1. This book is both a work of anthropology and a consideration of the social significance of architecture. This "ethnography of a building" is a unique new approach and encourages similarly exciting cross-disciplinary studies. 2. The language throughout is very readable and the stories Murawski tells are fascinating not only as studies of a city, but also as explorations of the ways in which urban landscapes can influence people's lives and mental states. Some people in the city suffered mental breakdowns which they ...
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1. This book is both a work of anthropology and a consideration of the social significance of architecture. This "ethnography of a building" is a unique new approach and encourages similarly exciting cross-disciplinary studies. 2. The language throughout is very readable and the stories Murawski tells are fascinating not only as studies of a city, but also as explorations of the ways in which urban landscapes can influence people's lives and mental states. Some people in the city suffered mental breakdowns which they attribute to the building. 3. Murawski worked as an employee in the building for 16 months, and in doing so gained a unique insider's viewpoint of the building's operation and its role in the city.
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