Jon Calame Livres

Urban planning and conservation experts provide a thorough comparative examination of Belfast, Beirut, Jerusalem, Mostar, and Nicosia-five urban areas physically partitioned in the throes of ethnic conflict.

"His language is crystal clear, and on the surface one observes, in a sense, no other aim than to be accurate, lucid, and suitable to the subject. And yet dreams, visions of measureless depth, are conveyed beneath the serene mirror of this pure stream of language. One peers into it and is spellbound by beauty and originality" --Max Brod in Die Neue (Rundschau 1921) Translated from German by Jon Calame and Seth Rogoff. Story index: The Judgement. A Story The Stoker. A Fragment The Bucket-Rider In the Penal Colony Great Noise The First Chapter of "Richard and Samuel" by Max Brod and Franz Kafka The Air Show at Brescia

This book explores the themes of design and fragility and the nascent field of 'humanitarian architecture', analysing thirteen case studies of design responses to displacement, conflict and disaster.