Building Children’s Worlds: The Representation of Architecture and Modernity in Picturebooks

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Synopsis
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. Twelve specialist essays from international scholars address questions such as: Is modern architecture used to construct specific narratives of childhood? Is it taken to support ‘negative’ narratives of alienation on the one hand and ‘positive’ narratives of happiness on the other? Do images of modern architecture support ideas of ‘community’? Reinforce ‘family values’? If so, what kinds of architecture, community and family? How is modern architecture placed vis-à-vis the promotion of diversity (ethnic, religious, gender etc.)? How might the use of architecture in comic strips or the presence of specific kinds of building in fiction aimed at younger adults be related to the groundwork laid in picturebooks for younger readers? This book reveals what stories are told about modern architecture and shows how those stories affect future attitudes towards and expectations of the built environment.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
242 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000844405
Related ISBNs:
9780367675479, 9780367675486, 9781003131755
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Torsten Schmiedeknecht, Jill Rudd and Emma Hayward
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Teens, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Education, Language Arts
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Torsten Schmiedeknecht
Edited by:
Jill Rudd
Edited by:
Emma Hayward

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