Reframing Berlin: Architecture, Memory-Making and Film Locations

Reframing Berlin explores how architecture and the built environment reveal a city's urban memory through transformation and consistency over time, using film locations as an audio-visual archive.

Format: Hardback
Length: 412 pages
Publication date: 20 February 2023
Publisher: Intellect Books

Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city with a rich and complex history that has been shaped by a multitude of political, religious, economic, and societal changes over the centuries. As a result, the city has developed a unique urban identity that is reflected in its architecture and the built environment.

Reframing Berlin explores the fascinating relationship between architecture and the built environment and how they can reveal the memory of a city, an urban memory, through their transformation and consistency over time. It examines the various urban strategies that have been developed throughout history as cities have adapted to changing political, religious, economic, and societal conditions. These strategies are organized on a "memory spectrum," which ranges from demolition to memorialization, and explores how they have influenced the creation and preservation of memory in Berlin.

The book also delves into the complicated relationship between urban strategies and their influence on memory-making in the context of Berlin since 1895. It utilizes film locations as an audio-visual archive to provide a deeper analysis of the issues brought up by strategies and case studies in relation to memory-making.

Foreword by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, a renowned scholar in the field of urban studies, sets the stage for the book by providing an insightful introduction to the topic. She highlights the importance of understanding the role of architecture and the built environment in shaping urban identity and memory and how Reframing Berlin contributes to this understanding.

The book is divided into four chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the relationship between architecture and the built environment and their influence on memory-making. Chapter 1, "The City as Archive," explores how architecture and the built environment can be seen as archives of urban history, providing a visual record of the changes that have taken place over time. Chapter 2, "The City as Memorial," examines how architecture and the built environment can be used to commemorate and remember historical events and individuals. Chapter 3, "The City as Museum," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create museums and cultural institutions that preserve and interpret urban history. Chapter 4, "The City as Theater," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create spaces for performance and cultural expression that reflect the identity of a city.

Throughout the book, numerous case studies are presented that illustrate the ways in which architecture and the built environment have been used to create and preserve memory in Berlin. These case studies include the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Brandenburg Gate

Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city with a rich and complex history that has been shaped by a multitude of political, religious, economic, and societal changes over the centuries. As a result, the city has developed a unique urban identity that is reflected in its architecture and the built environment.

Reframing Berlin explores the fascinating relationship between architecture and the built environment and how they can reveal the memory of a city, an urban memory, through their transformation and consistency over time. It examines the various urban strategies that have been developed throughout history as cities have adapted to changing political, religious, economic, and societal conditions. These strategies are organized on a "memory spectrum," which ranges from demolition to memorialization, and explores how they have influenced the creation and preservation of memory in Berlin.

The book also delves into the complicated relationship between urban strategies and their influence on memory-making in the context of Berlin since 1895. It utilizes film locations as an audio-visual archive to provide a deeper analysis of the issues brought up by strategies and case studies in relation to memory-making.

Foreword by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, a renowned scholar in the field of urban studies, sets the stage for the book by providing an insightful introduction to the topic. She highlights the importance of understanding the role. The role of architecture and the built environment in shaping urban identity and memory and how Reframing Berlin contributes to this understanding.

The book is divided into four chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the relationship between architecture and the built environment and their influence on memory-making. Chapter 1, "The City as Archive," explores how architecture and the built environment can be seen as archives of urban history, providing a visual record of the changes that have taken place

place over time. Chapter 2, "The City as Memorial," examines how architecture and the built environment can be used to commemorate and remember historical events and individuals. Chapter 3, "The City as Museum," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create museums and cultural institutions that preserve and interpret urban history. Chapter 4, "The City as Theater," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create spaces for performance and cultural expression that reflect the identity of a city.

Throughout the book, numerous case studies are presented that illustrate the ways in which architecture and the built environment have been used to create and preserve memory in Berlin. These case studies include the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Brandenburg

Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city with a rich and complex history that has been shaped by a multitude. As a result, the city has developed a unique urban identity that is reflected in its architecture and the built environment.

Reframing Berlin explores the fascinating relationship between architecture and the built environment and how they can reveal the memory of a city, an urban memory, through their transformation and consistency over time. It examines the various urban strategies that have been developed throughout history as cities have adapted to changing political, religious, economic, and societal conditions. These strategies are organized on a "memory spectrum. spectrum," which ranges from demolition to memorialization, and explores how they have influenced the creation and preservation of memory in Berlin.

The book also delves into the complicated relationship between the urban strategy and its influence on memory-making in the context of Berlin since 1895. It utilizes film locations as an audio-visual archive to provide a deeper analysis of the issues brought up by strategies and case studies in relation to memory-making.

Foreword by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, a renowned scholar in the field. In the field of urban studies, she highlights the importance of understanding the role

The book is divided into four chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the relationship between architecture and the built environment and their influence on memory-making. Chapter 1, "The City as Archive," explores how architecture and the built environment can be seen as archives of urban history, providing a visual record of the changes that have taken place

place over time. Chapter 2, "The City as Memorial," examines how architecture and the built environment can be used to commemorate and remember historical events and individuals. Chapter 3, "The City as Museum," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create museums and cultural institutions that preserve and interpret urban history. Chapter 4, "The City as Theater," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create spaces for performance and cultural expression that reflect the identity of a city.

Throughout the book, numerous case studies are presented that illustrate the ways in which architecture and the built environment have been used to create and preserve memory in Berlin. These case studies include the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Brandenburg

Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city with a rich and complex history that has been shaped by a multitude. As a result, the city has developed a unique urban identity that is reflected in its architecture and the built environment.

Reframing Berlin explores the fascinating relationship between architecture and the built environment and how they can reveal the memory of a city, an urban memory, through their transformation and consistency over time. It examines the various urban strategies that have been developed throughout history as cities have adapted to changing political, religious, economic, and societal conditions. These strategies are organized on a "memory spectrum," which ranges from demolition to memorialization, and explores how they have influenced the creation and preservation of memory in Berlin.

The book also delves into the complicated relationship between urban strategies and their influence on memory-making in the context of Berlin since 1895

The book is divided into four chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the relationship between architecture and the built environment and their influence on memory-making. Chapter 1, "The City as Archive," explores how architecture and the built environment can be seen as archives of urban history, providing a visual record of the changes that have taken

place over time. Chapter 2, "The City as Memorial," examines how architecture and the built environment can be used to commemorate and remember historical events and individuals. Chapter 3, "The City as Museum," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create museums and cultural institutions that preserve and interpret urban history. Chapter 4, "The City as Theater," explores how architecture and the built environment can be used to create spaces for performance and cultural expression that reflect the identity of a city.

Throughout the book, numerous case studies are presented that illustrate the ways in which architecture and the built environment have been used to create and preserve memory in Berlin. These case studies include the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Brandenburg

Dimension: 244 x 170 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789386875
Edition number: New ed