How ruins acquire aesthetic value : modern ruins, ruin porn, and the ruin tradition
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How ruins acquire aesthetic value : modern ruins, ruin porn, and the ruin tradition
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2018
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides the first recent philosophical account of how ruins acquire aesthetic value. It draws on a variety of sources to explore modern ruins, the ruin tradition, and the phenomenon of "ruin porn." It features an unusual and original combination of philosophical analysis, the author's photography, and reviews of both new and historically influential case studies, including Richard Haag's Gas Works Park, the ruins of Detroit, and remnants of the steel industry of Pennsylvania. Tanya Whitehouse shows how the users of ruins can become architects of a new order, transforming derelict sites into aesthetically significant places we should preserve.
Table of Contents
Prologue: Ruins, and "Ruin Porn," in American CitiesChapter 1: Fascination with RuinsChapter 2: From Blight to Beauty: The Controversial Creation of the First U.S. Industrial-Heritage ParkChapter 3: Detroit: New Ruins and Old ProblemsChapter 4: Resolving our Judgments: Understanding How Ruins Acquire and Exhibit Aesthetic ValueChapter 5: Assessing Function and the Ruin CategoryChapter 6: Ruins Rising From the Ashes
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