Rethinking the Meaning of Place: Conceiving Place in Architecture-Urbanism

by Lineu Castello

Book Overview

The spread of newly 'invented' places, such as theme parks, shopping malls and revamped historic areas, necessitates a redefinition of the concept of 'place' from an architectural perspective. In this interdisciplinary work, these invented places are categorized according to the different phenomenological experiences they are able to provide. The book explores how such 'cloning spaces' use placemaking and placemarketing in attempt to replicate the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138257451
• ISBN13: 9781138257450
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"