The Transparent State

Architecture and Politics in Postwar Germany

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings
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Author: Deborah Ascher Barnstone ISBN: 9781135996468
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 10, 2004
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Deborah Ascher Barnstone
ISBN: 9781135996468
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 10, 2004
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this book* *questions 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 the eighteenth century and continues today. The Weimar Republic and Third Reich periods are examined although the focus is on the postwar period, looking at the use of transparency in the three projects for a national parliament - the 1949 Bundestag project by Hans Schwippert, the 1992 Bundestag building by Gunter Behnisch and the 1999 Reichstag renovation by Norman Foster.

Transparency is an important issue in contemporary architectural practice; this book will appeal to both the practising architect and the architectural historian.

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Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this book* *questions 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 the eighteenth century and continues today. The Weimar Republic and Third Reich periods are examined although the focus is on the postwar period, looking at the use of transparency in the three projects for a national parliament - the 1949 Bundestag project by Hans Schwippert, the 1992 Bundestag building by Gunter Behnisch and the 1999 Reichstag renovation by Norman Foster.

Transparency is an important issue in contemporary architectural practice; this book will appeal to both the practising architect and the architectural historian.

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