The transparent state: Architecture and politics in postwar germany

Barnstone, DA

The transparent state: Architecture and politics in postwar germany

Barnstone, DA

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Citation:: 2004, pp. 1 - 273
Issue Date:: 2004-12-22

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dc.contributor.author	Barnstone, DA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2846-1226	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-12-22	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2004, pp. 1 - 273	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	0203799887	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780203799888	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22532
dc.description.abstract	© 2005 Deborah Ascher Barnstone. All rights reserved. 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 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.	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4324/9780203799888	en_US
dc.title	The transparent state: Architecture and politics in postwar germany	en_US
dc.type	Book
utslib.for	120103 Architectural History and Theory	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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© 2005 Deborah Ascher Barnstone. All rights reserved. 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 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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