De dikke Berlijn : een studie naar de grondslagen van bouw, speculatie, corruptie, misdaad en schoonheid in Berlijn en Wenen / Luuk Oost.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oost, Luuk, author.

Language:

Dutch

Subjects (All):

Housing--Germany--Berlin--History.

Housing.

City planning--Germany--Berlin--History.

City planning.

History.

Germany--Berlin.

Berlin (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Berlin (Germany).

Physical Description:

268 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Brave New Books 2017.

Summary:

The status of Berlin changed almost in 1871. From sleepy residential city of Prussia to capital of a real empire. Berlin is therefore one of the youngest capitals in Europe. But she grew old quickly. Industrialization and political history left deep marks throughout the city. The great history had a great time here. The city became big, nervous and anonymous. But, at set times, undisturbed types took the initiative. They exploited the time in a handy way, but unmistakably stemmed from it. These bricoleurs were open to the new, but did not radically abandon the existing. They ingeniously connected the present and the past. And they put a lot of energy in it. Planologist Luuk Oost follows these bricoleurs and registers small histories with considerable consequences. The eventful history of a city is reflected in the detail. The planner views Berlin through the prism of architects, engineers, detectives, writers and football. "The Fat Berlin" leads you to other places in the German capital, skips past Vienna, and deepens your insight into this wonderful, insidious, seductive and sometimes corrupt city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266).

ISBN:

9789402170245

9402170243

OCLC:

1023376965