Title Counterpreservation : architectural decay in Berlin since 1989 / Daniela Sandler

Published Ithaca : A Signale Book, Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Signale : modern German letters, cultures, and thought Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.) Contents Counterpreservation as a concept -- Living projects : collective housing, alternative culture, and spaces of resistance -- Cultural centers : history, architecture, and public space -- Decrepitude and memory in the landscape -- Counterpreservation in reverse -- Destruction and disappearance : East German ruins -- Conclusion : toward an architecture of change Summary "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 Analysis Hausprojekte, gentrification, Topography of Terror, Berlin Wall Memorial, Daniel Libeskind, architectural authorship, participatory environments Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Architecture -- Germany -- Berlin -- History Historic preservation -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Historic preservation -- Germany -- History -- 21st century Ruined buildings -- Germany -- Berlin Ruins, Modern -- Germany -- Berlin ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning. Architecture Buildings Historic preservation Ruined buildings Ruins, Modern SUBJECT Berlin (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Germany Germany -- Berlin Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019725803 ISBN 9781501706806 1501706802 9781501706271 1501706276

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