Airspaces (reaktion Books - Topographics)
by David Pascoe /
2004 / English / PDF
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As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport
complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities,
this book argues that airspace – that transitional area
stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or
between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel – must be
regarded as a discrete destination on any map of our age.
As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport
complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities,
this book argues that airspace – that transitional area
stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or
between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel – must be
regarded as a discrete destination on any map of our age.
At the hub of this exclusive enclave, which rises from the runway
to an altitude of several thousand feet and which calmly
accommodates the dangers of take-off and landing procedures, lies
the airport – the concrete manifestation of airspace. The airport
is a locale of anxiety and chance where, in order to expedite air
traffic, authority is absolute, time is relative and liberties
are always taken.
At the hub of this exclusive enclave, which rises from the runway
to an altitude of several thousand feet and which calmly
accommodates the dangers of take-off and landing procedures, lies
the airport – the concrete manifestation of airspace. The airport
is a locale of anxiety and chance where, in order to expedite air
traffic, authority is absolute, time is relative and liberties
are always taken.
David Pascoe's wide-ranging book blends personal observation with
detailed discussions of social history, air accidents, landscape,
architecture, politics, aesthetics, literature and film to
provide a striking account of the airport as a unique space and
singular form of modernity, a place fundamental to any accurate
sense of what we are now, and where we are going.
David Pascoe's wide-ranging book blends personal observation with
detailed discussions of social history, air accidents, landscape,
architecture, politics, aesthetics, literature and film to
provide a striking account of the airport as a unique space and
singular form of modernity, a place fundamental to any accurate
sense of what we are now, and where we are going.
"eclectic and intelligent ... a thought-provoking
analysis"—
"eclectic and intelligent ... a thought-provoking
analysis"—Financial Times
Financial Times
"the scope of Mr Pascoe’s rumination is impressive"—
"the scope of Mr Pascoe’s rumination is impressive"—The
Economist
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