Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning

In Paris, Capital of the 19th Century, Benjamin states that the goal of Haussmann’s renovation of Paris was to avert civil war. This essay aims to explore this insight and to investigate it also in relation to the transformations of Barcelona by Cerdá. Relying on observations made by Foucault and Sc...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e7ab45c9b4ed41178fe9ba30af1e6d9d2021-11-08T15:41:08ZExercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning1590-49461825-961810.6092/issn.1825-9618/13784https://doaj.org/article/e7ab45c9b4ed41178fe9ba30af1e6d9d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/13784https://doaj.org/toc/1590-4946https://doaj.org/toc/1825-9618In Paris, Capital of the 19th Century, Benjamin states that the goal of Haussmann’s renovation of Paris was to avert civil war. This essay aims to explore this insight and to investigate it also in relation to the transformations of Barcelona by Cerdá. Relying on observations made by Foucault and Schwarte, the article will show that architecture and urban planning can be understood both as political tools that are deployed to manage conflict, and as elements that shape conflict.Valentina AntoniolUniversity of Bolognaarticlehausmanncerdàfoucaultludger schwarteurban conflictpolitical philosophy of architecturePolitical science (General)JA1-92ENITScienza & Politica, Vol 33, Iss 64, Pp 129-146 (2021)
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topic hausmann
cerdà
foucault
ludger schwarte
urban conflict
political philosophy of architecture
Political science (General)
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cerdà
foucault
ludger schwarte
urban conflict
political philosophy of architecture
Political science (General)
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Valentina Antoniol
Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
description In Paris, Capital of the 19th Century, Benjamin states that the goal of Haussmann’s renovation of Paris was to avert civil war. This essay aims to explore this insight and to investigate it also in relation to the transformations of Barcelona by Cerdá. Relying on observations made by Foucault and Schwarte, the article will show that architecture and urban planning can be understood both as political tools that are deployed to manage conflict, and as elements that shape conflict.
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title Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
title_short Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
title_full Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
title_fullStr Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
title_full_unstemmed Exercise of Power and Urban Space. Towards a Theoretical-political Reflection on Architecture and Urban Planning
title_sort exercise of power and urban space. towards a theoretical-political reflection on architecture and urban planning
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