Visualizations of Urban Space: Digital Age, Aesthetics, and Politics

This book explores how art, imagination, and creative practice connect with urban spaces in the digital age, investigating relationships between urban visualizations, aesthetics, and politics. It emphasizes the role of architecture and design in shaping complex environmental transformations and presents theoretical approaches to the interplay between the arts and the environment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the fascinating intersections of art, imagination, and creative practice with urban spaces, where they seamlessly blend with the digital realm. It conducts an in-depth exploration of the intricate relationships between urban visualizations, aesthetics, and politics, taking into account the impact of emerging technologies and the ongoing social and urban challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Answering critical questions from various theoretical perspectives, the book aims to bring forth an interdisciplinary realization of technological advancements and societal challenges. It showcases how art, architecture, and design possess the remarkable ability to transform culture, society, and nature through artistic and cultural achievements, integration, and innovative developments.

The book begins by establishing a theoretical framework rooted in social aesthetics theories, providing a solid foundation for the subsequent discussions. It then delves into the global landscape of contemporary visual culture, tracing the intricate evolution of technology. Throughout the 12 chapters, the book explores the pivotal roles that architecture and design play in driving and resolving complex environmental transformations amidst the digital era. By fostering transdisciplinary encounters between architecture, design, visual arts, and cinematography, the book presents diverse theoretical approaches to understanding how the arts interplay with the environment, responding to the logic of constructing reality.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and upper-level students in aesthetics, philosophy, visual cultural studies, communication studies, and media studies. With a keen interest in sociopolitical and environmental discussions, readers will find profound insights and valuable perspectives within its pages.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032324180