Architecture and Tourism : perception, performance and place / Brian McLaren; D. Medina Lasansky

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: USA; Oxford International Publishers; 2004Description: 296pISBN:

9781859737095

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DDC classification:

720'.1'03-- dc22

LOC classification:

NA2543.T68A73

Summary: The past two centuries have witnessed an increase in the commodification of tourist sites across the world. Everything from historical monuments to exotic holiday destinations has been redesigned and packaged for mass consumption. As a result, the histories of specific sites have been re-conceptualized. Some have been preserved and celebrated, while others have been left to decay. In this process, buildings, cities and entire countries have been remapped by tourism initiatives to serve political, cultural, economic and scholarly goals. Considering these profound transformations, Architecture and Tourism examines the reciprocal relationship between the modern practice of tourism and the built environment.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	Architecture	NA1-60 131.275 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3946

The past two centuries have witnessed an increase in the commodification of tourist sites across the world. Everything from historical monuments to exotic holiday destinations has been redesigned and packaged for mass consumption. As a result, the histories of specific sites have been re-conceptualized. Some have been preserved and celebrated, while others have been left to decay. In this process, buildings, cities and entire countries have been remapped by tourism initiatives to serve political, cultural, economic and scholarly goals. Considering these profound transformations, Architecture and Tourism examines the reciprocal relationship between the modern practice of tourism and the built environment.

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