"The Place of Silence explores the poetics and politics of silence in architecture. Bringing together contributions by internationally recognized scholars in architecture and the humanities, it explores the diverse practices, affects, politics and cultural meanings of silence, silent places and silent buildings in historical and contemporary contexts. What counts as silence in specific situations is highly relative, and the term itself carries complex and varied significations which make it a revealing field of study. Chapters explore a range of themes, from the apparent 'loss of silence' in…mehr
"The Place of Silence explores the poetics and politics of silence in architecture. Bringing together contributions by internationally recognized scholars in architecture and the humanities, it explores the diverse practices, affects, politics and cultural meanings of silence, silent places and silent buildings in historical and contemporary contexts. What counts as silence in specific situations is highly relative, and the term itself carries complex and varied significations which make it a revealing field of study. Chapters explore a range of themes, from the apparent 'loss of silence' in the contemporary urban world; through designed silent spaces; to the forced silences of oppression, catastrophe, or technological breakdown. The book unfolds a rich and complementary array of perspectives which address - through the lens of architecture and place - questions of sound, atmosphere, and attunement, together building a volume which will form the key scholarly resource on architecture and silence"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Dorrian holds the Forbes Chair in Architecture at the University of Edinburgh, UK and co-directs Metis, an atelier for art, architecture and urbanism. He has been a visiting professor at the Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Denmark; University of Michigan, USA; and Tianjin University, China; and a visiting scholar at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Canada. Christos Kakalis is an architect and Lecturer in Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape of Newcastle University, UK.
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Introduction Mark Dorrian (Edinburgh College of Art UK) and Christos Kakalis (Newcastle University UK) Mediating Silence 1. 'Then There Was War': John Hejduk's Silent Witnesses as Nuclear Criticism Mark Dorrian (Edinburgh College of Art UK) 2. Textures of Silence in Claire Denis's Beau Travail Hannah Paveck (Kings College London UK) 3. Listening to Visaginas: on the Rescaling of Silences and Sounds in a Former Soviet Nuclear Town Benjamin Cope (European Humanities University Lithuania) 4. Urban Silence and Informational Noise: a Study of Athens's Invisible Structures Aikaterini Antonopoulou (University of Liverpool UK) 5. The Silent Present: the Contemporary Atmosphere of Architectural Historiography Amy Kulper (RISD USA) Material Silences 6. Between the Lines Manuela Antoniu (Independent Scholar Japan) 7. The Silence of Michelangelo's Hammer Jonathan Foote (Aarhus School of Architecture Denmark) 8. Making Silence: Modes of Emptiness in Iberian Art and Architecture Ross Jenner (University of Auckland New Zealand) 9. On Becoming Petrified: the Erotic Gaze in Architectural Conception Carolina Dayer (Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark) Practising Silence 10. Silence Paradox and Religious Topography Christos Kakalis (Newcastle University UK) 11. Silences Generating Space Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul (AUT University New Zealand) and Carl Mika (University of Waikato New Zealand) 12. Silence in the Middle Ground: Aesthetic Immersion in the Geologic Tiago Torres-Campos (University of Edinburgh UK) 13. John Hejduk and Samuel Beckett: Going On in Silence and Lateness Jason O'Shaughnessy (University College Cork Ireland) Silence and the Senses 14. Quiet Places - Silent Space: Towards a Phenomenology of Silence Gernot Böhme (Institut für Praxis der Philosophie Germany) 15. Silence Please! A Brief History of Silence at the Theatre Louise Pelletier (UQÀM Canada) 16. Vessels of Place: Auditory Landscapes Cross-Cultural Echoes in South-West Victoria Paul Carter (RMIT University Australia) 17. Attunement and Silence Alberto Pérez-Gómez (McGill University Canada) Bibliography Index
Introduction Mark Dorrian (Edinburgh College of Art UK) and Christos Kakalis (Newcastle University UK) Mediating Silence 1. 'Then There Was War': John Hejduk's Silent Witnesses as Nuclear Criticism Mark Dorrian (Edinburgh College of Art UK) 2. Textures of Silence in Claire Denis's Beau Travail Hannah Paveck (Kings College London UK) 3. Listening to Visaginas: on the Rescaling of Silences and Sounds in a Former Soviet Nuclear Town Benjamin Cope (European Humanities University Lithuania) 4. Urban Silence and Informational Noise: a Study of Athens's Invisible Structures Aikaterini Antonopoulou (University of Liverpool UK) 5. The Silent Present: the Contemporary Atmosphere of Architectural Historiography Amy Kulper (RISD USA) Material Silences 6. Between the Lines Manuela Antoniu (Independent Scholar Japan) 7. The Silence of Michelangelo's Hammer Jonathan Foote (Aarhus School of Architecture Denmark) 8. Making Silence: Modes of Emptiness in Iberian Art and Architecture Ross Jenner (University of Auckland New Zealand) 9. On Becoming Petrified: the Erotic Gaze in Architectural Conception Carolina Dayer (Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark) Practising Silence 10. Silence Paradox and Religious Topography Christos Kakalis (Newcastle University UK) 11. Silences Generating Space Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul (AUT University New Zealand) and Carl Mika (University of Waikato New Zealand) 12. Silence in the Middle Ground: Aesthetic Immersion in the Geologic Tiago Torres-Campos (University of Edinburgh UK) 13. John Hejduk and Samuel Beckett: Going On in Silence and Lateness Jason O'Shaughnessy (University College Cork Ireland) Silence and the Senses 14. Quiet Places - Silent Space: Towards a Phenomenology of Silence Gernot Böhme (Institut für Praxis der Philosophie Germany) 15. Silence Please! A Brief History of Silence at the Theatre Louise Pelletier (UQÀM Canada) 16. Vessels of Place: Auditory Landscapes Cross-Cultural Echoes in South-West Victoria Paul Carter (RMIT University Australia) 17. Attunement and Silence Alberto Pérez-Gómez (McGill University Canada) Bibliography Index
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