https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Towers-of-Power.html https://metropolitics.org/Towers-of-Power.html 2012-01-25T06:00:00Z text/html en Jean-Marie Huriot & translated by Oliver Waine architecture capitalism skyscrapers towers high-rise <p>Following on from Manuel Appert's contribution, Jean-Marie Huriot discusses what is at stake in the skyscraper race. He believes the arguments presented in favour of building ever higher towers are biased, or even erroneous, and are a smokescreen for the true reason – something of an open secret – namely their role as a symbol of wealth and economic and financial power in the competitive context of declining global neocapitalism. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: The Resurgence of Towers in European Cities In</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Debates-.html" rel="directory">Debates</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-architecture-+.html" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-capitalism-+.html" rel="tag">capitalism</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-skyscrapers-+.html" rel="tag">skyscrapers</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-towers-+.html" rel="tag">towers</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-high-rise-+.html" rel="tag">high-rise</a> https://metropolitics.org/Skyline-policy-the-Shard-and.html https://metropolitics.org/Skyline-policy-the-Shard-and.html 2011-12-14T11:51:33Z text/html en Manuel Appert & translated by Oliver Waine architecture governance skyline skyscrapers London United Kingdom towers high-rise England <p>At a time when major cities are racing to build higher than ever, and when the construction of skyscrapers in France is proving contentious, particularly in ecological and social terms, new problems are emerging in the “old” European metropolises concerning the impact of towers on the landscape. As a result, cities such as London have had to revise their policies regarding the regulation of the skyline in an attempt to respond to these controversies. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: The Resurgence of Towers in</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Debates-.html" rel="directory">Debates</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-architecture-+.html" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-governance-+.html" rel="tag">governance</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-skyline-+.html" rel="tag">skyline</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-skyscrapers-+.html" rel="tag">skyscrapers</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-London-+.html" rel="tag">London</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-United-Kingdom-+.html" rel="tag">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-towers-+.html" rel="tag">towers</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-high-rise-+.html" rel="tag">high-rise</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-England-+.html" rel="tag">England</a>