Designing Memory : The Architecture of Commemoration in Europe, 1914 to the Present (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)

Tanovic, Sabina

Cambridge University Press（2022/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 287 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108707824
• DDC分類 725.94094

Full Description

This innovative study of memorial architecture investigates how design can translate memories of human loss into tangible structures, creating spaces for remembering. Using approaches from history, psychology, anthropology and sociology, Sabina Tanović explores purposes behind creating contemporary memorials in a given location, their translation into architectural concepts, their materialisation in the face of social and political challenges, and their influence on the transmission of memory. Covering the period from the First World War to the present, she looks at memorials such as the Holocaust museums in Mechelen and Drancy, as well as memorials for the victims of terrorist attacks, to unravel the private and public role of memorial architecture and the possibilities of architecture as a form of agency in remembering and dealing with a difficult past. The result is a distinctive contribution to the literature on history and memory, and on architecture as a link to the past.

Contents

Introduction; Part I. Scaffolding Memory: 1. Commemorative architecture since 1914; 2. The dual role of memorial architecture; Part II. Case Studies: 3. Memorials to the victims of terrorism; 4. Memorial museums; 5. War memorials; Conclusion.