Title & Author:

Performative urbanism : generating and designing urban space / Sophie Wolfrum, Nikolai Frhr. v. Brandis (eds.).

Publication:

Berlin : Jovis, [2015]
©2015

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
"Based on the symposium "performative urbanism" at SCHAUSTELLE, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich 2013. It was organized by the Chair of Urban Design and Regional Planning, Prof. Sophie Wolfrum, Department of Architecture, TU Munich"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references.
Urban situations / Markus Lanz -- Performativity : state of affairs. Performativity : state of affairs : introduction part 1 / Sophie Wolfrum ; Performativity and space / Erika Fischer-Lichte ; The "power" of the performative / Dieter Mersch ; Participate in (the) public : audio moves as urban performance (part I) / Patrick Primavesi -- Images : Patrick Primavesi, Aslıhan Şenel, Tim Rieniets -- Relational space. Relational space : perception and analysis : introduction part 2 / Nikolai Frhr. v. Brandis ; Performative mapping : a critical practice of public space in Istanbul / Aslıhan Şenel ; Unmapping space : some thoughts on maps and performative spaces / Tim Rieniets ; City of athletes / Theo Deutinger -- Images : Theo Deutinger, Bernd Kniess, Ton Matton -- Generating space. Designing performatively : participation and appropriation : introduction part 3 / Max Ott. On UdN-Hotel? Wilhelmsburg / Bernd Kniess -- On performative urbanism / Ton Matton ; Grundbau und Siedler / BeL Architekten, Anne-Julchen Bernhard & Jörg Leeser ; Assembling : performativity in the work of Assemble / Assemble Studio, Mathew Leung & Giles Smith ; With cap, beer, and soup together against abandoned buildings / Nonconform, Katharina Forster -- Images : BeL Architekten, Assemble Studio, Nonconform -- Performative urbanism. Producing city, producing space / Christopher Dell ; Participate in (the) public : audio moves as urban performance (part II) / Patrick Primavesi ; The performative power of architecture / Alban Janson ; Who said "Performative"? Towards a critical posture / Valentina Signore ; Design and performativity, designing performativity / Sophie Wolfrum.

Summary:

"This volume examines the relationship between architectural design and its realization in an urban environment. It proposes an interplay between architectonic material and urban usage and action, and interprets our interaction with architecture as a performative activity."--Publisher description.

ISBN:

9783868593044 (pbk.)
3868593047 (pbk.)

Subject:

City planning.
Space (Architecture)
Espace (Architecture)
City and town life.
Political participation.
Architects and community.
Offentliga platser.
Stadsplanering.
Stadsförnyelse.

Added entries:

Wolfrum, Sophie, editor.
Brandis, Nikolai, Frhr. v., editor.
Wolfrum, Sophie editor.
Brandis, Nikolai, Frhr. v. editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289206
Call No.: BIB 231486
Status: Available