The politics of design: architecture, tall buildings and the skyline of central London
The politics of design: architecture, tall buildings and the skyline of central London
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10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00741.x
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Charney, Igal
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作者：
Charney, Igal
2000年后，伦敦市中心批准了一些非常高的建筑，这种情况对该地区行之有效的规划做法提出了挑战。市长肯·利文斯通（Ken Livingstone）对他们的宣传，但环保组织反对他们，这似乎预示着一场激烈的运动即将到来;事实上，一切都在瞬间结束。本文探讨了这场辩论是如何被框定，以驳回那些反对高层建筑的论点和关注。为了让人们接受高层建筑，伦敦市长利用了标志性建筑和知名建筑师的优点。在利文斯通的任期内，高层建筑得到了全球建筑师的专业知识和影响力的肯定，他们为市长的雄心壮志提供了合法性。强调高质量设计和标志性建筑的重要性有助于消除根深蒂固的对立，并将辩论引导到改善伦敦的美学品质上，这是一个享有广泛共识的目标。
After 2000 a handful of very tall buildings were approved in central London, a circumstance that challenged well-established planning practices in that part of the city. Their promotion by Ken Livingstone, the mayor, but opposition to them by conservation groups, seemed to signal a fierce campaign ahead; in fact, it was all over in an instant. This article examines how this debate was framed to dismiss the arguments and concerns of those who oppose tall buildings. To make tall buildings acceptable, London's mayor drew on the merits associated with iconic architecture and high-profile architects. Under Livingstone's incumbency tall buildings were affirmed by the expertise and clout of global architects who provided legitimacy for mayoral ambitions to reach for the sky. Stressing the significance of high-quality design and iconic architecture helped to wear down deep-rooted antagonism and to channel the debate to improving the aesthetic qualities of London, a goal that enjoys wide consensus.