A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Global undergrounds : exploring cities within
Over the last two centuries, the worlds cities have undergone dramatic vertical, above-ground transformations. But at the same time, they have sunk themselves into the ground, in the form of sprawling tendons of tunnels, caverns and bunkers conduits for transport, utilities and communication or spaces of shelter and storage. Global Undergrounds charts the global reach of urban underground spaces, collecting 80 stories of subterranean sites around the world to reveal the profound but often unseen ways they have changed our lives. Illustrated with breath-taking photographs, this book exposes the remarkable diversity of manmade underground environments, from their astonishing range of architectural approaches to the many cultural meanings they carry, whether as places of hope, fear, memory, labour or political resistance. Undergrounds are places that can tell a citys oldest stories or foresee its most distant futures; they are places ultimately of both incredible depth and breadth, serving city dwellers not just with the logistics of day-to-day life but as crucial parts of a citys mythology.
Global undergrounds : exploring cities within
Over the last two centuries, the worlds cities have undergone dramatic vertical, above-ground transformations. But at the same time, they have sunk themselves into the ground, in the form of sprawling tendons of tunnels, caverns and bunkers conduits for transport, utilities and communication or spaces of shelter and storage. Global Undergrounds charts the global reach of urban underground spaces, collecting 80 stories of subterranean sites around the world to reveal the profound but often unseen ways they have changed our lives. Illustrated with breath-taking photographs, this book exposes the remarkable diversity of manmade underground environments, from their astonishing range of architectural approaches to the many cultural meanings they carry, whether as places of hope, fear, memory, labour or political resistance. Undergrounds are places that can tell a citys oldest stories or foresee its most distant futures; they are places ultimately of both incredible depth and breadth, serving city dwellers not just with the logistics of day-to-day life but as crucial parts of a citys mythology.
Global undergrounds : exploring cities within
Dobraszczyk, Paul (editor) / Lopez Galviz, Carlos (editor) / Garrett, Bradley L. (editor) / Manaugh, Geoff (writer of preface)
2016
276 Seiten
234 168 mm
Illustrationen
Erworben aus Studienqualitätsmitteln
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269)
Book
English
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