Materan Contradictions: Architecture, Preservation and Politics

Materan Contradictions: Architecture, Preservation and Politics the Sassi of Matera and the impact of preservation on a southern Italian city

Set within a sociopolitical and architectural history of Matera from 1950 to the present, this book analyses the contemporary effects of preservation on the city and surrounding province. More broadly, it examines the relationship between and interdependence of preservation and modernism within architectural thought. To understand inconsistencies inherent to preservation, in particular its effect

of catalyzing change, the study lays bare planners' and developers' use of preservation, especially for economic goals and political will. The work asserts that preservation is not a passive, curatorial pursuit: it is a cloaked manifestation of modernism and a powerful tool often used to control economies. The study demonstrates that preservation also serves to influence societies through the shaping of memory and circulation of narratives. A way proposed here to diffuse or at least expose this power and to eliminate preservation's objectification of a site is to re-conceptualize the discipline through the study of systems, based on the environmental movement.

Address

San Antonio, TX

Telephone

(210) 225-7066

Website

,

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Materan Contradictions: Architecture, Preservation and Politics posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Materan Contradictions: Architecture, Preservation and Politics:

Shortcuts

Share