The global turn : six journeys of architecture and the city, 1945-1989 /

An investigation of globalization’s effects on architecture and urban design between the start of World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. To what extent did the circulation of people, commodities and knowledge affect architecture and urban design between World War II and the fall of the Berlin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Avermaete, Tom (Author), Sabatino, Michelangelo (Author)
Other Authors:	Jarzombek, Mark (writer of foreword.), Zuccaro Marchi, Leonardo (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers, [2025].
Subjects:	Architecture and globalization.

Table of Contents:

Foreword. Global history : in progress
Introduction. Toward a new road map : six journeys on the global turn
1. Collaboration : competitions, workshops, and transcultural classroooms
2. Goods : distribution centers, shopping malls, and trade fairs
3. Mobility : automobiles, trains, airplanes, and new building types
4. Knowledge : journals, manuals, and mass media
5. Construction : new materials, methods, and systems for building
6. Labour : from Bidonville to Ville Nouvelle
An incomplete conclusion : towards other times and geographies
Coda. The global turn : perspectives from a personal journey / Leonardo Zuccaro Marchi