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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Bianchi, Cristiano, author.     Subjects     Architecture -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang.     Architecture -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang -- Pictorial works.     P'yŏngyang (Korea) -- Pictorial works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bianchi, Cristiano, author.       by title:      Model city Pyongyang...         MARC Display

Model city Pyongyang / Cristiano Bianchi, Kristina Drapić ; foreword by Pico Iyer ; in collaboration with Koryo Studio. by Bianchi, Cristiano, author. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019] Subjects Architecture -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang.   Architecture -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang -- Pictorial works.   P'yŏngyang (Korea) -- Pictorial works. ISBN:  9780262043335 (paper over board : hardback) : 0262043335 (paper over board : hardback) Description:  223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 19 x 22 cm Contents:  Foreword: The Blueprints of Blueprints / Pico Iyer -- Introduction: The Model city / Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić -- Monumental space -- Cities within the city -- Social condensers -- Icons -- Pyongyang Next -- Plans & Drawings -- Essay: Pyongyang: 1993 to the present / Nick Bonner and Simon Cockerell -- Essay: Building a socialist paradise / Oliver Wainwright. Forward: The Blueprints of Blueprints / Pico Iyer -- Introduction: The Model City / Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić -- Monumental space -- Cities within the city -- Social condensers -- Icons -- Pyongyang Next -- Plans & Drawings -- Essay: Pyongyang: 1993 to the Present / Nick Bonner and Simon Cockerell -- Essay: Building a Socialist Paradise / Oliver Wainwright. Requests:  0 Summary:  Many "model" cities, both imagined and physical, have existed throughout history; from the ideal cities of the Renaissance, Urbino, Pienza and Ferrara, to modernist utopias, such as Brasilia or Chandigarh. North Korea's Pyongyang, however, is arguably unique. Entirely rebuilt following the Korean War (1950-53), the city was planned and fully implemented to model a single ideological vision - a guide for an entire state. As a result, the urban fabric of Pyongyang displays an extraordinary architectural cohesion and narrative, artfully captured in the pages of this book. In recent years, many of Pyongyang's buildings have been redeveloped to remove interior features or to render facades unrecognizable. From the city's monumental axes to its symbolic sports halls and experimental housing concepts, this timely book offers comprehensive visual access to Pyongyang's restricted buildings, which still preserve the DPRK's original vision for a city designed "for the people". Often kitsch, colourful and dramatic, Pyongyang's architecture can be reminiscent of the aesthetic of a Wes Anderson film, where it is difficult to distinguish between reality and theatre. Reflecting a culture that has carefully crafted its own narrative, the backdrop of each photograph has been replaced with a colour gradient, evoking the idealized pastel skies of the country's propaganda posters.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 720.95193 Bi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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