Parliament / concept, research, design and diagrams, XML ; text, XML.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• XML (Firm), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Legislative bodies.
• Public buildings--Designs and plans.
• Public buildings.

Genre:

• Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

448 pages : map, plans ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : XML, [2016]

Summary:

Parliament is the space where politics literally takes shape. Here, collective decisions take form in a specific setting where relationships between political actors are organized through architecture. The architecture of spaces of political congregation is not only an expression of a political culture, it also shapes this culture. 0Since 2010, architecture office XML has researched the architecture of spaces of political congregation. The book 'Parliament' explores the double-sided relationship between space and politics by documenting and comparing the plenary halls of the parliaments of all 193 United Nations member states. Almost like a manual archive, the book documents the rooms in the same style and scale and also provides key data and the assembly hall's location within the larger parliament building. Organized as a lexicon, the book allows comparison of all 193 national parliaments in the world.

Notes:

• Includes index.
• "The research for this project was generously supported by: Creative Industries Fund NL, Mondriaan Fund, DOEN Foundation"--Page 448.
• Consists primarily of diagrams representing the seating arrangements of legislative chambers around the world, with other information about the legislative bodies.

ISBN:

• 9789090297644
• 9090297642

OCLC:

962038805