Lucius Burckhardt Writings
Rethinking Man-made Environments : Politics, Landscape and Design
ed. by Jesko Frezer, Martin Schmitz

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Editor(s)

Jesko Frezer, Martin Schmitz

Publication, year

Wien ; New York : Springer Verlag, 2012

Scope

288 Pages, illustrated, 19 cm.

ISBN

9783709112564

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Design for a democratic society was a matter of urgency in bombed-out postwar Europe. Swiss sociologist, journalist, professor and founding father of strollology Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003) pioneered the interdisciplinary analysis of man-made environments, and thereby highlighted both the visible and invisible aspects of our cities and social relations. Acutely aware of how our interventions and decisions shape the world, and how the changing world in turn, shapes us, his life-long focus was not only the prerequisites of architecture, urban planning and design but also their long-term impact.

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Person as subject

Lucius Burckhardt

Location

Cabinet 17 - 2: Stad en Bewoners

Extra themes

Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment, Walk / stroll / explore / hang out

Remarks

Incl. bibliographical references and Index.