Woods, Lebbeus.

War and architecture = Rat i arhitektura / Lebbeus Woods ; translation by Aleksandra Wagner.

New York, NY : Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.

40 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Pamphlet architecture ; 15

War and Architecture is a timely and moving response by architect Lebbeus Woods to the bombing of Sarajevo. With text in both English and Croatian, accompanied by the author's exquisitely drawn, hauntingly beautiful proposals, the book is both dedicated and addressed to the citizens of this ravaged city. Lebbeus Woods has long been fascinated by the intimate ties between architecture and violence. He identifies the two predominant patterns for rebuilding cities following catastrophic destruction: restoring the city exactly to its previous, "historical" state; or "erasing" the remains of the city to construct a new utopia. These, he argues, are twin forms of denial. Woods draws an analogy to the process of biological and emotional healing, presenting architectural forms that act as "injections," "scabs," "scars," and "new tissue," within the complex organism of a city. "Only by facing the insanity of willful destruction," he argues, "can reason begin to believe again in itself."

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Woods, Lebbeus 1940-2012
Architecture and society.
Architecture Conservation and restoration.
Urban renewal.
Architecture et société.
Architecture Conservation et restauration.
Rénovation urbaine.
urban renewal.
Baudenkmal
Geschichte
Kunst

Writings.

Pamphlet architecture ; 15.

Rat i arhitektura

Location: Library main 111307
Call No.: NA44.W895.A35 1993
Status: Available