| Description |
xviii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Transparency ideology -- 2. Transparency in German architecture before and after the war -- 3. The quest for an open society -- 4. Looking in the mirror : transparency after 1989 -- 5. A metaphor for the new Germany -- 6. House of openness, architecture of encounter -- 7. Coming to terms with the past : transparency in Norman Foster's Reichstag -- 8. Why transparency? -- App. 1. Biography of Hans Schwippert -- App. 2. Biography of Gunter Behnisch -- App. 3. Biography of Norman Foster -- App. 4. "Happiness and glass," Hans Schwippert |
| Summary |
"This book examines the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, questioning the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility, and greater democracy." "Transparency is an important issue in contemporary architectural practice; this book will appeal to both the practicing architect and the architectural historian."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Architecture and state - Germany |
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Public buildings - Germany |
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Transparency in architecture - Germany |
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Transparency in government - Germany |
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Germany - History - 1945- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-269) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture and state -- Germany.
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Public buildings -- Germany.
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Transparency in architecture -- Germany.
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Transparency in government -- Germany.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91001544
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| LC no. |
2004008251 |
| ISBN |
0415700183 hardcover : cover alkaline paper |
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0415700191 soft cover alkaline paper |
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0203799887 e-book alkaline paper |
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