoi le Berlin d'après la chute du Mur, patchwork des expériences modernes du temps, a-t-il pu contribuer à la conceptualisation de la notion de "régime d'historicité" ? …”

“…From the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, to the relative prosperity of the 1970s, and on to the creaking foundations of socialism in the mid-1980s, Hoyer argues that amid oppression and frequent hardship, East Germany was yet home to a rich political, social and cultural landscape, a place far more dynamic than the Cold War caricature often painted in the West.Powerfully told, and drawing on a vast array of never-before-seen interviews, letters and records, this is the definitive history of the other Germany, the one beyond the Wall" -- Contracubierta…”

“…Pero también explora monumentos recientes, desde los legendarios Hulme Crescents de Manchester hasta el Muro de Berlín y los parques temáticos de fibra de vidrio de Las Vegas…”

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“…Dieser Band versammelt die wichtigsten Stimmen der sozial-, kultur- und humanwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, um nicht nur grundlegend in die Thematik einzuführen, sondern auch, um Antworten zu geben auf die Frage nach dem rasanten Wandel unseres Verständnisses von Gefahr, Bedrohung, Unsicherheit und riskantem Verhalten »Die in der Berliner Ringvorlesung dargestellten Reflexionen bilden [...] einen Ausschnitt aus den nationalen und internationalen gesellschaftlichen Diskursen ab. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Nueva visión del Positivismo argentino; Berlin y Vico: "El nacionalismo nunca murió"; Hernández y los hijos del país; Siete argentinos en busca de un nuevo modelo pedagógico; Apéndice; I. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Preface, p. 6 ; Introducing an Architecture of the Present: Critical Regionalism and the Design of Identity (Alexander Tzonis), p. 8 ; Critical Regionalism: A Facet of Modern Architecture since 1945 (Liane Lefaivre), p. 22 ; Projects, p. 56 ; Oscar Niemeyer (Dance Hall, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerals, Brazil 1942), p. 58 ; Richard Neutra (The Kaufmann Desert House, Palm Springs, Callfornia, USA 1946-47), p. 62 ; Alvar Aalto (Säynätsalo Town Hall, Säynätsalo, Finland 1948-52), p. 66 ; Dimitris Pikionis (Pathway up the Acropolis and the Philopappos Hill, Athens, Greece 1953-57), p. 70 ; Ricardo Porro (School of Plastic Arts, Havana, Cuba 1961-65), p. 74 ; Moshe Safdie (Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, Israel 1976-88), p. 78 ; Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Nouméa, New Caledonia 1993-98), p. 82 ; Berger + Parkkinen ( The Nordic Embassies, Berlin, Germany 1995-99), p. 88 ; Jacques Ferrier and Jean-François Irissou (Siége Social de Toral énergie La Tour-de-Salvagny, Lyon, France 1998-99), p. 92 ; p. 102 ; Kengo Kuma (Hiroshige Ando Museum, Batoh, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan 1998-2000), p. 110 ; Leslie Elkins and James Turrell (Live Oak Friends Meeting Hall, Houston, Texas, USA 1995-2001), p. 116 ; MVRDV (Hageneiland, Ypenburg, The Netherlands 1997-2001), p. 120 ; Santiago Calatrava (Ysios Winery, Laguardia, Álava, Spain 1998-2001), p. 124 ; NavarraOfficeWalkArchitecture (Strin Park between Caltagirone and Piazza Armerina, Catania, Italy 2001), p. 128 ; foreign office architects (Yokohama International Port Terminal, Yokohama, Japan 1995-2002), p. 132 ; Gary Chang / Edge Design lnstitute Ltd (Suitcase House, Beijing, China 2001-02), p. 138 ; Ateliers Jean ouvel (Museum on Quai Branly, Paris, France, since 1999), p. 144 ; The Archltects, p. 151 ; Selected Bibliography, p. 154 ; Author Biographies, p. 157 ; lllustratlon Credits, p. 158.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Development of Stirling's style, by Francesco Dal Co, p. 7-24; Projects since Stuttgart (State gallery and chamber theatre, Stuttgart, p. 26-31 / School of architecture extension, Rice University, Houston, p. 32-35 / Wissenschaftszentrum: science centre, Berlin, p. 36-41 / Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, p. 42-45 / Clore Gallery, Tate Gallery, London, p. 46-49 / Villa Lingotto project, Turin, p. 50-51 / British Telecom headquarters project, Milton Keynes, p. 52-53 / Public library, Latina, Italy, p. 54-55 / Tate Gallery Liverpool, p. 56-59 / Museums of new art and sculpture, Tate Gallery, London, p. 60-61 / Transport interchange and bus station, Bilbao, p. 62-63 / Braun headquarters research and production, Melsungen, West Germany, p. 64-65); Projects since Cornell Performing arts centre, Cornell University, p. 68-97 / Speech for opening day of performing arts centre, by James Stirling, p. 98-99 / National Gallery extension, London, p. 108-115 / No 1 Poultry, London, p. 136-145 / Thyssen art gallery, Lugano, p. 160-171 / Kaiserplatz, Aachen, p. 172-181 / Science library, University of California at Irvine, p. 182-191 / Residential development, West Ferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, p. 192-203 / Los Angeles Philharmonic Hall, p. 204-217 / Bibliotheque de France, Paris, p. 218-229 / Compton Verney opera house, p. 230-237 / Biennale bookshop, Venice, p. 238-245 / Tokyo International Forum, p. 246-259); In the classic vein: the sky line, by Brendan Gill, p. 100-107; A formal analysis of Stirling's unsuccessful proposal for the National Gallery extension, London, by Geoffrey Baker, p. 116-135; No 1 Poultry, 'A great building for the 90s': evidence in favour submitted at the Public Enquiry, by Colin St John Wilson, p. 146-159; Biography of James Stirling, p. 263-264; Biography of Michael Wilford, p. 265; Chronological list of buildings and projects, p. 266-267…”