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The chosen history

Autor: Domenech-Rodriguez, Marta; López López, D.

Tipus d'activitat: Presentació treball a congrés
Nom de l'edició: 6th Conference of the International Forum of Urbanism
Any de l'edició: 2012
Data de presentació: 2012-01-27
Llibre d'actes: 6th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism TOURBANISM
Pàgina inicial: 1
Pàgina final: 10
Editor: Escola Técnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
International Forum on Urbanism

Repositori: http://hdl.handle.net/2099/12590
Resum: The current discourse of the city as image or spectacle is what the municipal authorities, developers and politicians in Berlin are trying to encourage in order to increase the incomes from tourism, office or commercial rents. This kind of urban politics are spaces for cultural consumption, megastores, festivals and spectacles of all kinds, all intended to attract new tourism, urban travelers or metropolitan explorers. The issue in this city is how best to decorate the city to attract better int...

The current discourse of the city as image or spectacle is what the municipal authorities, developers and politicians in Berlin are trying to encourage in order to increase the incomes from tourism, office or commercial rents. This kind of urban politics are spaces for cultural consumption, megastores, festivals and spectacles of all kinds, all intended to attract new tourism, urban travelers or metropolitan explorers. The issue in this city is how best to decorate the city to attract better international attention: not the city as an opportunity to be filled with life by its inhabitants and visitants but the city as image in the service of power and profit.
Citació: Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David. The chosen history. A: Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism. "6th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU): TOURBANISM, Barcelona, 25-27 gener". Barcelona: IFoU, 2012, p. 1-10.

Grup de recerca: REARQ - Rehabilitació i Restauració Arquitectònica

Participants

Domenech Rodriguez, Marta (autor ponent)
Lopez Lopez, David (autor ponent)

Arxius

C_79_3.pdf (768982 bytes)
C_79_Presentation.pdf (4894647 bytes)