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Description of  Architecture for Spain's Recovered Democracy: Public Patronage, Regional Identity, and Civic Significance in 1980s Valencia (Routledge Research in Architectural History)

1032347465 rar Historical studies on the involvement of architecture in twentieth-century politics have overlooked its contribution to building Spains democracy. This pioneering book seeks to fill that void. Between the late 1970s and early 1990s, Spain founded representative institutions, launched its welfare state, and devolved autonomy to its regions. The study brings forth the architectural incarnation of that threefold program as it deployed in the Valencian Country, a Catalan-speaking region on Spains Mediterranean shores. There, social democratic authorities mobilized architects, planners, and graphic artists to devise a newly open public sphere and to recover a local identity that Francos dictatorship had repressed for decades. The research follows the impetus of reform and its contradictions through urban projects, designs for cultural amenities, and the renovation of governmental and professional bodies. Read more