{"product_id":"borderwall-as-architecture-9780520283947","title":"Borderwall as Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA biographical account of the physical barrier that divides the United States of America from the United Mexican States. This is a journey along a wall that cuts through a third nation- the Divided States of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Part historical account, part theoretical appraisal, and part design manifesto, Borderwall as Architecture is reminiscent of Rem Koolhaas' Delirious New York in its sweeping assessment of both the sociocultural peculiarities and outlandish possibilities represented by a prominent structural element.\" -- Blaine Brownell Architect Magazine \"...in raising questions that not many others are asking about the relationship between two countries that share 2,000 miles of border, his book serves an important purpose.\" The Daily Beast \"Rael sees endless opportunities for creative defiance as he exposes the wall's xenophobic horror stories, absurdities and ironies by imagining design as both an undermining and reparative measure... [his proposals] force us to re-examine the feasibility of constructing \"a big beautiful wall\" around fortress America by underscoring that borders are innate zones of connectivity as much as division.\" New York Journal of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Borderwalls as Public Space?\u003cbr\u003e Teddy Cruz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction The Revolting Door\u003cbr\u003e Ronald Rael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ONE Pilgrims at the Wall\u003cbr\u003e Marcello Di Cintio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TWO Borderwall as Architecture: The Divided\u003cbr\u003e States of North America\u003cbr\u003e Ronald Rael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THREE Transborderisms: Practices That Tear\u003cbr\u003e Down Walls\u003cbr\u003e Norma Iglesias-Prieto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOUR Recuerdos\/Souvenirs: A Nuevo Grand Tour\u003cbr\u003e Ronald Rael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FIVE Why Walls Won’t Work\u003cbr\u003e Michael Dear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SIX Afterwards\u003cbr\u003e Ronald Rael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS\u003cbr\u003e CREDITS\u003cbr\u003e INDEX OF RECUERDOS\u003cbr\u003e INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864897040727,"sku":"9780520283947","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520283947.jpg?v=1722273269","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/borderwall-as-architecture-9780520283947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}