Cities Full of Symbols: A Theory of Urban Space and Culture (AUP - Leiden University Press)

From Jakarta to Leiden, from Buenos Aires to New York, architecture provides much more than shelter—it provides considerable cultural, political, and philosophical meaning as well. With Cities Full of Symbols,Peter J. M. Nas brings together internationally renowned sociologists, social geographers, and historians to debate the role of architectural symbols in the urban landscape. Looking specifically at 9/11 memorial designs, the design of the city of Cape Town as a remnant of Dutch colonialism, and the image of the ship washed ashore by a tsunami in Banda Aceh, this volume will be of interest to scholars of architecture, urban design, and policymaking. Cities Are Full Of Symbols That Bear The Meanings That Together Constitute Urban Culture. These Interdisciplinary Case Studies, From Yogyakarta To Leiden And From Buenos Aires To New York, Employ Urban Symbolism Theory And A Focus On Such Symbols As The City's Layout, Statues, Street Names And Popular Culture. This Book Examines Design Proposals That Show Symbolic Handling Of The 9/11 Attack On New York, The Disaster Symbolism Of The Ship Washed Ashore By The Tsunami In Banda Aceh, And The Design Of The Symbol Of The City Of Cape Town Derived From A Remnant Of Dutch Colonial Architecture, Or The Mass Pilgrimage To Elvis's Graceland In Memphis. 'cities Full Of Symbols' Develops Urban Symbolic Ecology And Hypercity Approaches Into A New Perspective On Social Cohesion. Approaches Of Architects, Anthropologists, Sociologists, Social Geographers And Historians Converge To Make This A Book For Anyone Interested In Urban Life, Policymaking And City Branding.--cover. 1. Introduction Variety Of Symbols / Peter J.m. Nas, Marlies De Groot And Michelle Schut -- 2. Emotion In The Symbolic Spectrum Of Colombo, Sri Lanka / Michelle Schut, Peter J.m. Nas And Siri T. Hettige -- 3. Squares, Water And Historic Buildings The Transforming Power Of City Marketing On Urban Symbolism In Ghent, Belgium / Rose-anne Vermeer -- 4. Urban Symbolism In Yogyakarta In Search Of The Lost Symbol / Pierpaolo De Giosa -- 5. The Changing Image Of Gda ́nsk, Poland From Regained Homeland To Multicultural City / Barbara Bossak-herbst -- 6. Obelisk And Axis Urban Symbolism Of Buenos Aires / Lars Bakker -- 7. A Touch Of Tragedy Pre- And Post-tsunami Symbolism In Banda Aceh, Indonesia / Rob Van Leeuwen -- 8. Imagining Modernity Memory, Space And Symbolism Of The Hague / Jialing Luo -- 9. Urban Symbolism And The New Urbanism Of Indonesia / Hans-dieter Evers -- 10. Kudus And Blitar A Tale Of Two Javanese Iconic Cities / Pierpaolo De Giosa -- 11. Jakarta Through Poetry / Esrih Bakker And Katie Saentaweesook -- 12. History In Bronze Competing Memories And Symbolic Representation In Albuquerque, New Mexico / Eveline Durr -- 13. The Resilient City New York After 9/11 And The New Wtc Designs / Georgina Kay -- 14. Conclusion Feeling At Home In The City And The Codification Of Urban Symbolism Research / Peter J.m. Nas And Pierpaolo De Giosa. Edited By Peter J.m. Nas. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In English. This book examines design proposals that show symbolic handling of the 9/11 attack on New York, the disaster symbolism of the ship washed ashore by the tsunami in Banda Aceh, and the design of the symbol of the city of Cape Town derived from a remnant of Dutch colonial architecture, or the mass pilgrimage to Elvis's Graceland in Memphis. Cities Full of Symbols develops urban symbolic ecology and hypercity approaches into a new perspective on social cohesion. Approaches of architects, anthropologists, sociologists, social geographers and historians converge to make this a book for anyone interested in urban life, policymaking and city branding. Overal in steden zijn de betekenisvolle symbolen te vinden die samen de stadscultuur vormen. In de bundel Cities Full of Symbols, worden voorbeelden van Jakarta tot Leiden en van Buenos Aires tot New York gebruikt, en wordt aan de hand van de 'urban symbolism theory' ingezoomd op symbolen zoals stadslayout, standbeelden, straatnamen en de heersende populaire cultuur. Dit boek onderzoekt de symboliek die ten grondslag ligt aan de bouwplannen na de aanslagen op 11 september in New York, de betekenis van het tijdens de tsunami aangespoelde schip in Banda Atjeh, het stadslogo van Kaapstad dat is afgeleid van Nederlandse koloniale architectuur, en de massale pelgrimage naar Elvis' Graceland in Memphis. In Cities Full of Symbols wordt door middel van stedelijke symbolische ecologie en hypercity benaderingen een nieuw perspectief ontwikkeld over sociale cohesie. Deze bundel verenigt benaderingen van architecten, antropologen, sociologen, sociaal geografen en historici. Dit is een boek voor iedereen met interesse in het stadsleven, beleidsvorming en stadsmarketing Cities full of Symbols : A Theory of Urban Space and Culture......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 1. Introduction Variety of Symbols......Page 8 2. Emotion in the Symbolic Spectrum of Colombo, Sri Lanka......Page 28 3. Squares, Water and Historic Buildings The Transforming Power of City Marketing on Urban Symbolism in Ghent, Belgium......Page 56 4. Urban Symbolism in Yogyakarta In Search of the Lost Symbol......Page 86 5. The Changing Image of Gda ́nsk, Poland From Regained Homeland to Multicultural City......Page 108 6. Obelisk and Axis Urban Symbolism of Buenos Aires......Page 128 7. A Touch of Tragedy Pre- and Post-Tsunami Symbolism in Banda Aceh, Indonesia......Page 154 8. Imagining Modernity Memory, Space and Symbolism of The Hague......Page 174 9. Urban Symbolism and the New Urbanism of Indonesia......Page 188 10. Kudus and Blitar A Tale of Two Javanese Iconic Cities......Page 198 11. Jakarta through Poetry......Page 218 12.History in Bronze Competing Memories and Symbolic Representation in Albuquerque,New Mexico......Page 242 13.The Resilient City New York after 9/11 and the New WTC Designs......Page 260 14.Conclusion Feeling at Home in the City and the Codification of Urban Symbolism Research......Page 284 Contributors......Page 294 Index......Page 298 From Jakarta to Leiden, from Buenos Aires to New York, architecture provides much more than shelterit provides considerable cultural, political, and philosophical meaning as well. With Cities Full of Symbols ,Peter J. M. Nas brings together internationally renowned sociologists, social geographers, and historians to debate the role of architectural symbols in the urban landscape. Looking specifically at 9/11 memorial designs, the design of the city of Cape Town as a remnant of Dutch colonialism, and the image of the ship washed ashore by a tsunami in Banda Aceh, this volume will be of interest to scholars of architecture, urban design, and policymaking.