{"product_id":"the-transparent-state-deborah-ascher-barnstone-9780415700191","title":"The Transparent State: Architecture and Politics in Postwar Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this bookquestions the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility and greater democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Transparent State \u003c\/em\u003etraces the development of transparency in German political and architectural culture, tying this lineage to the relationship between culture and national identity, a connection that began before unification of the German state in the eighteenth century and continues today. The Weimar Republic and Third Reich periods are examined although the focus is on the postwar period, looking at the use of transparency in the three projects for a national parliament - the 1949 Bundestag project by Hans Schwippert, the 1992 Bundestag building by Gunter Behnisch and the 1999 Reichstag renovation by Norman Foster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTransparency is an important issue in contemporary architectural practice; this book will appeal to both the practising architect and the architectural historian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Ascher Barnstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415700191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415700191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.38w x 0.66d","brand":"Deborah Ascher Barnstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136110833919,"sku":"9780415700191","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2860878f-a095-40e1-8831-be7de343e90e.jpg?v=1770160584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-transparent-state-deborah-ascher-barnstone-9780415700191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}