ISBN: 9780367675486 - Building Children’s Worlds: The Representation of Architecture and Modernity in Picturebooks (15 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Children are the future architects, clients and users of our buildings. The kinds of architectural worlds they are exposed to in picturebooks during their formative years may be assumed to influence how they regard such architecture as adults. Contemporary urban environments the world over represent the various stages of modernism in architecture. This book reads that history through picturebooks and considers the kinds of national identities and histories they construct.Twelve specialist essays from international scholars address questions such as: Is modern architecture used to construct specific narratives of childhood? Is it taken to support negative narratives of alienation on the one hand and positive narratives of happiness on the other? Do images of modern architecture support ideas of community? Reinforce family values? If so, what kinds of architecture, community and family? How is modern architecture placed vis-a-vis the promotion of diversity (ethnic, religious, gender etc.)? How might the use of architecture in comic strips or the presence of specific kinds of building in fiction aimed at younger adults be related to the groundwork laid in picturebooks for younger readers? This book reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment. The kinds of architectural worlds children are exposed to in picture books during their formative years may influence how they regard such architecture as adults. This book reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: New. Torsten Schmiedeknecht is a Reader in Architecture at the University of Liverpool. His research interests include the representation of architecture in print media, rationalism in architecture and architectural competitions. He is the co.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Children are the future architects, clients and users of our buildings. The kinds of architectural worlds they are exposed to in picturebooks during their formative years may be assumed to influence how they regard such architecture as adults. Contemporary urban environments the world over represent the various stages of modernism in architecture. This book reads that history through picturebooks and considers the kinds of national identities and histories they construct.Twelve specialist essays from international scholars address questions such as: Is modern architecture used to construct specific narratives of childhood? Is it taken to support negative narratives of alienation on the one hand and positive narratives of happiness on the other? Do images of modern architecture support ideas of community? Reinforce family values? If so, what kinds of architecture, community and family? How is modern architecture placed vis-a-vis the promotion of diversity (ethnic, religious, gender etc.)? How might the use of architecture in comic strips or the presence of specific kinds of building in fiction aimed at younger adults be related to the groundwork laid in picturebooks for younger readers? This book reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment. The kinds of architectural worlds children are exposed to in picture books during their formative years may influence how they regard such architecture as adults. This book reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…