Indispensable Eyesores

Indispensable Eyesores
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 1845455304
ISBN-13 : 9781845455309
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Book Synopsis Indispensable Eyesores by : Mélanie van der Hoorn

Download or read book Indispensable Eyesores written by Mélanie van der Hoorn and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author presents a rich variety of undesired edifices in Germany, Hungary, Austria and Bosnia-Herzegovina and investigates the different methods used of dispose of them... This analysis continues with a reflection on the afterlife of unwanted buildings, and concludes with a discussion on the life expectancy of buildings, their multi-sensory materiality and 'thing-ly' agency." -- From back cover.


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