Utopian Architecture Beyond the Concrete

When the Bell Telephone Company built their new research facility in 1957, they did not opt for a functional box but for a cathedral of glass, steel, and concrete, set in a meticulously landscaped park. What can we learn from this striking corporate architecture through which architect Eero Saarinen...

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description When the Bell Telephone Company built their new research facility in 1957, they did not opt for a functional box but for a cathedral of glass, steel, and concrete, set in a meticulously landscaped park. What can we learn from this striking corporate architecture through which architect Eero Saarinen expressed that man had mastered nature and would solve all future problems? What can churches learn, which have also built striking concrete structures throughout the 1960s – buildings whose roofs are now leaking and whose heating systems are no longer operational? Christian Preidel argues that building today is not a symphony in glass and concrete but a social endeavour where people (and material) come together.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1507242025-07-21T15:44:18Z Utopian Architecture Beyond the Concrete Preidel, Christian Architecture Religion Computer Industry Space Sociology of Religion Religious Studies Urban Studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFQ Social mobility thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFQ Social mobility thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities When the Bell Telephone Company built their new research facility in 1957, they did not opt for a functional box but for a cathedral of glass, steel, and concrete, set in a meticulously landscaped park. What can we learn from this striking corporate architecture through which architect Eero Saarinen expressed that man had mastered nature and would solve all future problems? What can churches learn, which have also built striking concrete structures throughout the 1960s – buildings whose roofs are now leaking and whose heating systems are no longer operational? Christian Preidel argues that building today is not a symphony in glass and concrete but a social endeavour where people (and material) come together. 2025-01-30T04:29:38Z 2025-01-30T04:29:38Z 2024-12-18T14:56:09Z 2024 book ONIX_20241218_9783839473580_37 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/95947 9783839473580 9783837673586 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150724 eng Religionswissenschaft open access image/jpeg Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/95947/1/9783839473580.pdf transcript Verlag transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839473580 10.14361/9783839473580 7e97f9b9-be2b-4d9c-a928-3c8ebdfa443c 9783839473580 9783837673586 transcript Verlag 220 open access
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Computer Industry
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Religious Studies
Urban Studies
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