Nicely Wrapped: Gifts as a New Perspective on Global Urbanism?

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalArchitectural Histories
Volume12
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 2024

Abstract

A review of The Gift: Stories of Generosity and Violence in Architecture. Exhibition curated by Damjan Kokalevski and Łukasz Stanek at the Architekturmuseum der TUM (Pinakothek der Moderne), from February 29 to September 8, 2024. The thought provoking, enjoyable exhibition features four examples of architectural gifts and the relation to their urban context in globally different situations. The notion of architecture as a gift is an inspiring concept, contributing to the discourse about complex power games, the symbolic meaning of monuments, and the agency of architecture.

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    global urban theory, monuments, post-colonial urbanism, socialist modernism, urban transformation

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Nicely Wrapped: Gifts as a New Perspective on Global Urbanism? / Diesch, Alissa.
In: Architectural Histories, Vol. 12, No. 1, 21.10.2024, p. 1-7.

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Diesch, A 2024, 'Nicely Wrapped: Gifts as a New Perspective on Global Urbanism?', Architectural Histories, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.16995/AH.17320
Diesch A. Nicely Wrapped: Gifts as a New Perspective on Global Urbanism? Architectural Histories. 2024 Oct 21;12(1):1-7. doi: 10.16995/AH.17320
Diesch, Alissa. / Nicely Wrapped : Gifts as a New Perspective on Global Urbanism?. In: Architectural Histories. 2024 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 1-7.
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