Written by a team of renowned contributors and carefully edited to address the themes laid out by the editors in their introduction; the book includes theoretical issues concerning the questions of aesthetics and politics and addresses city and urban strategies within the general critique of the "post-political". By focusing on specific case studies from Warsaw; Barcelona; Dubai; Tokyo and many more the book consolidates the contributions of a diverse group of academics; architects and critics from Europe; the Middle East and America.This collection fills the gap in the existing literature on the relation between politics and aesthetics; and its implications for the theoretical discourse of architecture today. In summary; this book provides a response to the predominant de-politicization in academic discourse and is an attempt to re-claim the abandoned critical project in architecture.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. wonderful description of a community in constant changeBy Richard Frankwonderful description of a community in constant change. vividly portrays the life of the "other communities" along the river at the turn of the century. Exciting to discover how the the area has come into its own as an arts center in recent years.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A pleasure to read; a joy to learn this historyBy Bruce Walters; professorJonathan Turners "Bucktown" is a lively recounting of the Mississippi Rivers most infamous port. The book centers on Bucktowns heyday as the "Wickedest City in America;" tells of its decline and -then- of the recent restoration of its architecture. A pleasure to read; a joy to learn this history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An interesting urban comeback storyBy M. R. DavidsaverThis is a small but mighty volume that highlights the history and heritage of an important river town. Davenport was part of the Tri-Cities first and then the Quad Cities most recently as they all shared the banks of the Mississippi River. The river brought life; prosperity; and growing pains to an early frontier Davenport that rivaled the likes of cities many times its size. Turner documents it all with faithful quotes from a great many sources. He begins in the 1880s by showing us the booze-soaked red-light district and progresses forward through the boom and bust years of two world wars and a major farm crisis. He ends with an amazing come-back story of urban revitalization.The high point for me was going to hear the Quad City Wind Ensemble preform at St. Ambrose Universitys Allaert Hall. Id just finished the part of chapter four that highlighted the cultural influence of the German American populations love of all things musical. The title of the performance was "Fiesta" and the music was lively and uplifting. I felt like I had a direct line back to those rowdy beer halls of Bucktown in its heyday without having to stagger home.Theres just so much information here and the before and after photos are very helpful; but it left me wishing for someone to put together a tour to give me more. Turner has done an impressive job with his brief overview. I think he has opened a door to a lot of stories waiting to be told.
