Tower to Tower: Gigantism in Architecture and Digital Culture by Henriette Stein

Description: Tower to Tower by Henriette Steiner, Kristin Veel A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center.A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center.The gigantic is everywhere, and gigantism is manifest in everything from excessively tall skyscrapers to globe-spanning digital networks. In this book, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel map and critique the trajectory of gigantism in architecture and digital culture-the convergence of tall buildings and networked infrastructures-from the Eiffel Tower to One World Trade Center. They show how these two forms of gigantism intersect in the figure of the skyscraper with a transmitting antenna on its roof, a gigantic building that is also a nodal point in a gigantic digital infrastructure.Steiner and Veel focus on two paradigmatic tower sites- the Eiffel Tower and the Twin Towers of the destroyed World Trade Center (as well as their replacement, the One World Trade Center tower). They consider, among other things, philosophical interpretations of the Eiffel Tower; the design and destruction of the Twin Towers; the architectural debates surrounding the erection of One World Trade Center on the Ground Zero site; and such recent examples of gigantism across architecture and digital culture as Rem Koolhaass headquarters for China Central TV and the phenomenon of the "tech giant." Examining the cultural, architectural, and media history of these towers, they analyze the changing conceptions of the gigantism that they represent, not just as physical structures but as sites for the projection of cultural ideas and ideals. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Henriette Steiner is Associate Professor at the Section for Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Copenhagen.Kristin Veel is Associate Professor at the Department for Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen and coauthor of Tower to Tower (MIT Press). Details ISBN0262552043 Author Kristin Veel Pages 248 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780262552042 Format Paperback Imprint MIT Press Subtitle Gigantism in Architecture and Digital Culture Country of Publication United States DEWEY 720.1 Illustrations 62 COLOR ILLUS. Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2024-05-21 US Release Date 2024-05-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159907742;

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