Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this bookquestions the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility and greater democracy. The Transparent State traces the development of transparency in German political and architectural culture, tying this lineage to the relationship between culture and national identity, a connection that began before unification of the German state in...
Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this book <...
'The Transparent State' studies how the idea of transparency, a metaphor borrowed from political thought became an analogy for democratic architecture in postwar West Germany & led to the prevailing belief that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility & greater democracy.
'The Transparent State' studies how the idea of transparency, a metaphor borrowed from political thought became an analogy for democratic architecture...
Between 1918 and 1933 the German interwar avant-garde was a primary force driving European cultural innovation and modernism. These innovations continue to influence artistic practice, theory, and arts education today, thus making a comprehensive study of the relationship between individual war experience and the immediate response of avant-garde architects after the war all the more important.
The Break with the Past pursues several important, interrelated questions. What were the disparate war experiences of German architects and did they have different effects on Weimar...
Between 1918 and 1933 the German interwar avant-garde was a primary force driving European cultural innovation and modernism. These innovations con...
