Sport and Architecture

ISBN-13: 9781138369122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 136 str.

Benjamin S. Flowers

Opis

Sport and architecture are two of the social practices in contemporary life with the broadest impact on the world around us. This volume explores the history of sports architecture and examines the types of buildings and events that create sites where sport and architecture converge in particularly telling ways. By considering the importance of architectural form alongside key themes such as urban redevelopment, nationalism, social activism, identity, and global capitalism, this book represents a landmark study for anybody interested in the social and cultural significance of architecture or sport.

Recenzje

Flowers knows how to engage the reader with his refreshingly personal accounts, sharing insights into how, throughout his life, sport grounds have been important places of identity building.
Tobias Zuser, The Education University of Hong Kong

O autorze

Benjamin S. Flowers is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. His work examines architecture as a form of social activity situated within the intersecting spheres of politics, culture, and economy. Looking in particular at skyscrapers and stadiums, he focuses on the ways these structures are constructed, the ends to which they are used, and the nature of public reactions to them. His research has attracted recognition and funding from Columbia University’s Buell Center for Architecture, Cornell University’s John Nolen Fellowship, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Hagley Museum and Library.