Beyond Description - Singapore Space Historicity

Zusatztext 'Considers the spatial history of discourses and the political uses of 'emergency' as well as the militarization of daily spaces in the city.' - Space and Culture Informationen zum Autor Ryan Bishop, John Phillips, Wei-Wei Yeo Klappentext Treated from a range of disciplinary perspectives! this book both addresses and challenges issues of space! historicity! architecture and textuality by focusing on Singapore's singular position in the region and as a global city. Zusammenfassung Treated from a range of disciplinary perspectives, this book addresses and challenges issues of space, historicity, architecture and textuality by focusing on Singapore's singular position in the region and as a global city. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Beyond Description: Space Historicity Singapore: Introductory Essay 2. Ghosts, Spectres and the Other Presences 3. 'The Vertical Order has Come to an End': The Insignia of the Military C3I and Urbanism in Global Networks 4. Emergency and 'The Return to Normal' 5. As the Wind Blows and Dews Came Down: Ghost Stories and Collective Memory in Singapore. 6. Evangelical Economies and Abjected Spaces: Cultural Territorialisation in Singapore 7. At Home in the Worlds: Community and Consumption in Urban Singapore 8. The Economic Valuation of Land Space in Singapore and its Impact on the Development of Intangible Assets 9. Urbanism and Postmodernity 10. Inside/Outside Architecture 11. Urban Archives 12. Kampong Bugis Guide Plan: The Tale of Two Movements 13. Natural History and Myth: The Garden City of Singapore 14. Conclusion. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Phillips Bishop
• Assisted by: Ryan Bishop (Editor), Bishop Ryan (Editor), John Phillips (Editor), Wei-Wei Yeo (Editor), Yeo Wei-Wei (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9780415299817
• ISBN: 978-0-415-29981-7
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Architext
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, Singapore, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Architectural structure and design