Skeletal Cities, or the “Destructive Character” of the Art of Building

Our point of departure is a phrase that evokes the horrors of devastation while creating a spiral of sublime complicity in our contemplation—a “looking from behind” (Rückenfigurs) at the catastrophe of the others and at the pristine void of the buildings they once occupied. The voiceless others are...

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Main Authors: Claudio Sgarbi, Talia Trainin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2024-12-01
Series:Histories of Postwar Architecture
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Online Access:https://hpa.unibo.it/article/view/18812
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