Queer Space - Couverture rigide

Betsky, Aaron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0688143016 ISBN 13 : 9780688143015

Editeur : William Morrow, 1997

Synopsis

In Building Sex, architecture critic and curator Aaron Betsky looked at how traditional gender roles have influenced architecture. In Queer Space, he examines how same-sex desire is creating an entirely new architecture.

Gay men and women are in the forefront of architectural innovation, reclaiming abandoned neighborhoods, redefining urban spaces, and creating liberating interiors out of hostile environments. Queer spaces have arisen out of the experiences of homosexuals in a straight culture. Often forced to hide their true nature, gay men and women have turned inward, playing with the norms of interior space and creating environments of stagecraft and celebration where they can define themselves with out fear. Their experiments point the way to an architecture that can free us all from the imprisoning structures and spaces of the modern city.

A propos du livre

Gay men and women are in the forefront of architectural innovation, reclaiming abandoned neighborhoods, redefining urban spaces, and creating liberating interiors out of hostile environments. Queer spaces have arisen out of the experiences of homosexuals in a straight culture. Often forced to hide their true nature, gay men and women have turned inward, playing with the norms of interior space and creating environments of stagecraft and celebration where they can define themselves with out fear. Their experiments point the way to an architecture that can free us all from the imprisoning structures and spaces of the modern city.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0688143016
• ISBN 13: 9780688143015
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible