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What People Want: Populism in Architecture and Design

By Michael Shamiyeh , DOM Research Laboratory

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser Basel
Year
2005
ISBN
3764372761, 9783764372767
Open Library ID
OL23239897M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
488 MB (512150842 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
362\362
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

In today's society architects are subject to the dictates of the free market, the global trend towards privatization and the gradual dismantlement of state institutions and authorities. The pressure to alter their projects to conform to market and popular taste is increasing. Does successful design in today s world have to correspond to the wishes of the masses? What exactly are trends and the expectations of the general public based on? Is design always a response contra popular trends, or can adapting to popular tendencies also generate the potential to create a better living environment? This book, which arose from the last DOM conference in Linz, examines the concept of Populism in some 30 expert contributions, gathered into 5 chapters, each beginning with an introductory essay. Short biographies of the authors round off the publication.

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