
Race and Modern Architecture
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions

Persons
Irene Cheng is an architectural historian and associate professor at the California College of the Arts.
Charles L. Davis II (Editor)
Charles L. Davis II is an assistant professor of architectural history and criticism at the University at Buffalo, SUNY.
Mabel O. Wilson (Editor)
Mabel O. Wilson is the Nancy and George E. Rupp Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and a professor in African American and African Diasporic Studies at Columbia University.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction-Irene Cheng, Charles L. Davis II, and Mabel O. Wilson
- I. Race and the Enlightenment
- 1. Notes on the Virginia Capitol/Nation, Race, and Slavery in Jefferson's America-Mabel O. Wilson
- 2. American Architecture in the Black Atlantic/William Thornton's Design for the United States Capitol-Peter Minosh
- 3. Drawing the Color Line/Silence and Civilization from Jefferson to Mumford-Reinhold Martin
- 4. From "Terrestrial Paradise" to "Dreary Waste"/Race and the Chinese Garden in European Eyes-Addison Godel
- II. Race and Organicism
- 5. Henry Van Brunt and White Settler Colonialism in the Midwest-Charles L. Davis II
- 6. The "New Birth of Freedom"/The Gothic Revival and the Aesthetics of Abolitionism-Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
- 7. Structural Racialism in Modern Architectural Theory-Irene Cheng
- III. Race and Nationalism
- 8. Race and Miscegenation in Early Twentieth-Century Mexican Architecture-Luis E. Carranza
- 9. Modern Architecture and Racial Eugenics at the Esposizione Universale di Roma-Brian L. McLaren
- 10. The Invention of Indigenous Architecture-Kenny Cupers
- IV. Race and Representation
- 11. Erecting the Skyscraper, Erasing Race-Adrienne Brown
- 12. Modeling Race and Class/Architectural Photography and the U.S. Gypsum Research Village, 1952-1955-Dianne Harris
- V. Race and Colonialism
- 13. Race and Tropical Architecture/The Climate of Decolonization and "Malayanization"-Jiat-Hwee Chang
- 14. "Compartmentalized World"/Race, Architecture, and Colonial Crisis in Kenya and London-Mark Crinson
- 15. Style, Race, and a Mosque of the "Òyìnbó Dúdú" (White-Black) in Lagos Colony, 1894-Adedoyin Teriba
- VI. Race and Urbanism
- 16. Black and Blight-Andrew Herscher
- 17. And Thus Not Glowing Brightly/Noah Purifoy's Junk Modernism-Lisa Uddin
- 18. Open Architecture, Rightlessness, and Citizens-to-Come-Esra Akcan
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Watermark-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Use a reading software that can process the file format ePUB: e.g., Adobe Digital Editions or FBReader – both free (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/Smartphone (Android; iOS): Before downloading, install the free app Adobe Digital Editions (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePUB works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Watermark-DRM, a „soft” copy protection. This means that there are no technical restrictions to prevent illegal distribution. However, there is a personalised watermark embedded in the eBook that can be used to identify the purchaser of the eBook in the event of misuse and to provide evidence for legal purposes.
For more information, see our eBook Help page.