TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hannes,Nick
ED  - Be-Part (Art studio : Waregem, Belgium),
TI  - New capital
SN  - 9789401403764
AV  - TR659 N532 2024
U1  - 770 
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - [Tielt]
PB  - Lannoo
KW  - Hannes, Nick
KW  - Architectural photography
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Planned communities
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Photographie d'architecture
KW  - Expositions
KW  - Collectivités nouvelles
KW  - Ouvrages illustrés
KW  - fast
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Architecture, Modern
KW  - exhibition catalogs
KW  - aat
KW  - Exhibition catalogs
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Catalogues d'exposition
KW  - rvmgf
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Chiefly illustrated; Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Be-Part, Waregem, Belgium, March 16-May 19, 2024; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "What does the ideal capital look like? Photographer Nick Hannes traveled to six countries - Egypt, Korea, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Brazil - that have recently built a new capital or are in the process of doing so. Each and every one of them is a typical example of what Rem Koolhaas calls the Generic City: a planned city without historical layers, local identity or its own character. As a visual sociologist with a sharp eye for detail, Hannes searches for the human dimension in a setting full of spectacular architecture and pompous prestige projects. 'New Capital' is a critical reflection on unbridled neoliberal urban development and its social and ecological consequences, but is also peppered with subtle humor and surprising coincidences. Meandering between pride and sadness, 'New Capital' shows how utopia and dystopia are sometimes surprisingly close."--Publisher information
ER  -