Historical versus modern : identity through imitation? /
editor Barbara Engel ; contributors Johannes Blechschmidt, Max Mütsch, Philine Schneider ; cover Max Mütsch ; graphics and drawings Max Mütsch ; proofreading Michael Taylor ; design and setting Max Mütsch.
- 218 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps, plans ; 25 cm.
This publication examines the contemporary international phenomenon of retro districts, the new cities built to imitate historical models. It investigates historicizing urban construction through 14 international case studies, including the Hallstatt in China, Poundbury in England and the Mercado District in Tucson, Arizona.--backover. https://www.amazon.com/Historical-Versus-Modern-Identity-Imitation/dp/3868594981
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Architecture Historicism in architecture Historic buildings --Conservation and restoration--Russia (Federation) Lost architecture Architecture and society City planning Collective memory and city planning Retro (Style)