Framing places : mediating power in built form [WorldCat Entities]

"Framing Places investigates how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. It is an account of how our lives are "framed" within the clusters of rooms, streets and cities we inhabit."@en
"Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. Explored through a range of theories and case studies, this examination shows how lives are 'framed' within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets and cities. These silent framings of everyday life also mediate practices of coercion, seduction and authorization as architects and urban designers engage with the articulation of dreams; imagining and constructing a 'better' future in someone's interest. This second e."@en
"Framing Places investigates how the built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power. It is an account of how our lives are framed within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets and cities we inhabit."

Framing places : mediating power in built form