Architecture Re Performed: The Politics of Reconstruction edited by Tino Mager. Review by Simona Salvo
"Architecture RePerformed: The Politics of Reconstruction" presents a selection of eight essays concerning international case studies of recent architectural and urban reconstruction processes, including both Western and Eastern cultural experiences. These texts are briefly introduced by the editor, Tino Mager, an art and architectural historian. The aim of the book is explicit and amply anticipated by the title, which highlights the editor's central focus on the overall political matrix of reconstruction processes, regardless of the cultural framework they are set into. The introduction and the conclusion of each essay offer a range of possible reasons for the wide success that the reconstruction of built heritage has recently gained, gradually restructuring the general dynamics of heritage preservation in the world.