Title: Post-traumatic urbanism /
Authors: Lahoud, Adrian; Rice, Charles.; Burke, Anthony, 1970-
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Urban renewal; Architectural design; Disasters
Abstract: "What does one mean when describing a room as atmospheric? Does it allude to a space that has been designed, stylised or even thematised? Is it a spatial quality conditioned by one's perception? Does atmosphere originate from material attributes inherent to interior finishes and decor? Is it simply the dramatic effect resulting from skilful use of lighting and colour? Is atmosphere an immersive ambience? How is atmosphere crafted? Does it have a critical edge, literally and theoretically?" "Visually exciting and provocative, Interior Atmospheres combines contemporary projects and interviews alongside analytical essays. Authors such as Rachel Carley, Ted Krueger, Malte Wagenfeld and Helene Frichot explore the distinctions between visible and invisible realms within architectural design. The technological interface between design and atmosphere is tested through digital and creative material works by Petra Blaisse, Kevin Klinger, Gregory Luhan, Andrew Kudless, Walter Niedermayr, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela, Joel Sanders and Karen Van Lengen and Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects). Paul James, Mary Anne Beecher and Lois Weinthal probe the physical limits of atmosphere in regard to site, 'the outside' and interiority. Contributors and projects straddle the boundaries of design, art and architecture in order to gain a fuller understanding of atmosphere's elusive and pervasive presence." --Book Jacket.
Contents: Spotlight : visual highlights of the issue -- Introduction : post-traumatic urbanism / Adrian Lahoud -- Trauma within the walls : notes toward a philosophy of the city / Andrew Benjamin -- The space-time of pre-emption : an interview with Brian Massumi / Charles Rice -- Making Dubai : a process in crisis / Todd Reisz -- Changes of state : slow-motion trauma in the Gangetic plains of India / Anthony Acciavatti -- After the event : speculative projects in the aftermath / Samantha Spurr -- Forensic architecture / Eyal Weizman ... [et al.] -- The infrastructure of instability / Tarsha Finney -- Post-apocalypse now / Mark Fisher -- The eighth day : God created the world in seven days. This is the eighth day / Tony Chakar -- Figures in the sand / Christopher Hight, Michael Robinson -- The urban complex : scalar probabilities and urban computation / Anthony Burke -- Project for a Mediterranean union / Adrian Lahoud -- Fearscapes : Caracas postcards from a violent city / Eduardo Kairuz -- Energy territories / Anthony Burke -- Architecture, contingency and crisis : an interview with Slavoj Zizek / Adrian Lahoud -- The very mark of repression : the demolition theater of the Palast der Republik and the New Schloss Berlin / Khadija Carroll La -- On message : an interview with Michael Chertoff / Charles Rice -- Borderline syndrome / Ole Bouman -- Counterpoint : rebuilding from below the bottom : Haiti / Jayne Merkel, Craig Whitaker.