How Ruins Acquire Aesthetic Value : Modern Ruins, Ruin Porn, and the Ruin Tradition /: Modern Ruins, Ruin Porn, and the Ruin Tradition. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tanya Whitehouse.
• Authors: Whitehouse, Tanya
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Prologue: Ruins, and "Ruin Porn, " in American Cities; 1 Falling into Ruin; 2 Outline of How Ruins Acquire Aesthetic Value: Modern Ruins, Ruin Porn, and the Ruin Tradition; References; Chapter 2: Fascination with Ruins; 1 An Adventure in Aesthetics: The Ruin; References; Chapter 3: From Blight to Beauty: The Controversial Creation of the First US Industrial-Heritage Park; 1 The Gas Works Plant; 2 Plans for the Gas-Works Site: "A Sacred Core of Iron Structures and Strong Landform"; 3 "Bringing Beauty Out of Blight" 4 In Closing: Celebrating the Follies and Ferro-Forests of Our FutureReferences; Chapter 4: Detroit: New Ruins and Old Problems; 1 How Detroit's Ruins Extend the Ruin Tradition; 2 A New Term: "Ruin Porn"; 3 Reflecting on Detroit's Ruins: Celebration or Condemnation?; 4 Demolition, Reuse, or Continuing Ruination: Next Steps?; References; Chapter 5: Resolving Our Judgments: Understanding How Ruins Acquire and Exhibit Aesthetic Value; 1 Function and Use in Architecture; 2 Resolving Issues of Function and Value: New Ruin Use; References Chapter 6: The Ruin-Industrial Aesthetic: Ruins, and Ruin-Like Environments, Acquiring Aesthetic Value1 Transitioning Sites: Examples and a Ruin-Related Explanation; 2 Iron and Steel Industry Ruins in Pennsylvania; References; Chapter 7: Assessing Function and the Ruin Category; 1 Time; 2 Architectural Attributes and Provenance; 3 Form and Function; References; Chapter 8: Epilogue: Ruins Rising from the Ashes; 1 Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus; Reference; Index
• Publisher Details: Austin, MN : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 720.4; Ruins, Modern; Architecture -- Aesthetics; Aesthetics; ARCHITECTURE / Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments; ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice; ARCHITECTURE / Reference; Aesthetics; Architecture -- Aesthetics; Ruins, Modern; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030030650; 3030030652
• Related ISBNs: 9783030030643
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographic references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 5, 2018).; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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