European Association for Urban History,
EAUH Lyon 2008: 9th International Conference on Urban History,
Lyon, 27 - 30 August 2008

Call for Papers, Deadline: 1 November 2007

Session: Big Buildings - Concepts of Competition and Order since
the 19th Century

Large-scale buildings characterize the appearance of the city. They draw
special attention, communicate meaning, arouse admiration and pride as
well as fear and jealousy. They are the objects and results of
social-political and economically motivated competition on both local
and global level.
Since the 19th century, new building materials (steel, glass, concrete)
as well as modern techniques allow the realization of novel dimensions
in space and height. Simultaneously, cities increased and became more
complex. Urban scales and viewing habits changed radically. New social
needs arose....

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Hallo Jan,
dieser Satz ist eine Stereotype:
"Since the 19th century, new building materials (steel, glass,
concrete)
"as well as modern techniques allow the realization of novel
dimensions
"in space and height.

Neuer Baustoff war auch der Maschinenziegel, usw.
Der Satz tut so, als sei Stahl, Glas und Beton der
Ausdruck der "Moderne". K

Karl-Ludwig Diehl schrieb:

> Jan Selmer schrieb:

>> Since the 19th century, new building materials (steel, glass, concrete)
>> as well as modern techniques allow the realization of novel dimensions
>> in space and height. Simultaneously, cities increased and became more
>> complex. Urban scales and viewing habits changed radically. New social
>> needs arose....
>>
>> Mehr: http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/termine/idu62

> Neuer Baustoff war auch der Maschinenziegel, usw.
> Der Satz tut so, als sei Stahl, Glas und Beton der
> Ausdruck der "Moderne". Käse.

Nun ja, m.E. ist Ersteres lediglich ein neues Fertigungsverfahren
für einen altbekannten Baustoff, während Stahl, Glas und Beton
(vor allem im Zusammenspiel) ja tatsächlich neu hinzukamen.

Jan.

Naja, Gu