Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities by Ponzini, Davide

Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities

How and why do spectacular buildings get commissioned and procured? What are their visible urban effects? What...
Dhs. 264.11 AED
Dhs. 264.11 AED
SKU: 9781580934688
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Davide Ponzini
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: Dhs. 264.11
10 customers are viewing this product
Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities by Ponzini, Davide

Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities

Dhs. 264.11

Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities

Dhs. 264.11
Author: Davide Ponzini
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

How and why do spectacular buildings get commissioned and procured? What are their visible urban effects? What can urban planners, architects, and policymakers learn in order to engage in more successful citymaking?

In recent years, media and critical attention has been lavished on famous architects, and the contributions of their designs to the branding of cities. The post-"Bilbao effect" global landscape is one where cities compete for the highest-profile skyscrapers, cultural projects, and high-profile developments designed by star architects whom even casual readers know by first name: Frank Gehry, Bjarke Ingels, Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas.

Far less is known about the decision-making processes behind these projects and their subsequent urban effects. A unique combination of urban studies and photography, Starchitecture investigates projects designed by star architects in cities including Paris, New York, Abu Dhabi, Bilbao, and the architectural microcosm of the Vitra campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Author Davide Ponzini and photographer Michele Nastasi seek to explain and critique a growing global condition by revealing how starchitecture has been and continues to be deployed in cities around the world. The arguments they raise are vital to understanding the urban landscapes of today, and tomorrow.



Author: Davide Ponzini, Michele Nastasi
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Published: 12/27/2016
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781580934688

About the Author
Davide Ponzini is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano. He has been a visiting scholar at Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and Sciences Po Paris. He is author and coauthor of several books, and his research has been published in numerous urban planning and architectural journals and presented at academic conferences internationally.

Michele Nastasi is a photographer of architecture and cities, and editor of the journal Lotus international. His photographs have been published widely in journals and books, and exhibited at the Venice Biennial and in other solo and group exhibitions in Italy and the United States. He has taught architectural photography at the Politecnico di Milano.


This title is only available via back order

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products