Speaking of Buildings Oral History in Architectural Research

Name: Speaking of Buildings Oral History in Architectural Research
Brand: Princeton Architectural Press
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By and large, architectural historians use texts, drawings, and photographs to craft their narratives. Oral testimony from those who actually occupy or construct buildings is rarely taken as seriously. Speaking of Buildings offers a rebuttal, theorizing the radical potential of a methodology that has historically been cast as unreliable. Essays by an international group of scholars look at varied topics, from the role of gossip in undermining masculine narratives in architecture to workers' accounts of building with cement in midcentury London to a sound art piece created by oral testimonies from Los Angeles public housing residents. In sum, the authors call for a renewed form of listening to enrich our understanding of what buildings are, what they do, and what they mean to people.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 320
Release Date:: 2019-10-15
Publication Date:: 2019-10-15
Publisher:: Princeton Architectural Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1616897546
ISBN13:: 9781616897543
Weight:: 1001 g
Height:: 160 cm
Width:: 230 cm
Thickness:: 30 cm

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