Architecture of Survival - Setting and Politics in Apocalypse Films

This book argues that apocalypse films offer instruction about architecture's social significance. Through set design, films suggest that certain kinds of architecture support human development, community, and freedom, while other kinds separate us from our fellow humans and make democratic politics impossible.

Sommario

Chapter 1. The Aesthetics of Sterility: Modernist Architecture and the End of the World
Chapter 2. Home Life in the Apocalypse: Restoring the Good City
Chapter 3. "Tear Down That Wall": False Promises of Security
Chapter 4. Taking It to the Streets: Politics and Streetscapes in the Future City
Chapter 5. Invisible Architecture: Technology and Control in the Smart City
Chapter 6. Design to Survive: Lessons from Hollywood

Info autore

By Erik Trump and Jake Parcell

Riassunto

This book argues that apocalypse films offer instruction about architecture’s social significance. Through set design, films suggest that certain kinds of architecture support human development, community, and freedom, while other kinds separate us from our fellow humans and make democratic politics impossible.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jake Parcell, Erik Trump, Erik Parcell Trump, Trump Erik
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666908206
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-820-6
• Pagine: 266
• Serie: Politics, Literature, & Film
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Architecture, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, ARCHITECTURE / General, Terrorism, armed struggle