Add this book to your wish list | View your wish list | Link to this book

Click on this books subject categories to see related titles:
Subjects > Social science > Gay studies
Subjects > Architecture > Criticism


Add your own review!

About This Book:

Title: Queer Space: Architecture and Same-Sex Desire

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        231 Pages
Weight:        1.5 Pounds
Height:         10 Inches
Width:          7.5 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches


Publisher Notes
Betsky asserts that gay men and women have always been at the forefront of architectural innovation - reclaiming abandoned neighborhoods, redefining urban spaces, and creating liberating interiors out of hostile environments. These "queer spaces" reflect the experiences of homosexuals in a straight culture. Often forced to hide their true nature, gay men and women have turned inward, playing with the norms of interior space and creating environments of stagecraft and celebration where they can define themselves without fear. Their experiments point the way to an architecture that can free us all from the imprisoning structures and spaces of the modern city.

Industry Reviews
"[Betsky's] unorthodox account, the first broad survey of gay influences on Western architecture, observes signs of same-sex desire spanning 2,000 years, from Greek gymnasiums and medieval monasteries to Victorian drawing rooms and modern skyscrapers."
(06/22/1997)


Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Queer Space: Architecture and Same-Sex Desire and it was written by Aaron Betsky. This edition of Queer Space: Architecture and Same-Sex Desire is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is April 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $27.5. There are 231 pages in the book and it was published by Harpercollins. The 10 digit ISBN is 0688143016 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780688143015. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.