Architecture RePerformed: The Politics of Reconstruction

Tino Mager is an art- and architectural historian based in Berlin, Germany. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the notion of authenticity as well as on questions of memory regarding architectural heritage. Over the last few years he taught at Universities in Berlin and Istanbul and published various articles on transnational artistic education, 20th century architects and traditional Japanese architecture.

"Architects, planners and politicians who deal with historic buildings and styles are working now within a much more complex critical environment than ever before. This timely book captures the essentials of the debate with a selection of contemporary perspectives from around the world, offering a rich variety of voices in response to specific circumstances and histories." - Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin, School of Architecture, University of Kent, UK

• Introduction, Tino Mager; Chapter 1 Architecture Makes History, Arnold Bartetzky; Chapter 2 Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, Josep-Maria Garcia-Fuentes; Chapter 3 Building Reconstructions and History Constructions in Hungary and Romania under Communist Rule, Robert Born; Chapter 4 Rebuilding the Jesuit Church and College, Renato Cymbalista, João Carlos Santos Kuhn; Chapter 5 The Issue of ‘Identical Reconstruction’ on French Heritage Sites, Julien Bastoen; Chapter 6 Refracted Copies of the Imperial City and the Great Audience Hall in East Asia, Alice Y. Tseng; Chapter 7 From Historical Monument to New ‘Urban Spectacle’, Jing Zhuge; Chapter 8 Architecture, Reconstruction, Memory, Alexandra Klei;