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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Mark Dorrian, Dr Christos Kakalis
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The Place of Silence explores the poetics and politics of silence in architecture. Bringing together contributions by internationally recognized scholars in architecture and the humanities, it explores the diverse practices, affects, politics and cultural meanings of silence, silent places and silent buildings in historical and contemporary contexts. What counts as silence in specific situations is highly relative, and the term itself carries complex and varied significations which make it a revealing field of study. Chapters explore a range of themes, from the apparent 'loss of silence' in the contemporary urban world; through designed silent spaces; to the forced silences of oppression, catastrophe, or technological breakdown. The book unfolds a rich and complementary array of perspectives which address – through the lens of architecture and place – questions of sound, atmosphere, and attunement, together building a volume which will form the key scholarly resource on architecture and silence.
Editor(s): Dorrian M, Kakalis C
Publication type: Edited Book
Publication status: Published
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Year: 2020
Number of Pages: 304
Print publication date: 06/02/2020
Acceptance date: 10/01/2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Place Published: London
URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-place-of-silence-9781350076594/
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ISBN: 9781350076594