Pamphlet Architecture 15: War and Architecture

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  • Pamphlet Architecture 15: War and Architecture Book Detail

  • Author : Lebbeus Woods
  • Release Date : 1993
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Genre : Architecture
  • Pages : 44
  • ISBN 13 : 9781568980119
  • File Size : 30,30 MB
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Pamphlet Architecture 15: War and Architecture by Lebbeus Woods PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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