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Architecture & Retrenchment : neoliberalization of the Swedish Model across aesthetics and space, 1968–1994 / Helena Mattsson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Radical Thinkers in DesignPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350365681
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 720.1  M.H.A
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction: The Next Supermodel -- Site 1: The Model (1968) -- Site 2: The Suburb (1968) -- Theme: Corporatism -- Site 3: The Collective House (1935–1993) -- Theme: Human Capital -- Site 4: The Globe (1982–1989) -- Theme: The Code -- Site 5: The Postmodern Housing Area (1981–1987) -- Theme: Emancipations -- Site 6: The Renewal (1988–1993) -- Epilogue: Elephant & Castle -- References -- Index.
Summary: Through eight case studies, Helena Mattsson explores how architecture in Sweden responded to the neoliberal retrenchment of the welfare state between 1968 and 1994. This scholarly work critically examines the intersections of architecture, political economy, feminism, and the emergence of new built environments reflecting segregation and social stratification.
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Includes bibliographical sources and index.

Preface -- Introduction: The Next Supermodel -- Site 1: The Model (1968) -- Site 2: The Suburb (1968) -- Theme: Corporatism -- Site 3: The Collective House (1935–1993) -- Theme: Human Capital -- Site 4: The Globe (1982–1989) -- Theme: The Code -- Site 5: The Postmodern Housing Area (1981–1987) -- Theme: Emancipations -- Site 6: The Renewal (1988–1993) -- Epilogue: Elephant & Castle -- References -- Index.

Through eight case studies, Helena Mattsson explores how architecture in Sweden responded to the neoliberal retrenchment of the welfare state between 1968 and 1994. This scholarly work critically examines the intersections of architecture, political economy, feminism, and the emergence of new built environments reflecting segregation and social stratification.

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