This collection of twenty-one essays, written by colleagues and former students of the architectural historian Spiro Kostof (1936-1991), presents case studies on Kostof's model of urban forms and fabrics. The essays are remarkably diverse: the range includes pre-Columbian Inca settlements, fourteenth-century Cairo, nineteenth-century New Orleans, and twentieth-century Tokyo. Focusing on individual streets around the world and from different historical periods, the collection is an inviting overview of the street as an urban institution. The theme of the volume is that the street presents...
This collection of twenty-one essays, written by colleagues and former students of the architectural historian Spiro Kostof (1936-1991), presents case...
Winner of the 2010 Spiro Kostof Award (sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians)
Empire building and modernity dominate the history of the nineteenth century. The French and Ottoman empires capitalized on modern infrastructure and city building to control diverse social, cultural, and political landscapes. Zeynep Celik examines the cities of Algeria and Tunisia under French colonial rule and those of the Ottoman Arab provinces. By shifting the emphasis from the "centers" of Paris and Istanbul to the "peripheries," she presents a more nuanced look at cross-cultural...
Winner of the 2010 Spiro Kostof Award (sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians)
Empire building and modernity dominate the histo...
Eski eserlerin sahibi kimdir? Gunumuzde uluslararasi anlasmazliklarda canli bir yer tutan bu alisilmis sorudan yola cikanAsar-i Atika, eski eserler uzerinden gecmisi sahiplenme olgusunu siyasi ve kulturel boyutlariyla ele aliyor. Arkeolojinin akademik bir disiplin haline geldigi 19. yuzyil sonu ve 20. yuzyil basinda, arkeoloji ve ulus kurma pratikleri arasindaki iliskiye disiplinlerarasi bir bakis acisiyla yaklasiyor. Hukumetlerin, muzelerin, arkeologlarin ve kazi iscilerinin eski eserler uzerindeki hak iddialarini inceleyerek arkeolojinin kulturlerarasi iliskiler ve iktidar mucadelelerinde...
Eski eserlerin sahibi kimdir? Gunumuzde uluslararasi anlasmazliklarda canli bir yer tutan bu alisilmis sorudan yola cikanAsar-i Atika, eski eserler uz...
