Vertical Europe: The Sociology of High-Rise Construction

ISBN-13: 9783593510163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 300 str.

Andrea Glauser; Jessica Spengler

Opis

In den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten sind weltweit so viele Hochhäuser gebaut worden wie nie zuvor. Auch in Europa, wo lange Zeit vor allem Kirchtürme und Schornsteine vertikale Akzente setzten, prägen sie vermehrt das Gesicht der Städte. Die neuere monumentale Architektur ist mit vielfältigen Versprechen, Begehrlichkeiten und Befürchtungen verknüpft. Am Beispiel von Paris, London und Wien diskutiert diese Studie, welche Vorstellungen von Urbanität dabei im Spiel sind. Sie verortet das vertikale Bauen im Spannungsfeld von globalisierten Vergleichshorizonten und städtischem Eigensinn.

More high-rises have been built worldwide over the past two decades than ever before. Even in Europe, where vertical accents have traditionally been placed by steeples and chimneys, towering buildings are increasingly shaping the face of cities. This new monumental architecture is associated with a variety of promises, desires and fears. Based on the examples of Paris, London and Vienna, this study discusses the concepts of urbanity that come into play here. It contextualizes vertical construction in the field of tension between globalized horizons of comparison on the one hand and urban specificity on the other.

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Spis treści

IIntroduction7 1Point of departure, research question7 2Research design-Methodological approach, empirical material11 3Structure of the study16 IITheoretical points of reference19 1Simmel's concept of "spatial form" as a starting point19 2Tracing urban specificity20 3City, globalization, fields of observation34 4Architecture as "built society"38 5Contours of sociological high-rise research46 IIIVertical construction between globalized patterns and local specificity-Case studies of European metropolises53 1Formative constellations, translation dynamics53 2Paris62 2.1A ring road as a picture frame64 2.2"Delanoë a plus d'une tour dans son sac"77 2.3Opposing voices84 2.4 Images of Paris and the fixation on beauty88 2.5Omnipresent London and distance from the city's own history93 3London99 3.1The "patchwork" principle and an extraterritorial, surveilled center102 3.2Verticalization as a tour de force-Building practice and justifications111 3.3"The skyline of London is out of control"-Unease in the verticalized city120 3.4Global city, hierarchical interpretation, and dissociation from "the Continent"124 4Vienna129 4.1Fragile refortification of the center and the Danube as a social boundary134 4.2"Vienna is growing again"-Where high-rises (still) promise modernity143 4.3Cat-and-mouse games with UNESCO-Critique of Viennese building practice154 4.4Images of the city-Vienna between morbidity and regained centrality159 4.5Dominant East-West axis of perspective163 IVForms of use and symbolism of tall buildings167 1Local production of meaning-High-rises and urban specificity167 2The role and perception of "iconic" architects173 3"Monsters of the mere market"-High-rises, capitalism, and the logic of one-upmanship178 4Conclusion180 Notes183 Bibliography219 Acknowledgments251

O autorze

Andrea Glauser ist Professorin für Kulturwissenschaft am Institut für Kulturmanagement und Gender Studies an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien.