Building Children's Worlds : The Representation of Architecture and Modernity in Picturebooks
- Author
- Torsten Schmiedeknecht, Jill Rudd, Emma Hayward
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Arts & Architecture
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Children are the future architects, clients and users of our buildings. The kinds of architectural worlds they are exposed to in picturebooks during their formative years may be assumed to influence how they regard such architecture as adults. Contemporary urban environments the world over represent the various stages of modernism in architecture. This book reads that history through picturebooks and considers the kinds of national identities and histories they construct. Reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment.
Keywords: Architecture / Built Environment / Architecture Criticism / Architecture Study & Teaching / Architecture in literature / Modern architecture / Architectural History / Theory of Architecture / Urban Design
