World Culture Districts
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Author: Strasser, Christian
'Cultural districts' – unified civic areas housing multiple arts venues – offer an incomparable density of art and culture, and have proven to have a profound influence on the development of cities and regions. This title presents the first ever overview of this phenomenon, featuring 15 of the most important cultural districts on six continents, including in Dubai, Lugano, Berlin, Montreal, Nairobi, Moscow, Vienna, London, Helsinki, Brumadinho, Barcelona, Christchurch and Hong Kong.The districts explored include Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano; the Museumsinsel, Berlin; Quartier des spectacles, Montreal; the GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi; Gorky Park and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow; M9, Mestre; MuseumsQuartier Vienna; the Southbank Centre, London; Töölönlahti, Helsinki; Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho; MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts; Poblenou District, Barcelona; the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora Ōtautahi, Christchurch; and the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong.
ISBN 9783903572195. Verlag für moderne Kunst. hb. 240 pages. 216 colour ills. 28 x 22 cm.
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'Cultural districts' – unified civic areas housing multiple arts venues – offer an incomparable density of art and culture, and have proven to have a profound influence on the development of cities and regions. This title presents the first ever overview of this phenomenon, featuring 15 of the most important cultural districts on six continents, including in Dubai, Lugano, Berlin, Montreal, Nairobi, Moscow, Vienna, London, Helsinki, Brumadinho, Barcelona, Christchurch and Hong Kong.The districts explored include Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano; the Museumsinsel, Berlin; Quartier des spectacles, Montreal; the GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi; Gorky Park and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow; M9, Mestre; MuseumsQuartier Vienna; the Southbank Centre, London; Töölönlahti, Helsinki; Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho; MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts; Poblenou District, Barcelona; the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora Ōtautahi, Christchurch; and the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong.
ISBN 9783903572195. Verlag für moderne Kunst. hb. 240 pages. 216 colour ills. 28 x 22 cm.
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