Mélanie Van Der Hoorn
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 234820 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mélanie Van Der Hoorn |
| PRENOMES | Mélanie |
| SOBRENOME | Van Der Hoorn |
| ASSINATURA | VAN DER HOORN M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Research Institute for History and Culture, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
AM, 20,000 people, and 450 kilograms of explosives
The demolition of undesired buildings is often an ambiguous event: it can be seen as a brutal attack by some people, whereas others consider it necessary to construct something new. What needs to be accomplished is not a simple physical act, but principally the acceptance of disposal as something needed and wanted, rather than unnecessary wastage. Here resides the controversial and ambivalent character of many acts of disposal. Detonation, theref…
Consuming the “Platte” in East Berlin
This article is an analysis of the social and cultural relevance of alternative attitudes towards contested architecture. A concrete example is given by the socalled "Plattenbauten" in East Berlin, prefabricated apartment blocks erected during GDR times, many of which are currently reported to be unoccupied. In the media, they are often extremely negatively portrayed and associated with anonymity, criminality, and right-wing radicalism. Despite t…
Exorcizing Remains
How can a long undesired piece of architecture all of a sudden become an attractive souvenir for tourists, a talisman, a valuable object? Often relegated to the role of witness most individuals passively watch the large-scale transformation of their built environment. The situation can, however, be totally different with fragments of buildings. In two cases, the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the deserted national-socialist seaside resort of P…
Exorcizing Remains
How can a long undesired piece of architecture all of a sudden become an attractive souvenir for tourists, a talisman, a valuable object? Often relegated to the role of witness most individuals passively watch the large-scale transformation of their built environment. The situation can, however, be totally different with fragments of buildings. In two cases, the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the deserted national-socialist seaside resort of P…
Exorcizing Remains
How can a long undesired piece of architecture all of a sudden become an attractive souvenir for tourists, a talisman, a valuable object? Often relegated to the role of witness most individuals passively watch the large-scale transformation of their built environment. The situation can, however, be totally different with fragments of buildings. In two cases, the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the deserted national-socialist seaside resort of P…
Consuming the “Platte” in East Berlin
This article is an analysis of the social and cultural relevance of alternative attitudes towards contested architecture. A concrete example is given by the socalled "Plattenbauten" in East Berlin, prefabricated apartment blocks erected during GDR times, many of which are currently reported to be unoccupied. In the media, they are often extremely negatively portrayed and associated with anonymity, criminality, and right-wing radicalism. Despite t…
AM, 20,000 people, and 450 kilograms of explosives
The demolition of undesired buildings is often an ambiguous event: it can be seen as a brutal attack by some people, whereas others consider it necessary to construct something new. What needs to be accomplished is not a simple physical act, but principally the acceptance of disposal as something needed and wanted, rather than unnecessary wastage. Here resides the controversial and ambivalent character of many acts of disposal. Detonation, theref…
Sociology (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Archaeology (2 obras) · Architecture (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Demolition (2 obras) · History (2 obras) · History (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Law (2 obras)